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Photo by chartou1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/--NiX7SD8u/?taken-by=chartou1]. Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. FYI: * KID CALENDAR: Through December 15 [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/]. * We’re hiring salespeople [/blog/2015/11/30/things-to-do-this-week-through-december-4/]! * Where to donate to Toys For Tots [/blog/
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After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Residents protest new homeless shelter opening on McDonald Avenue. [/home/locals-protest-the-opening-of-a-homeless-shelter-on-mcdonald-avenue/] [KensingtonBK] Man and
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Photo via ColinNY1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/_FUUkglsMC/?taken-by=colinny1]. ‘Tis the season for that piney smell of Christmas/holiday trees to permeate the air on sidewalks around New York City and Fort Greene-Clinton Hill is no exception. Outdoor tree shops dot the neighborhoods every few blocks and if
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325 Clinton Avenue, #1B (Photo via Brown Harris Stevens)We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting Fort Greene open house listings for this weekend. Any thoughts on these places? 155 Willoughby Avenue [http://www.bedfordbrownstone.com/PropertyDetails/Index/408080] List Price: $1,999,000 Size: Six bedrooms, two
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Image via JL Wellness.Just in time for some pre-Chrismakwanzukkah pampering and relaxation, local entrepreneur Jill Lindsey has launched a brand new enterprise: JL Wellness [https://www.instagram.com/jl_wellness/], a “collective group of healers and wellness practitioners” offering everything from reiki and massage to aromatherapy and acupuncture. Located
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Image via NYPD.The week after Thanksgiving saw an almost 50% drop in overall crime from the week before (22 incidents) [/blog/2015/12/04/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-november-23-29/] and it was even the lowest in the past month (with 14 incidents from November 16-22 [/blog/2015/12/01/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-november-16-22/] and 19 from
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Artists rendering of 1041-1047 Fulton Street. (Image via Marvel Architects [http://www.280cadman.com]).Some great news for us came out of an updated version of the city’s Brooklyn Heights Library sale: developer Hudson Companies has agreed to lower the Annual Median Income (AMI) threshold for applicants to their
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Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.instagram.com/myrtleavebklyn].If you’ve ridden the G train to or from the neighborhood in the last week, you might have noticed a new addition to the sidewalk: a tall, shiny directional map — one of the city Department of Transportation’s
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Image via Drew Avila [https://www.instagram.com/p/_HbcNfTOkr/?taken-by=drewavila].Autumn leaves and sunlight are out in full force this week. Enjoy it before winter comes! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/
Events
FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through December 15) [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/] Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/]. WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings.
Education
A new preschool is in the works at 54 Greene Avenue, where it broke ground this week and will be ready to students for the 2016-2017 school year. Called Gan On Greene [http://www.ganongreene.org/], the school includes classes and activities on Jewish language and holidays and touts itself
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The beloved business blues continues: Splitty [https://www.facebook.com/splittynewyork/] (415 Myrtle Avenue) is closing after a close-out bash this Saturday. The popular bar/restaurant/event space has been sold and will shift its emphasis to being a bar. To say goodbye, they’re holding the final EVER Splitty