370-374 Clermont Avenue
370-374 Clermont Avenue. (Image via Google Maps)Two vacant lots in Fort Greene will be turned into townhouses — two four-story single-family homes and one three-story building with two condos — according to a report by New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/07/four-unit-townhouse-development-planned-at-370-clermont-avenue-fort-greene.html] based on city records with
big business
Source: Google MapsThe Pathmark in Gravesend is going to become a Stop & Shop, pending the completion of its sale as part of a package deal that transfers 25 A&P-owned stores to the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company [http://www.stopandshop.com] for $146 million. The change in
milling
(Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Today, traffic will be slowed along Grand Avenue between Park and Myrtle Avenues in Clinton Hill in order to facilitate repaving and milling work by the city Department of Transportation (DOT). Tonight, beware slowed or closed off traffic lanes along Cambridge Place (between Greene Avenue and
crime report
Image via NYPD.The second week of July (July 6-12) saw a reversal of the previous week’s (June 29-July 5) [/blog/2015/07/14/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-petit-larcenies-jump-four-fold-while-felony-assaults-fall-in-the-first-week-of-july/] rises and falls of crime statistics — the categories that saw fewer crimes last week [/blog/2015/07/14/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-petit-larcenies-jump-four-fold-while-felony-assaults-fall-in-the-first-week-of-july/] saw more this week, and
Photo by Brooklyn Botanic Garden [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynBotanic/photos/a.126438294384.98449.23052204384/10153109248029385/?type=1&theater] .Not only is the lotus beautiful, but it is also a spiritual symbol. Go see it and more blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which offers free admission on Tuesdays! Keep
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 July 28) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/07/21/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-july-28-greenlight-sidewalk-sale-music-movies-in-the-park-summer-science-club/] . Submit your event
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Do you or your civic group, school, or nonprofit have an idea for a project to foster healthy eating, open space, active living, or fitness in the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill community? Then apply — NOW! — for a grant [http://www.brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/healthy-communities-community-grant-program] to make it
grocery stores
Image via Google.The Pathmark at Atlantic Terminal is going to become a Stop & Shop, pending completion of its sale as part of a package deal that transfers 25 A&P-owned stores to the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company [http://www.stopandshop.com] for $146 million. The change
children's librarian
If you have a Master of Library Science degree and are looking for a librarian job relatively close to home, go to Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) job fair this Wednesday, July 22 from 3-8pm at the Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza, armed with your resume, cover letter, and
Photo by porterhovey [https://instagram.com/p/4Sz1qmLrto/?taken-by=porterhovey]. 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/2015/07/14/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-july-21-manga-drawing-for-teens-music-in-the-park-cardboard-robots-and-roller-disco/] through July 21. 2015 Music In
Kids lined up for a bouncy house at the 88th Precinct’s 38th annual National Night Out Against Crime. (Photo by Amanda Woods)Save the date for two weeks from now when police precincts across the city and country will be holding community festivals in each of their neighborhoods in
Photo by Irving Underhill, via Library of Congress [http://www.loc.gov/item/96513429/].The Brooklyn Navy Yard is undergoing a renaissance of manufacturing and industry, with new businesses and innovation rejuvenating the once dormant, previously bustling site of American shipbuilding and naval efforts. This image shows a snapshot of