Braden King
Photo courtesy of Braden King.A 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,
microfashion
Little Suraya shows off her microfashion with mom Barbara on Myrtle Avenue. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)Seen on Myrtle Avenue. 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:
692 Fulton Street
Image courtesy of My Brooklyn Baby.Popular Fort Greene baby boutique My Brooklyn Baby [http://www.mybrooklynbaby.com] will mark its official last day this Saturday, August 15 with a goodbye party from 12-2pm — a last chance for patrons and business owner Darcy Le Fleming to hang out in the
Brooklyn Nets Kids Dance Team
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
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 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/] . Submit your event
Classon Playground
Image courtesy of jade [http://mrg.bz/tH53TY].Another shooting occurred this weekend, this time injuring two people at a block party at Classon and DeKalb Avenues on the Clinton Hill-Bed-Stuy border. According to police, the shooting occurred at 6:22pm on Saturday, August 8. A 32-year-old man was shot
Atlantic-Barclays Center
Photo via NYPDPolice are searching for the man seen in this cell phone photo, taken by a 51-year-old woman who alleges that he sexually harassed and groped her on the B/Q subway platform and train at Atlantic Avenue. It was rush hour at 6:20pm last Friday, August 7
Atlantic Avenue station
Photo via NYPD.Police are searching for the man seen in this cell phone photo, taken by a 51-year-old woman who alleges that he sexually harassed and groped her on the B/Q/ subway platform and train at Atlantic Avenue. It was rush hour at 6:20pm last Friday, August
[/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sisters-with-icees.jpg]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/2015/08/04/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-august-11-american-heroine-alphabet-book-hopalong-andrew-mockingjay-part-i-and-make-your-own-kite/] through August 11. * Get a free spray cap [/blog/2015/
National Night Out Against Crime
Auxiliary Police Officer Deshawn Irby, 88th Precinct Community Council President Delia Hunley-Adossa, and community residents boogie together to the music. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)This past Tuesday marked the 34th annual National Night Out Against Crime — a day where police precincts and communities across the country get together for
Magnus Mukoro
Photo via Young Rock Soccer [https://instagram.com/p/2EyncgEt60/]Farewell, Magnus. Magnus Mukoro, the beloved soccer coach who co-founded Young Rock Soccer Academy [http://www.youngrocksoccer.org] in 2005, passed away on July 29 after falling into a coma following a swimming accident a few days prior. His sudden
Charles Jarden
Photo by Fort Greene FocusSeveral people have asked us what the status of construction is over at the Willoughby Avenue entrance to Fort Greene Park and after asking around, it still seems to be on track for a November completion. Construction was “50 percent complete” back in May [/blog/2015/