Photo by AsanteWine [https://instagram.com/p/6zzBa2mWiS/?taken-by=asantewine].(NOTE: The meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 7 at 6pm at the Fort Greene Park Visitor’s Center.) It’s last minute, but if you are a fan of Fort Greene Park and can make it to Ingersoll
Alex Anselmo
It’s about as close to “lock him up and throw away the key” as we can get. Photo via NYPD.Clinton Hill resident Alex Anselmo, 31, of 71 Greene Avenue, was convicted two weeks ago [/blog/2015/09/16/clinton-hill-man-convicted-of-kidnapping-rape-and-torture-of-ex-girlfriend/] on 17 counts of “first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape, first-degree
fatal car accident
Photo via Keturah Grunblatt on Instagram [https://instagram.com/p/8JurqdIoo2/]. In a tragic end to what was supposed to be a long, happy life together, Clinton Hill newlyweds Keturah and Jeremiah Grünblatt were involved in a car crash that killed Jeremiah, 42, and left Keturah, 39, injured. Two others
gabe mcmackin
When Chef Gabe McMackin prepared to open his new farm-to-table restaurant, The Finch [http://www.thefinchnyc.com/], at 212 Greene Avenue last December, he described it as “a labor of love. [/blog/2014/10/21/sneak-peek-the-finch-clinton-hill-gabe-mcmackin/]” Drawing on his years of experience working at notable eateries like Roberta’s, Gramercy
candles
Photo by Su’juk Brooklyn [https://instagram.com/p/8MRccAn8Zp/?taken-by=sujukbrooklyn].Can you smell the Baltic Amber, Turkish Fig, Sea Air, and Driftwood Embers from here? Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or
Die Stammkneipe/Der Schwarze Kölner
Image via Black Forest Brooklyn.Oktoberfest may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean that the fun is going anywhere. Both of Fort Greene’s German biergartens are hosting events and special deals this week to celebrate. First, Die Stammkneipe/Der Schwarze Kölner (aka DSK, at 710 Fulton Street)
greene grape annex
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Some say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but that doesn’t mean it has to be the heaviest meal. For example, at Greene Grape Annex (753 Fulton Street), you can indulge a cheesecake tart topped with fresh figs ($6) and a
art installation
Photo via Prattside [https://instagram.com/p/8QaYPYgRiJ/].A canopy of silver and blue wire criss-crossing above the pedestrian plaza, the PrattSIDE public art canopy has officially been installed on the Putnam Triangle Plaza (Fulton Street between Grand Avenue and Cambridge Place). The art installation will be there for 11
arsenia brown
Image via NYPD.Bed-Stuy senior Arsenia Brown has not been seen since 6:30pm Monday, September 28 and her family and local police are asking for our help in finding her safe. Brown, 80, was last visiting Cornerstone Baptist Church in the Lower East Side, but never made it home
Photo by Mariana Keller [https://instagram.com/p/8GIN3oNHmi/?taken-by=thisismariana].“Perfect autumn” seen at the Fort Greene Greenmarket. 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/
325 Lafayette Avenue
Image via Aufgang Architects.Good news: there WILL be a supermarket after all on the ground floor of the planned eight-story mixed-income housing tower [/blog/2015/02/17/key-food-lafayette-avenue-will-close-make-way-housing-tower/] at 325 Lafayette Avenue, once it reopens in a few years. And it will have the same manager, remaining a Key
ghost hunting
Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Paranormal Society.Have you ever spotted or wanted to spot a ghost in Prospect Park [https://www.prospectpark.org/]? Then join the recently founded Brooklyn Paranormal Society [http://bkps.co/] (BPS) to see for yourself if anything otherworldly is going on in our neighborhood park.