City Kid Corner
Photo via Alex Mitnick & the Kaleidoscope [https://www.facebook.com/alexandthekaleidoscope/photos/pb.1508247126099359.-2207520000.1446504087./1660218377568899/?type=3&theater] 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
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Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through August 25) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/08/18/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-august-25-origami-cranes-comic-book-illustration-and-the-day-the-crayons-came-home/] . Submit your event
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Rainstorm reading: “Bleeding Edge,” by Thomas Pynchon. Keep on sharing photos with us ateditor@bklyner.com, add them to ourFlickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them#ftgfocusonInstagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us onFacebook [https://www.facebook.
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Get ready for more burritos-to-go: Chipotle [http://www.chipotle.com] is coming to Myrtle Avenue. The international Mexican-inspired fast-food chain will move into [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/chipotle/] a retail space at 394 Myrtle Avenue — sharing the former Home And U spot with fellow retail juggernaut Starbucks [/blog/2015/03/
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Spotted on Carlton Avenue. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us on Facebook [https:
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Strollin’ and strummin’, captured by daleseat [http://instagram.com/p/vZ4B3qqqCa/?modal=true]. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us
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New bars and restaurants open in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill on what feels like a daily basis, and how long they will last is anybody’s guess–but few will span generations and become neighborhood institutions like Frank’s Cocktail Lounge, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Fulton
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Captain Peter Fiorillo announced the arrest of Shaquille Upson, 20, in connection with the April shooting death of Armal Mallory, at the 88th Precinct Community Council meeting. (Photo by Emily Field)Police arrested Shaquille Upson, 20 on June 15 for the fatal shooting of Armal Mallory, 42, two months ago
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Byron McCray depicts subway artists he sees on his morning commute from Brooklyn to Harlem. This piece, called “Showtime,” is just one part of his show “Remix,” currently featured at the Harlem School of the Arts. (Photo courtesy of Byron McCray)For Bryon McCray, there’s no place like Brooklyn.
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With warming temperatures this weekend, birds spent extra time foraging for food in the nabe. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. You might have thought it was mild this weekend, but the start of the week looks to be
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Ellie Balk, 35, has lived in Clinton Hill for 11 years. She said she is lucky to have stabilized rent, but is concerned for the artists who are being priced out of the neighborhood. (Photo by Reem Nasr)By Reem Nasr As the head of South of the Navy Yard
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Jelani Mashariki walks the streets of the nabe while chatting with two elderly locals. (Photo courtesy of Jelani Mashariki)In the interest of giving locals a clearer view of the community members running for the 35th District City Council seat, The Nabe has profiled each of the five Democratic candidates.