Education
Construction cranes at work along Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus.) The intersection of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues, where it meets with Albee Square and Fulton Mall is likely slated for even more development — even beyond the talk of “Brooklyn’s tallest tower” at 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension [/blog/
Central Brooklyn
On the grill at the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair.We really liked Brokelyn writer William Widmaier’s recent piece on “The best of Flatbush Ave.’s deliciously cheap Caribbean food” [http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-snackdown-caribbean-food/]. Widmaier picks out five spots that all sound great and span the Caribbean: * The Ultimate Bakery
Business
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGreenlight Bookstore [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/], the favorite Fort Greene independent bookstore, announced back in November that they were planning to open a second location along Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens [/blog/business/greenlight-bookstore-is-opening-second-location-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens/] , where one of the owners, Rebecca Fitting, lives. Now they have
Central Brooklyn
via NYPDThe police are looking for a suspect wanted for swiping an iPhone on the subway early last week. The incident took place on a southbound 2 train stopped at the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College station on Sunday December 27 around 5:45pm. The man grabbed an iPhone 6S out of
Central Brooklyn
Police stand guard outside the McDonald’s at 943 Flatbush Avenue after brawl. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The leader of a group of teenage girls who viciously beat up another teen girl in the McDonalds at 943 Flatbush Avenue in March [/blog/crime/video-shows-four-girls-attacking-teen-adults-nothing-flatbush-avenue-mcdonalds/] will be committed to a
Central Brooklyn
Police investigating the scene Tuesday night. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) Police say a man claiming to have a weapon robbed Fabco Shoes (934 Flatbush Avenue) around 7pm on Tuesday night. According to reports, a man came into the store shouting, “Where’s the money?” He then shoved someone in
Central Brooklyn
A man with a gun robbed the IQRA Pharmacy on Flatbush Avenue near Cortelyou Road around 6:30pm on Thursday night, according to the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2015/11/21/daily-blotter-703/]. He entered the pharmacy and told the worker behind the counter to empty the register. The
flatbush avenue
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.A 17-year-old resident of Ingersoll Houses was arrested on Friday, October 30 and charged with murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon — all in the second degree — in the shooting death of 16-year-old Armani Hankins [/blog/2015/10/27/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues/] last Monday, October
Bank of America
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Balmir
About 13,000 people flocked to the annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair [/blog/events/enjoy-games-rides-vendors-more-at-the-flatbush-avenue-street-fair-this-sunday-june-14] on Sunday — about a third more than last year, and the festivities celebrated the people and businesses along the avenue with dancing, music, carnival games, food, and more. For the event, which is organized by
barclays center
If you need to park in the area tomorrow, avoid the blocks around Barclays, as parking will be restricted for a period of time. On Tuesday, March 17, the Barclays Center [http://www.barclayscenter.com/] is hosting a “private memorial service,” according to the Barclays community affairs office, and buses
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The USPS may be setting up shop on Flatbush Avenue — but then again, it might not. There’s been a lot of back and forth about the Boerum Hill post office, currently located at 542 Atlantic Avenue but in need of a new space — unfortunately, the one they were eyeing