West Indian Day Parade
Lucien Redwood, 53, stands outside of Bittersweet, the café he owns on Dekalb Avenue. Redwood said that he’s undecided about Long Island University-Brooklyn’s proposal to expand its athletic field. (Photo by Philippe Theise)By Anna Gaberscik Community Board 2’s executive committee [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/
Alan Greene
https://vimeo.com/71059460 By Nia Lawson and Brandon Smith “There is no love sincerer that the love of food,” wrote George Bernard Shaw in his book “Man and Superman.” Food is not just a daily necessity of our lives. Food choices we make for pleasure or basic sustenance can
affordable living
Domenic Grayer, 16, said he uses social media to “keep in touch with my teammates” on his two basketball teams. Grayer attends Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, just a few blocks away from where we met him on Fulton Street. (Photo by Gabriel Bibilari)By Anna Gaberscik, Amy Marcel, Brandon
WIndsor vs Holder
(Photo by Yumilka Ortiz)By Yumilka Ortiz Heritage Wines is a store that feels more like a cultural center, rather than a stale wine shop. It’s a place where neighbors exchange greetings, alluring conversations, event flyers and philosophies extending beyond typical wine talk. “Our first day was a quiet
Associated Supermarket
Green in BKLYN welcomed electronic artist Sanpo Matsumoto to its sidewalk. (Photo by Philippe Theise)With music spilling onto sidewalks across the nabe, our reporters set out to cover as much of the free Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org] tunes as possible. Keep checking back for updates throughout
James Baldwin
Cumberland Packing Company chairman Marvin Eisenstadt is your guide for a tour of the Sweet’N Low factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.By Anselm Doering and Franz Wisner When Cumberland Packing Company [http://www.cpack.com] chairman Marvin Eisenstadt is your guide for a tour of the company’s
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https://vimeo.com/67573029 By Millie Smith and Bobbi Misick With every close of the school year at Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Performing Arts in Fort Greene, students, faculty and parents celebrate the hard work and practice in its Spring Fest, a student talent showcase held
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A Navy Walk walkway give locals a view of housing projects and quickly rising luxury residencies that have sprung up in the neighborhood . (Photo by The Nabe) Fort Greene resident, artist and community activist Roberta Kyle, 73, first talked about a demographic shift in Fort Greene in 1984, when, in
By Irina Ivanova Friday saw a surge of two-wheelers on the road to Manhattan as cyclists came out of hibernation for Bike to Work Day [http://bikenyc.org/biketowork] and the Fort Greene biketrain [http://www.bikeapolis.us/2012/10/31/brooklyn-biketrain-fort-green-to-manhattan/] roared back into action. “The last time I
Clinton-Washington Avenue subway station
By Irina Ivanova Friday saw a surge of two-wheelers on the road to Manhattan as cyclists came out of hibernation for Bike to Work Day [http://bikenyc.org/biketowork] and the Fort Greene biketrain [http://www.bikeapolis.us/2012/10/31/brooklyn-biketrain-fort-green-to-manhattan/] roared back into action. “The last time I
Vanderbilt Avenue
Locals can see acrobatic feats and African art history at BAM this weekend. (Photo by The Nabe)By Ashoka Jegroo Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The Local may be a thing of the past, but we’re absolutely certain you will love The Nabe. With this new beginning,
35th City Council District
Locals can see acrobatic feats and African art history at BAM this weekend. (Photo by The Nabe)By Ashoka Jegroo Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The Local may be a thing of the past, but we’re absolutely certain you will love The Nabe. With this new beginning,