Announcements
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Wallabout! We hear at Fort Greene Focus would like to thank all of our readers and our advertisers – without your support your favorite daily neighborhood news source would not exist. To each and every one of you – old neighbor, new
Animals
Photo via DC Optics [https://www.instagram.com/p/-egVg3JMUm/?taken-by=dcoptics]. Ollie, looking snazzy while planning his shopping spree on Myrtle Avenue. Pick up your Shopping and Dining Guide at various businesses on the block! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our
Education
Photo via PS 56 [http://www.donorschoose.org/project/little-bits-of-stem-for-minority-stu/1701307/] .BY CHRISTINE BUSH AND HEATHER CHIN We’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of
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Photo via a2jc4life [ http://mrg.bz/H9SDBi].It’s T minus 10 hours to Thanksgiving Day 2015! If your’e sticking around the city to see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, make sure to arrive early and bundled up for the cold — although thankfully, no umbrella will be needed
Education
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Fort Greene’s Academy of Arts and Letters [http://www.artsandlettersbklyn.org/] (225 Adelphi Street) will now be allowed to increase student diversity by giving priority for 40 percent of seats to students who qualify for free-or-reduced lunch. The move goes into effect for the
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Artists rendering of 911-917 Atlantic Avenue. (Image via Marvel Architects [http://www.280cadman.com]).We’ve known for some time now [/blog/2015/06/23/see-what-the-all-affordable-buildings-at-1041-1047-fulton-street-and-911-917-atlantic-avenue-will-look-like/] that the sale of the Brooklyn Heights Library will lead directly to a couple of affordable housing projects at 1041-1047 Fulton Street (between Downing
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Photo via Fort Greene Park [https://www.instagram.com/p/-euxiyjnyc/?taken-by=fortgreenepark].“We had an amazing day of service and volunteering with students from the Academy of Arts and Letters this morning! Over 70 new friends and their parents learned about composting, mulching, and stewardship, and raked up a
Events
Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected some of our favorites. See the full details below! For more things to do around Brooklyn, and to add your own [http://citykidcamp.
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Photo by xandert [ http://mrg.bz/y4c9tB].“With the conviction of his killer and the long prison sentence that he faces, justice was done. May Mr. Kelley rest in peace.” Those were the words of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson after the conviction of Victorious Kingsberry, 20, a Clinton Hill
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December 31 marks the next deadline for real estate developers to file plans in time to qualify for a 421a tax abatement, which means that there will likely be a flurry of activity to get plans submitted. If it’s anything like what happened this May and June, when the
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Detective Andre Parker (front row, right of center, facing left) and Detective Joseph Whiteman (front row, third from right) were among those recognized by BP Adams. Photo by Stefan Ringel/BP Adams’ Office.88th Precinct Detectives Andre Parker and Joseph Whiteman were among 40 detectives around Brooklyn honored by Brooklyn
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