City Harvest
Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.NYCHA residents from Farragut, Ingersoll and Whitman Houses now have a free monthly market of their own, courtesy of a partnership between City Harvest [http://www.cityharvest.org/] and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) [http://www.myrtleavenue.org]. Dubbed Fresh Pantry [http://www.
Photo by Lally Pollen [https://instagram.com/p/9CQT3rOAyV/?taken-by=lallybaags]. “Not as warm as it looks.” Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and
Brooklyn Cultural District
The public discussion about the Brooklyn Strand [http://www.wxystudio.com/projects/urban_design/brooklyn_strand] is coming to Fort Greene with three community workshops, the first of which is tonight (Tuesday, October 20) from 6-7:30pm at the Walt Whitman Senior Center at 105 North Portland Avenue. The second
crime statistics
Image via NYPD.Compared to last week [/blog/2015/10/13/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-september-28-october-4/] , crime went up in these categories: * murder (from 0 to 1) * robbery (from 2 to 4) * burglary (from 1 to 2) * grand larceny (from 9 to 10) * misdemeanor sex crimes (from 0 to 1) * shootings (from 0 to
Photo by babyboypics [https://instagram.com/p/89LagLzDzJ/?taken-by=babyboypics]. Seen from Clinton Hill. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post
cat cafe
Last call, cat lovers: the popular pop-up cat cafe at 354 Myrtle Avenue will close end-of-day this Saturday, October 24 after six weeks [/blog/2015/09/16/a-pop-up-cat-cafe-the-cats-meow-is-coming-to-354-myrtle-avenue-in-fort-greene/] of making Fort Greene the go-to place for stressed out Brooklynites to go for some animal therapy and to fulfill cat adoption
things to doc
Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through October 13) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/10/06/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-october-13-scrap-sculpture-debbie-deane-and-porgy-and-bess/] . Submit your event
New York City Parks Department
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.There is a $3 million capital construction project coming to Fort Greene Park in the next couple of years and among the priorities/goals to be tackled by the Parks Department are safe/paved pathways and addressing the erosion and drainage issues which result in
Department of Design and Construction
Image via FAB Alliance.The planned “subsurface geotechnical field work” at Putnam Triangle Plaza has reportedly been postponed to this week, October 19-23, according to a notice sent to local merchants via business group Fulton Area Business Alliance.The surveying process had initially been set for last week [/blog/2015/
dog costume contest
Photo by Fort Greene Focus [/blog/2014/10/27/scenes-great-pupkin-2014/]The 17th annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest is returning this year — on Halloween day! — for another round of ridiculously adorable dogs in hilariously creative outfits. Do you think you and your dog can wow the crowds [https://www.flickr.
Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. And don’t forget to list local events in our Brooklyn-wide Calendar [http://Http://www.bklyner.com/calendar]! TOP NEWS * Saturday hours are coming [/blog/2015/10/14/walt-whitman-library-to-open-saturdays-as-part-of-brooklyn-wide-extended-hours-of-service/] to Walt Whitman Library. * Preliminary construction is beginning [/blog/2015/
Brooklyn churches
Image via Brooklyn Museum [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/archives/image/20509].Did you know there used to be a church at Greene and Carlton Avenues? Does anyone know what it was called?