north portland avenue
Photo by Ken Stier.An officer-involved shooting at Park and North Portland Avenues left one suspect arrested with a leg injury and two others on the run late Wednesday night. Update: By 9am, the other two suspects, aged 24 and 21, had been found and arrested. It was around 10:
Photo via Kari Pricher [https://instagram.com/p/8ipX7yFuOH/?taken-by=karipricher].Seen in Fort Greene. 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
free movies
Get ready for some “Young Frankenstein,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and more with the October free monster movie lineup [http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/keyword%20monster%20mash-ups/c13] arriving in Brooklyn parks every Friday and Saturday night courtesy of the city Parks Department. Dubbed “Monster Mash-Ups
Anchor and Plow
In the almost-a-month [/blog/2015/09/09/chez-oskar-owner-to-open-anchor-and-plow-in-former-lola-bklyn-space/] since Anchor and Plow [http://www.theanchorandplow.com/] debuted in the former Lola Bklyn space at 387 Myrtle Avenue, they have had a steady stream of returning regulars and new customers drawn by their Mediterranean-inspired, farm-to-sea-to-table menu, which combines a few Lola
essay contest
Image via Urban Omnibus [http://urbanomnibus.net/2015/09/call-for-entries-as-seen-on/?utm_source=Events+October+5+-+October+25+%28plus+writing+contest%21%29+&utm_campaign=Events&utm_medium=email] .Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are not short on writers, so if this essay contest sounds like something you’
bldg 92
Photo by Alan Cordova.There may be no Clinton Hill House Tour this year [/blog/2015/04/29/clinton-hill-house-tours-cancelled-for-this-year/], but we still have the annual Open House New York [http://www.ohny.org/] weekend coming up on October 17-18. The full list of tour sites were revealed yesterday and there
Weather
Photo by Fort Greene Focus [https://instagram.com/p/8W950tt634/?taken-by=fortgreenefocus].The New York City equivalent of tipping cows. 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.
hair salon
Michaella Williams just opened her third Salon 718 hair salon, this time on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus.)There are many things that Brooklynites are proud of and known for, whether seriously or jokingly. Among them are our 718 area code, our small businessowners, and
margaret atwood
Image via St. Francis College.If you’re a fan of dystopian novels, you’ll have heard of Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and, most recently, “The Heart Goes Last.” Now, you’ll have a chance to meet her. Atwood will be at St. Francis College [http:
help wanted
Tired of the commute, or need a little something on the side? Here’s a roundup of some available gigs around the neighborhood. * The newly opened Chipotle at 394 Myrtle Avenue is seeking part-time and full-time employees [https://jobs.chipotle.com/job/brooklyn/new-restaurant-opening-in-myrtle-ave-brooklyn/282/621266] . * Chipotle’s Montague Street
Image via NYPD.Compared to last week [/blog/2015/09/29/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-september-14-20-was-a-sad-week-with-crime-going-up/] , crime went up in these categories: * rape (from 0 to 2) * felony assault (from 2 to 3) * petit larceny (from 10 to 16) * misdemeanor sex crimes (from 0 to 1) On the brighter side, reported crime fell in
Image by adgopro1 [https://instagram.com/p/8dTrBbyebo/?taken-by=adgopro1].The artistic talent of our neighbors astounds everyday! Here in New York, faces are often as fleeting as the wind — here, literally so. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https: