fire call box
Photo by mobettapix [https://instagram.com/p/4_7rSRlY_O/?taken-by=mobettapix]. Perfect timing! Keep on sharing photos with us ateditor@bklyner.com, add them to ourFlickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them#ftgfocusonInstagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site.
CEC 13
Tonight at 6:30pm, parents and educators will be gathering for the July meeting of Community Education Council District 13 — the equivalent of the local school board — to discuss the status of local schools, upcoming events, and other district news. It will also be the meeting at which the election
Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in our area. See the full details below! For more things to do around Brooklyn, and to add your own [/calendar/] upcoming event, check out our calendar [/calendar/]. TUESDAY,
pratt institute
Image via NYPD.It was 11pm last Friday night when a young man allegedly assaulted a 66-year-old Pratt Institute security guard at the 200 Willoughby Avenue entrance, leaving him with cuts to his eye and a swollen face. Police describe the suspect as a thin black male, possibly in his
Image via NYPD.The first week of July (June 29 through July 5) saw some sharp increases in some areas alongside moderate decreases in other categories, compared to the previous week [/blog/2015/07/07/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-grand-and-petit-larcenies-drop-but-felony-assaults-rise-as-june-ends/] , in the 88th Precinct. Reported crime fell in the following categories: * robberies (from 1
Putnam Triangle Plaza
Photo by porterhovey [https://instagram.com/p/4Sz1qmLrto/?taken-by=porterhovey]. View from Fulton Street and Cambridge Place. Keep on sharing photos with us ateditor@bklyner.com, add them to ourFlickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them#ftgfocusonInstagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them
bastille day
Photo courtesy of Chez Oskar.Happy Quatorze Juillet, Chez Oskar! Image via Chez Oskar.We don’t need a reason to visit and dine at Fort Greene favorite Chez Oskar [http://www.chezoskar.com] (211 DeKalb Avenue), but when one comes along, who would complain? So come out tomorrow — Tuesday,
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 21) Kid 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/] . Submit your event
Images via NYPD.A series of sexual assaults — specifically, groping incidents classified as “forcible touching” — has Brooklyn women nervous and local cops scrambling to catch the three or four teens suspected in the attacks, which all took place this past Friday, July 10 around Downtown Brooklyn and Prospect Heights. Surveillance
78 precinct
Images via NYPD.A series of sexual assaults — specifically, groping incidents classified as “forcible touching” — has Brooklyn women nervous and local cops scrambling to catch the three or four teens suspected in the attacks, which all took place this past Friday, July 10 around Downtown Brooklyn and Prospect Heights. Surveillance
490 Myrtle Avenue
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.A late September grand opening is planned for the Key Food at 490 Myrtle Avenue. The news came Sunday from the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, which posted about it on their Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153426099290281.1073741857.156063095280&
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.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/2015/07/07/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-july-14-music-in-the-grove-summer-science-club-legos-and-spoon-dolls/] through July 14. * 2015 Music In The Grove schedule [/blog/2015/