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FORT GREENE/SPONSORED – Hudson Jane’s Myrtle Avenue storefront logo, a bottle of wine and some glasses sitting on a shelf with knives hanging below and their motto “Life’s too short to eat sh*tty food!” pretty much sum up the restaurant’s philosophy of cooking and hygge vibe.
Announcements
FORT GREENE – The Center for Fiction [http://www.centerforfiction.org] is relocating from its longtime home in midtown Manhattan to the Brooklyn Cultural District. The Center for Fiction rendering by BKSK ArchitectsScheduled to open on February 1, 2019 at 15 Lafayette Avenue, the 17,500-square-foot, three story facility will feature
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FORT GREENE – Come discuss the future of Fort Greene’s second-biggest green space at a community visioning session for Commodore Barry Park tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 28. Hosted by the NYC Parks Department and local Councilmember Laurie Cumbo (D-35), the event will be held at the Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center,
Business
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] announced on Monday the launch of Local Bites, a food service kiosk at Building 77 [/opening-of-building-77-brings-new-manufacturing-space-to-brooklyn-navy-yard/] which will provide temporary space for graduates of the Food Business Pathways [https://www.nycedc.com/program/nycha-food-business-pathways] program (FBP), an entrepreneurial
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Congratulations to Claro [https://www.clarobk.com] (284 3rd Avenue) in Gowanus which just received a Michelin star! The year-old Mexican eatery [/six-new-restaurants-check-brooklyn/] will be included in the 2019 Michelin Guide New York City, making it the first restaurant in Gowanus to receive the honor, according to the Wall Street
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/DUMBO/FORT GREENE – Making its debut this weekend is The TIDE Film Festival [https://www.tidefilmfestival.org/], dedicated to films written, directed, and produced by filmmakers of color to “celebrate storytelling that represents a minority voice in Hollywood.” The TIDE Film FestivalPresented by the non-profit organization DreamMaker DreamDoer
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation [https://brooklynnavyyard.org/] (BNYDC) announced on Tuesday that it has secured $42 million in financing for the restoration of the historic Building 127. Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 127 rendering courtesy of S9 ArchitectureOriginally built in 1904 for U.S. Navy boat
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FORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL – The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/benefitkitchen/] has teamed up with the tech company Benefit Kitchen [http://benefitkitchen.com/#about] to create an app that helps low-income Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents find out if they are eligible for federal benefits as well
Animals
FORT GREENE – Despite being rescheduled from Saturday due to the Nor’easter, Fort Greene Park was packed on Sunday for the 20th annual Fort Greene PUPS Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest [http://www.fortgreenepups.org/copy-of-events]. Winners of the 2018 Great PUPkin: Kody “Oscar the Grouch” and Kara Pezzillo-Foldes (Photo:
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FORT GREENE – An affordable housing lottery launched last week for 73 newly constructed apartments at 810 Fulton Street (at Clermont Avenue) on the border of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. 810 Fulton Street (Photo: RXR Realty [http://www.rxrrealty.com/property/development/810-fulton-street/])Designed by Aufgang Architects [http://portfolio.aufgang.
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FORT GREENE – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership announced [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/news/2018/construction-kicks-off-on-rebuild-of-bam-park] last week that work has begun at “BAM Park” which has been closed to the public for more than a decade. BAM Park in Fort Greene (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The 10,000-square-foot triangular green space, located
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Photo courtesy of Brooklyn PointSPONSORED: 40,000 square feet of world-class amenities, breathtaking New York City views, and impeccably designed interior spaces. All of the qualities you look for in a magnificent home are offered to you at Extell Development’s Brooklyn Point – the borough’s soon-to-be tallest tower at