Tareek, a Whitman Houses resident, wears a shirt made by friends and fellow neighbors to show off their pride in the community. 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
greene grape annex
It’s been a good week for the Greene Grape mini-empire. Monday brought news that they are among the local businesses to win first place in the 2015 Greenest Block In Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1] contest for their vibrant storefront, and then Friday — tomorrow! — brings the
Celina Lynch
Photo via FAB Alliance.By now you may have heard that a few Fulton Street storefronts won first place [/blog/2015/08/04/congratulations-fab-alliance-and-ingersoll-garden-of-eden-local-groups-win-first-place-in-greenest-block-in-brooklyn-contest/] in the “commercial” category of the 2015 Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1] contest held by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and
Our Streets Our Stories
Photo by silvinanyc [https://instagram.com/p/0Dwp_aA8My/?modal=true].It looks like now is the time for Clinton Hill nostalgists and history buffs to shine. Last week, we brought you word of Clinton Hill Library’s “Show And Tell” oral and photographic history project [/blog/2015/07/31/
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
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Seen at 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 we’ll post them on the site.
affordable housing
Image via NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/183.pdf].Heads up, affordable housing-seekers. City Point Tower One [http://www.citypointtower1.com/] at 7 DeKalb Avenue is nearing completion and has opened up its housing lottery process, with 200 units available — half of which are guaranteed for
Captain Charles Minch
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.New York City public housing in northern and central Brooklyn has a new police leader with the arrival of Captain Charles Minch as commanding officer of Public Service Area (PSA) 3 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/housing_bureau/psa3.shtml], which oversees 22
410 grand avenue
Image courtesy of jade [http://mrg.bz/tH53TY].Last month, we reported that the 27-year-old man whow was stabbed on Grand Avenue [/blog/2015/07/22/clinton-hill-stabbing-victim-is-still-alive-say-police/] between Gates and Putnam Avenues had survived his immediate injuries. But yesterday, he died, succumbing to his wounds at Kings County Hospital, and
moon
Photo by Brian Hetherington [https://instagram.com/p/5YOJI7gYA3/?taken-by=bhetherington7].View from South Oxford Street. 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’
Image via Afropunk [https://www.facebook.com/AFROPUNK/photos/pb.47016231622.-2207520000.1438723063./10153034615181623/?type=3&theater] Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets [http://afropunkfest.com/tickets/?utm_source=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=ff9448ca2e-Keyfood+Opening+on+Myrtle&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_942e880905-ff9448ca2e-74753449&
Ingersoll Community Garden
Photo via FAB Alliance.Congratulations are in order for several neighborhood groups who put the “green” in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, winning first place and honorable mentions in several categories of the 2015 Greenest Block In Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1]. Coming in first place in