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Image via NYPD.There was no big change in crime between the week of December 14-20 compared to the previous week [/blog/2015/12/18/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-december-7-to-13/], with felony assaults ticking down 1 and grand larcenies dropping by 2 incidents, but robberies and auto thefts going a bit up. Overall, crime
Events
Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through December 27) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/12/21/things-to-do-this-week-through-december-27/]. Submit your event listing [/calendar/
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Photo courtesy of Fort Greene Park Conservancy.It was a Christmas miracle! Late on Christmas Eve, the Willoughby Avenue entrance [http://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/1460] to Fort Greene Park reopened after over a year of construction and delays [/blog/2015/08/07/update-willoughby-avenue-park-entrance-is-still-slated-for-a-november-open/] , and even more years
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Leopold Bloom likes adventure. Photo courtesy of Miriam Parker.Below you’ll find Fort Greene and Clinton Hill subway changes this week on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, G, N, Q, and R lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back later this week
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Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to ring in the New Year! Get a fresh start by recycling your holiday tree at one of the many MulchFest 2016 locations [http://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest?utm_source=CornerMedia&utm_medium=SponsoredPostAd&utm_campaign=MulchFest%
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Molly, four, and Santa Claus at the Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting.We here at Fort Greene Focus and Corner Media would like to wish you, our readers, a wonderful holiday weekend filled with delicious food, plenty of eggnog, relaxation, fun, family, and friends. If you’re still in the
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BY CHRISTINE BUSH Our family is in that golden age of Christmas magic. At 5, Henry is old enough to understand Christmas, and loves the idea of picking out gifts for friends and family. The best part, though? With all his heart, he truly believes in Santa Claus. Sometimes it
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Photo via Queen of All Saints Church [https://www.facebook.com/qasrcc/photos/pb.168857673188595.-2207520000.1450976418./768452863229070/?type=3&theater] .Here are the local congregations with services for Christmas Eve and Christmas: Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew [http://stlukeandstmatthew.org/] 520 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Photo via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://www.instagram.com/p/_ZsPtnLOyH/?taken-by=brooklynhistory].Via the Brooklyn Historical Society: > This Photo of the Week depicts a holiday display above the Williamsburgh Savings Bank entrance at One Hanson Place, sometime around 1956. This photograph comes from the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building
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Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.“Change the law so that people who are sober and take lives are prosecuted like the drunks.” Those words were the first out of Elsa Nicodemus’ mouth at the vigil held Tuesday night (December 22) for her daughter Victoria at the spot where
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Image via SHoP Architects.It’s a green light for what will be Brooklyn’s tallest tower once it is complete, at 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension. As reported last month [/blog/2015/11/09/tower-at-380-flatbush-avenue-extension-to-rise-1000-feet-above-brooklyn-streets/] , the tower will be residential and stand over 1,000 feet tall — at least 225
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Photo via Matthew Hull [ http://mrg.bz/S6zKjU].Friday, December 25 is Christmas; if you plan to celebrate outside of Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, enjoy safe travels and good weather. If you’re sticking around the neighborhood, note that Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, is not an official city holiday, so