1 Lexington Avenue #ThrowbackThursday: Pratt Institute Library in 1907 This postcard, circa 1907, shows the only public library in Brooklyn at the time. (Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum)Oil tycoon and philanthropist Charles Pratt founded the Pratt Institute in 1887 several blocks away from his Clinton Hill home. Although Pratt never had the opportunity to go to
Ananda Nahu Crime Report: Attack at Applebee’s, Assaults and Thefts on Trains Police arrested a 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy who were allegedly part of a group that attacked two men at the Applebee’s at 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension on Feb. 22. A witness told police that he had seen the two teenagers slash one man, 22, in the neck
accident The Day: Basketball, Feminism and a Halloween Walk for the Kids We’ve had at least a week of clear skies, but a brief period of rain is on the way. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We should expect some rain and cold temperatures this week, according to the National Weather Service, but we shouldn’
Delia Hunley-Adossa Neighborly Neighbors: Preston the Martial Arts Instructor Preston Riddick may not be young, but he can put some younger mens’ physiques to shame when he takes off his shirt in Fort Greene Park.Neighborly Neighbors is a series of posts in which we stop random people, ask them a few random questions, take their picture and posts
