Below you’ll find weekend subway service changes in Brooklyn for the A, C, G, B, Q, D, N, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle and some notes on changes in other boroughs. Check back Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes
dog adoption
Neighbor Susie DeFord of Susie’s Pet Care [http://susiespetcare.com/] tipped us off about the plight of Leroy, a mature pitbull mix she found abandoned in Fort Greene Park last Monday who’s in desperate need of a home. Via her blog Dog Poet Laureate [http://dogpoetlaureate.wordpress.com/
“This cat was born to be a bike shop cat,” says Red Lantern Bicycles [https://www.facebook.com/RedLanternBicycles/photos/a.211834515532223.48360.189631027752572/702368153145521/?type=1&theater] . Yeah, we guess we could see that. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group
900 fulton street
The sidewalk shed has come down and interior work is wrapping up at Sister’s (900 Fulton Street between Washington and Waverly Avenues), a forthcoming eatery by the crew at Park Slope’s Flatbush Farm [http://www.flatbushfarm.com]. Neighbor Heather first got in touch last week to say she’
elementary schools
A new, more inclusionary approach to educate NYC students with special needs is proving easier said than done, says a new report by Chalkbeat [http://ny.chalkbeat.org/2014/08/11/special-education-overhaul-leaves-students-less-isolated-but-schools-struggle-to-keep-up/#.U-pK4hayRFK] . The organization spoke to students, parents, and school officials and found that schools are struggling to implement
A new, more inclusionary approach to educate NYC students with special needs is proving easier said than done, says a new report by Chalkbeat [http://ny.chalkbeat.org/2014/08/11/special-education-overhaul-leaves-students-less-isolated-but-schools-struggle-to-keep-up/#.U-pK4hayRFK] . The organization spoke to students, parents, and school officials and found that schools are struggling to implement
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outpost cafe
Ladies–were you working on your opus in Outpost [http://www.outpostlounge.com] last weekend, perhaps employing a little nectar of the gods to jumpstart your creative process? If so, a fellow sometimes-scribe has taken his writing from the pages of a Moleskine to the pages of Craigslist [http://newyork.
brooklyn plaza medical center
Under the weather or underinsured? Be sure to take advantage this week of the no-cost health screenings and events being offered at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center [http://www.brooklynplaza.org] (650 Fulton Street at Lafayette Avenue). The practice is holding an ongoing open house, with events through Saturday as follows:
cecil taylor
A man has been charged with stealing almost half a million dollars from local jazz legend Cecil Taylor, according to the Kings County District Attorney’s office. The DA says that 54-year-old Noel Muir befriended Taylor after being hired to work on Taylor’s neighbor’s Fort Greene brownstone. Muir
It’s kind of nice, besides the whole vandalism thing. Photo via fortgreenefocus [http://instagram.com/p/rkaiVXt67T]. Share 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, and we’ll post them on
bricarts
Lots of cool stuff coming up this week–much of it free–including classes in movement and safe cycling, fun at bars, and beyond. Community Dance Class [http://bricartsmedia.org/events/community-dance-class-with-ronald-k-brown-evidence-a-dance-company-13] When: Monday, August 11, 6:30pm Where: Ingersoll Community Center [http://www.universitysettlement.org/us/programs/ingersoll/] (177