crime statistics
Image via NYPD.There were fewer murders, but more injured people via shootings this week, compared to last week (July 27 to August 2 [/blog/2015/08/11/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-slight-rise-in-crime-across-most-categories-for-last-week-of-july/] ), and a drop in misdemeanor assaults at the same time that felony assaults ticked up. Reported crime fell in the following
Photo by ovieh [https://instagram.com/p/6OLnbTp6fl/?taken-by=ovieh].Almond the dog in Fort Greene Park. 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
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
Boston Properties
Image by S9/Perkins Eastman.It turns out that the 14-story high, 500,000-square-foot building planned for Dock 72 [/blog/2015/05/06/500000-square-foot-wework-coworking-plus-apartment-space-coming-to-brooklyn-navy-yard/] in the Brooklyn Navy Yard won’t just house office space for businesses such as anchor tenant WeWork; it will also be home to a ground
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Image via Public Advocate’s office.We’ve all noticed the spike in incidents of gun violence [/blog/2015/06/18/cops-release-surveillance-photos-in-may-shooting-outside-habana-outpost/] in our backyards — sometimes literally — over the past few months, with multiple [/blog/2015/08/03/man-killed-outside-walt-whitman-houses-was-one-of-dozens-shot-in-brooklyn-this-weekend/] people being killed [/blog/2015/02/19/investigation-launched-murder-20-year-old-man-whitman-houses/] and several more
robberies
Image via NYPD.A group of five black males in their mid to late teens are seen in surveillance images released by the NYPD in connection with two robberies committed in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 5, in Lower Manhattan and in the Borough Hall train station in
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 August 11) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/08/04/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-august-11-american-heroine-alphabet-book-hopalong-andrew-mockingjay-part-i-and-make-your-own-kite/] . Also,here is the 2015
black forest brooklyn
Photo by doublee.nyc [https://instagram.com/p/6EJehCsyQc/?taken-by=doubleg.nyc]. “Before his untimely demise, Pretzel Pete lead a relatively normal life [at Black Forest Brooklyn], boiling with his fellow pretzels in the local baths, peering at the world through Dijon-colored pupils. But then along came @doubleg.nyc [https:
anniversaries
Photo by Fort Greene FocusIs your furry friend in need of a physical check-up? Then now is the time to visit the vet because Heart of Brooklyn Veterinary Hospital [http://www.heartofbrooklynveterinary.com/](775 Fulton Street) is offering a summer promotion [http://www.heartofbrooklynveterinary.com/forms/] in celebration of their
Image via NYPD.Compared to the last full week of July (July 20-26 [/blog/2015/08/04/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-no-big-ups-and-downs-compared-to-previous-weeks/] ), crime rose in most categories as July transitioned into August (July 27 to August 2). Reported crime fell in the following categories: * felony assault (from 5 to 2) * burglary (from 6 to
go-kart
Image courtesy of Braden KingA few years ago, seven-year-old Oliver King decided he wanted a go-kart, so he drew up a plan with help from his dad and the two of them built one. It took a couple of weeks, but once the wood was painted yellow and red, the
auditions
Image via NBA [http://www.nba.com/nets/15-16-kids-auditions]If you have child between ages six and 13 who won’t stop dancing and enjoys the stage, you may want to see if they’re interested in auditioning for the Brooklyn Nets Kids Dance Team, which is holding open auditions