This weekend is the annual West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade, so whether you’re planning to go to or navigate around the festivities, here’s the list of street closures and traffic delays to expect: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (From 9am-4pm) * Formation: * St. John’s Place and Kingston Avenue
school overcrowding
The city Department of Education’s proposed zone change for PS8 and PS307 in School District 13. (Image via NYCDOE).In an effort to relieve overcrowding at PS 8 in Brooklyn Heights and make greater use of PS 307 in Vinegar Hill, the city Department of Education (DOE) is planning
brooklyn museum
Photo via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://instagram.com/p/7LeP0lrOz5/?taken-by=brooklynhistory].As our heat wave winds down, we continue to give thanks to modern technologies such as air conditioning and refrigerator freezers. Can you imagine what it would have been like to not have these things? How would we
Greene Grape Scoops
Photo via greenegrape [https://instagram.com/p/7LyFtWQwuj/?taken-by=greenegrape] .Kick Labor Day weekend off with some ice cream [/blog/2015/07/22/10-of-the-best-places-to-cool-off-with-ice-cream-frozen-yogurt-milk-shakes-and-more/] . Seen at Greene Grape Scoops (680 Fulton Street). Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday for next week’s events! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through September 8) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/09/01/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-september-8-back-to-school-bash-at-habana-outpost-singalongs-everywhere-and-block-party-at-albee-square/] . Submit your event listing [/calendar/
Image via NYPD.The number of petit larcenies dropped this week compared to last week (August 10-16 [/blog/2015/08/25/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-crime-begins-ticking-down-again-for-august-10-16/] ), but burglaries, felony assaults, and grand larcenies inched up. Reported crime fell in the following categories: * robberies (from 3 to 2) * petit larceny (from 20 to 14) * misdemeanor
656 myrtle avenue
One young construction worker was killed and two others were seriously injured after a wall collapsed at a demolition site at 656 Myrtle Avenue, between Franklin Avenue and Skillman Street, say police and fire officials. It was around 11:37am today (Thursday, September 3) when the collapse occurred and all
It’s time for another update on the status of development at 325 Lafayette Avenue [/blog/2015/04/14/full-demolition-approved-for-lafayette-avenue-key-food-in-clinton-hill/] — the site that previously was home to Key Food and New Lucky Laundromat, but which are now slated for transformation into an eight-story mixed-income housing tower [/blog/2015/02/17/
congressmember hakeem jeffries
Photo by Alex Ellefson / Fort Greene Focus.BY ALEX ELLEFSON AND HEATHER CHIN Congressmember Hakeem Jeffries announced on Tuesday (September 1) that he would support the Obama administration’s proposed nuclear agreement with Iran, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In a lengthy article/statement published on Medium
New York skyline
Photo via honeybloodxo [https://instagram.com/p/63R49VC-Jk/?taken-by=honeybloodxo].“One of those nights.” The New York City skyline, as seen from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag
![First Bite: Zero Waste Dinner At Saucy [By Nature] On Fulton Street](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/saucy-veggie-lasagna-and-quinoa.jpg)
bite of the day
Saucy By Nature owner Przemek Adolf at the store’s counter on their first day. (Photo by Heather Chin / Fort Greene Focus)This past Tuesday, September 1 was the first day of business for new 884 Fulton Street arrival Saucy [http://www.saucybynature.com/] — short for Brooklyn-based catering/former condiment
Sandbox Pack and Ship
Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/sandbox-mobile/].Talk about convenience: Sandbox Pack & Ship [http://myrtleavenue.org/biz-directory/sandbox-pack-ship/] (417 Myrtle Avenue) has debuted [http://myrtleavenue.org/sandbox-mobile/] door-to-door mail pick-up service, making it easier for us to keep up our harried, over-scheduled workday schedules! In all