Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams presented honorary checks to organizations that are helping to build the “Brooklyn brand” throughout the borough. (Photo Credit: Malcolm McDaniel/Brooklyn BP’s Office)A massive windfall in funds is coming in 2016 to dozens of Brooklyn cultural institutions and libraries thanks to an
Image via NYPD.Reported crime began a ticking steadily down between August 10-16, after a few weeks of see-sawing back and forth. There were no shootings during this past week (phew!), compared to the previous week [/blog/2015/08/18/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-no-murders-but-still-one-shooting-between-august-3-9/] ‘s (August 3-9) one shooting and two injuries, and
Photo by skahleton [https://instagram.com/p/6vrRfRzMnx/?taken-by=skahleton]. “Fort Greene classic.” 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
BRIC Arts Media House
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams presented honorary checks to organizations that are helping to build the “Brooklyn brand” throughout the borough. (Photo Credit: Malcolm McDaniel/Brooklyn BP’s Office)A massive windfall in funds is coming in 2016 to dozens of Brooklyn cultural institutions and libraries thanks to an
fort greene
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 August 25) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/08/18/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-august-25-origami-cranes-comic-book-illustration-and-the-day-the-crayons-came-home/] . Submit your event
Animals
It often seems like there’s a holiday for every conceivable celebration, from honoring our moms and dads to our grandparents and secretaries. So it probably won’t surprise that this Wednesday, August 26, marks National Dog Day. What are you and your pooch doing, if anything, to mark the
214 greene avenue
Photo via Google Maps.Choysters Raw Bar is open for business! The space formerly known as Choice Greene Market at 214 Greene Avenue (between Grand Avenue and Cambridge Place) in Clinton Hill quietly reopened this past Monday, August 17, after a year of construction [/blog/2015/01/23/choysters-raw-bar-open-late-february/]. They
week in review
Image via Google Maps.Missed some of this week’s news? Here’s a recap: Add your events [/blog/2015/05/12/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/]to our new Brooklyn-wide calendar! Here’s our Kids Calendar [/blog/2015/08/18/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-august-25-origami-cranes-comic-book-illustration-and-the-day-the-crayons-came-home/] through August 25. * Afropunk Fest 2015 is here [/blog/2015/08/21/
history
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Museum Collection [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/archives/image/20601].Did you know that there used to be a major produce market in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, called the Wallabout Market, back in the turn of the century? It makes sense, since the Navy Yard was
Afropunk Afterdark
We already know the lineup for the 2015 Afropunk Festival [http://afropunkfest.com] in Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park (Navy Street, between Park and Flushing Avenues) includes the likes of [/blog/2015/08/04/afropunk-fest-lineup-will-include-lenny-kravitz-thundercat-and-lauryn-hill/] Lenny Kravitz, Lauryn Hill, Grace Jones, Danny Brown, Thundercat, and Gary Clark Jr.. Now
eating contest
Competitive Eating 101 says that you should like what you’re shoving in your gut + who doesn’t like mac and cheese? = the second annual Mac & Cheese Eating Contest! Planned for three weeks from today on Saturday, September 12, the contest is the brainchild of the folks over at
city parks
Photo by Matthew Humm [https://instagram.com/p/6k5QgWyitU/?taken-by=hummdinger101].We don’t want to grow up! 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]