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Bob Diamond mapping out his proposal (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox) Brooklynites had their say during a visioning session focused on the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector [/?s=bqx] (BQX), with some voicing support for the streetcar while others called it a giveaway to developers. The public was invited to
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Stephen Levin, Howard Zemsky, Diana Reyna, Alicia Glen, David Belt, Scott Cohen, David Ehrenberg (Courtesy Samantha Deitch/BFA.com)The ongoing renaissance of the Brooklyn Navy Yard [/?s=navy+yard] continued with the inauguration of an innovative new space. New Lab’s co-founders David Belt and Scot Cohen cut the
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(Courtesy Flickr/Laser Burner [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhodamine/3461574750/in/photolist-6e7BNc-6ebJPu-NFJ8q-6gTtzh-2aCcCX-76uwua-CAPYdt-xskRQ9-5GneKg-5GrwBj-db6xG7-6J8HEd-G4qxy] )A heroic bystander was shot in the head while trying to stop a woman from shooting into a crowd of women and children outside the Farragut Houses, reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/cops-hunt-gun-toting-woman-shot-crowd-brooklyn-article-1.2682172?utm_
Business
Admiral’s Row. (Courtesy S9 ARCHITECTURE)While the Navy Yard is experiencing massive growth and innovation, one thing it won’t be getting any time soon is a new supermarket. Wegman’s [/?s=wegman] massive planned [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=321183599&passdocnumber=01]
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Animals
Courtesy Jack’s owner/friend.Jack went missing recently from his home on Vanderbilt Avenue (between Greene and Gates Avenues), according to his owner Jennifer Fistere, who is asking that the neighborhood please keep a lookout. Jennifer says she rescued a newborn Jack from the street four years ago, and
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(Courtesy Flickr/Ray Tsang [https://www.flickr.com/photos/saturnism/125045116/in/photolist-c3Tyh-7Ycqu5-oEXeVW-raJcLq-qmj15v-e5A9Nw-6KwS9p-4tsGAc-rtvGok-nAdrUQ-a82rbZ-nSyLTN-5RjXF5-81utyG-AeoZq-4Bx8py-MU2JQ-9yZrQu-677UdT-85UoPp-5Rzqr4-5F18XJ-6xb2yY-6w7SHk-pR3gz2-8KGqpo-5sizHC-5LDsTX-roCJtM-r9WxQB-oYnMVT-qb139o-yTPTf-6x6U5H-6x6RgD-5rLzcK-5iSV8G-6xb3FQ-8NBYSq-81uvcf-6x6Q9B-diitMa-4NgrG4-fhFgAz-9Vajt3-6TDjdv-jzH7kN-rCJeDu-qb3XqN-4mt56X] )We all want to know how dirty the restaurants we go to really
Arts & Culture
Patrons of Greenlight Bookstore peruse the tables of new books. (Photo by Jose Bayona)Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/
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The Navy Yard [/?s=navy+yard] is being reborn as an innovation center [/blog/2016/06/02/1776-plans-bring-revolution-regulatory-hacking-navy-yard/] and one firm thinks bugs are the future. Terreform Open Network Ecology [http://www.terreform.org/projects_cricket.html] (63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 192), an urban innovation and tech think tank, has
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The DOT makes its presentation in favor of the bike lane last month. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)There are meetings scheduled this week to address community input regarding a pair of local transit projects. Community Board 2 [/?s=community+board+2]‘s Transportation Committee will be holding a
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461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)The ever-changing skyline [/?s=pacific+park]could get even taller if a new bill [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/s5469/amendment/original]in Albany passes. Senate bill S5469 [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/a7807/amendment/original] and Assembly bill A7807 [https:
Events
This isn’t a chef. It’s a magician. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.) Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/
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Bucolic Fort Greene Park at its most verdant. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/]The official start of summer is almost here and the the weather seems to have finally settled into steady warmth, so find a spot in the sun and get caught up on