Patrick Cabiness
P.S. 67 and other Fort Greene families celebrate a successful campaign for upgrades to the Walt Whitman Library. (Photo by Heather Chin / Fort Greene Focus) The yellow and purple balloons and excited chanting of children beckoned from yards away, telling passersby at St. Edwards Street and Myrtle Avenue that
Summer’s almost over, which means school and meetings for many civic organizations are almost back in session. Amongst those kicking off a new year is Brooklyn Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb2] (CB 2), which returns Wednesday, September 9 for their 6pm General Meeting, to be held
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Fun in the sun for mom Olivia and her two daughters. 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’
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.It looks like a new wine and tapas bar called “33” is coming to the former Dare Books space [/blog/2014/11/25/restaurant-open-dare-books-fort-greene/] at 33 Lafayette Avenue, with an opening date of some time before the end of the year. Two large signs recently
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.When designer, entrepreneur, and businesswoman Jill Lindsey [http://jilllindsey.com/] opened her eponymously named store at 370 Myrtle Avenue (between Adelphi Street and Clermont Avenue) last May, it was solely a lifestyle boutique filled with a fun, vibrant, and carefully curated collection of accessories, clothing,
Photo via Habana Outpost [https://www.facebook.com/HabanaOutpost/photos/a.799540176733503.1073741835.116104015077126/799540186733502/?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.
Edwina Glasco
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.The letters from the city Board of Elections (BOE) [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/voters/where.shtml] began arriving in the mail in early August, telling residents “your polling site has been changed.” And as word spread through Willoughby Walk and Kingsview Homes and
Image via Navy Green [http://www.navygreenbk.com/].The first 10 completed townhouses in the Navy Green project [http://www.navygreenbk.com/]have now hit the market, asking prices such as $1.9 million and $2.1 million for three-bedroom and four-bedroom spaces, respectively. Located on Clermont Avenue between Park
Emily
Photo by PizzaLovesEmily [https://instagram.com/p/7BAJ2OSM4h/?taken-by=pizzalovesemily].Behold the blue cheese and chicken pizza with scallion-cilantro pesto, sriracha, and homemade ranch dressing. 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
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Photo via Fodor’s Travel.Fodor’s Travel has launched their first Brooklyn guide and 11 Fort Greene-Clinton Hill favorites made their inaugural list [http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/new-york/new-york-city/restaurants/brooklyn] : * Aita * Bittersweet * Choice Market * Habana Outpost * Locanda Vini e Olli * Madiba * Peck’s * Roman’s
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 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
Image via Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s office.At last, participatory budgeting is coming to the 35th Council District! The community-led funding project, which grants residents the power to nominate and vote for improvements in the community that need money to happen, has been something local residents of Fort Greene and