Photo by Fort Greene Focus.It’ll be at least another few weeks before the Key Food at 490 Myrtle Avenue (fka Associated Supermarket) opens to the public. This means that the previous late-September opening [/blog/2015/07/13/myrtle-avenue-key-food-will-open-no-later-than-september/] is being postponed. The news was announced yesterday (Wednesday, September
Photo by Heather Chin / Fort Greene Focus.Dance like no one’s watching. 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 them
Photo via NYPD.File under “stuff life sentences were made for.” A Clinton HIll man has been convicted of all 17 charges levied against him in the 2013 “kidnapping, raping, and torturing his former girlfriend for three straight days, with their two-year-old daughter present at the apartment for most of
animal rescue
This is how we looked and felt when we heard the news about The Cat’s Meow. (Photo via catcafebk [https://instagram.com/p/7sFFgKgmMd/?taken-by=catcafebk].) Stop the presses: a cat cafe is coming to Fort Greene. Yes, it’s true: named The Cat’s Meow [http://www.catcafebk.
Martha Brooklyn
The Sloppy Josephine. (Photo by Martha Brooklyn.)Here’s something for those experiencing brunch-fatigue: a return to lunch, complete with fanfare, mouthwatering dishes, and even a new happy hour menu, courtesy of Martha [http://www.marthabrooklyn.com]! The popular restaurant at 184 DeKalb Avenue features market- and seasonally-inspired menus all
The man seen above allegedly broke into a home under construction on Carlton Avenue, stealing a wallet of money and credit cards to then use later that day to buy alcohol in Downtown Brooklyn. According to cops, it was around 5pm on Friday, September 11, when the suspect removed a
Photo by Fort Greene Focus [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreenePark/photos/a.10152363419781166.1073741826.18032561165/10153509025101166/?type=1&theater] .Have you met Maya, the tree? Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag
business closings
Image via Tillie C [http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-runner-brooklyn?select=HM433KlN3RAYo8MF5wDqqg&reviewid=goaiWGixsS-chY9CeGWJ5Q] .There will be no more awesome happy hour deals, short rib hash for brunch, backyard dining [/blog/2014/06/25/fort-greene-clinton-hill-restaurants-expand-with-outdoor-seating-for-summer/] , or homemade ice cream [/blog/2015/07/07/first-taste-walts-ice-cream-stand-at-the-runner/] from The Runner (458
Assemblymember Walter Mosley
If you have some extra school supplies, consider donating it to help another child in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, through an upcoming back-to-school supplies and safety event/giveaway planned for 7pm on Tuesday, September 29 at Lafayette Gardens Community Center at 442 DeKalb Avenue. Donations should be new and/
Photo via Lakeside BKLYN [https://www.facebook.com/LakesideBKLYN/photos/pb.544203558987337.-2207520000.1442328152./898663553541334/?type=3&theater] Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected some of our favorites.
Image via NYPD.Compared to the last week of August [/blog/2015/09/08/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-fewer-burglaries-and-thefts-but-more-assaults/] , reported crime fell in the following categories: * burglary (from 3 to 2) * auto thefts (from 2 to 1) * transit (from 2 to 0) * petit larceny (from 13 to 9) * misdemeanor assault (from 8 to 7)
Cuyler-Gore Park
Photo by James Benzinger.Summer may almost be over, but that doesn’t mean the fun is ending! 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]