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https://youtube.com/watch?v=3PKGP2996lM An unidentified gunman opened fire in a packed club and the NYPD is seeking help in identifying him. A man walked into the Social Butterly on 857 Atlantic Avenue at about 3:30 Saturday morning and shot twice at the ceiling before heading outside
News
(image courtesy of the NYPD.)A pair of vigilant New Yorkers may have prevented a shootout on the 2 train last night. Ricardo Stewart, 37, of Fort Greene, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing after straphangers spotted him bandying a loaded Smith & Wesson
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(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])The DOT has pulled out all the stops in promoting its new plan to create a protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue. The transportation agency is doing it differently this time. The proposal [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/clinton-ave] — which would turn
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A cyclist claims that after cops drove into him, they plowed over the facts.Ross Cunningham was biking near Smith Street and 9th Street when he was struck by a police vehicle on April 5, but he says the police mischaracterized the incident in the police report — a claim that’
Education
John Dewey High School. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Kathleen Elvin, the principal [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/07/john-dewey-high-school-principal-fired-after-report-reveals-grade-fixing-scandal/#.Vw-klxMrJE5] who was fired over the grade-fixing scandal at John Dewey High School last year, is getting an “easy pass” back to her old job. Hearing officer Jay Nadelbach granted a motion
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A gun bust in Fort Greene turned up a stockpile of weapons and a sizable amount of weed. A machine gun, two pistols, a bb gun, and hundreds of rounds of ammo were recovered early Wednesday morning at 330 Hudson Walk in the Ingersoll Houses, according to cops. They also
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John Dewey High School. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Kathleen Elvin, the principal [/john-dewey-high-school-principal-fired-after-report-reveals-grade-fixing-scandal/#.Vw-klxMrJE5] who was fired over the grade-fixing scandal at John Dewey High School last year, is getting an “easy pass” back to her old job. Hearing officer Jay Nadelbach granted a motion to dismiss on April 12, sending
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https://youtu.be/x5AiOzd6L2I It’s every Brooklynite’s worst nightmare: a wallet lost, only to find its way into the hands of a would-be credit card thief. On April 2, at around 8:15pm, a 23-year-old woman left her wallet on a bench at the Nevins Street subway stop,
Events
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/]. ONGOING Poetry by Adults for National Poetry Month When: Daily, through April, from 10am-4pm
Education
Courtesy of LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project)These local high school students are taking on trash problems in Park Slope. As part of a program sponsored by the LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project), which promotes digital literacy and media criticism, ninth and 10th graders at John Jay Secondary School for
Destinations
(courtesy Fort Greene Association House Tour [http://www.fgahousetour.org/]) There’s a walking tour of Fort Greene’s historic district afoot! The Fort Greene Association [http://historicfortgreene.org/] is sponsoring the “ The Love of Downtown Brooklyn” tour [http://historicfortgreene.org/the-fort-greene-house-tour-may-1-2016-save-the-date] , which will take place on Sunday, May 1,
Business
Madiba [http://www.madibarestaurant.com/] will live on! That’s the message from the South African restaurant’s chef and owner Mark Henegan, who spoke exclusively to Fort Greene Focus. As we reported [/blog/2015/12/07/madiba-restaurant-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-to-savemadiba/] last December, Madiba — located at 195 DeKalb Avenue since 1999 — ran into