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Brooklyn Woman Wins AARP’s Top Award For Community Service

Linda Boyd, the winner of the 2020 Andrus Award for Community Service award. Courtesy of AARP.Linda Boyd, a Fort Greene resident for the past 25 years, spent much of her time during the COVID-19 pandemic volunteering to talk to strangers, making their days just a bit less lonely. Boyd’

Let’s Talk About African Food: A New Book ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen’ Brings Together Flavors & Stories

Author of ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen,’ Hawa Hassan lives in Fort Greene. Credit: Liz Clayman.‘In Bibi’s Kitchen,’ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606399/in-bibis-kitchen-by-hawa-hassan-with-julia-turshen/] a book by Fort Greene resident Hawa Hassan, grandmothers – and their cooking – weave together recipes and stories from eight different East African countries connected

Fort Greene’s 22nd Annual Great PUPKin Goes Virtual (PHOTOS)

A Lab and his baby brother are dressed as Toto and Dorothy from to Wizard of Oz. Photo by Jackie Salas. Courtesy of the Great PUPkin.The Great PUPkin—the beloved, long-running dog costume contest—has been an annual Halloween tradition for Brooklynites for 22 years. Normally held in Fort

Brooklyn Hospital Center Plans A Modern Campus In The Heart of Downtown Brooklyn

Conceptual renderings of the new Brooklyn Hospital Center by Fort Greene Park. Street level. By Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectsThe 175-year-old Brooklyn Hospital Center (Brooklyn Hospital) filed a preliminary application on September 24 to begin public review of the plan to modernize its campus. Located between Long Island University and

Alcohol Sales are Up Nationwide, But Brooklyn Shops Still Struggle

Shelves are full at Vin de Table. Courtesy of Freddy Saint-Aignan.Around the country, alcohol sales are going up. The New York Post [https://nypost.com/2020/03/31/americans-drinking-crazy-amount-of-alcohol-during-coronavirus-lockdown/] reported a 55% increase at the end of March, citing increases in both liquor and wine and beer sales. Despite

Brooklyn Restaurants Turned Into General Stores To Stay Open, Some For Good

When restaurants were ordered to close in March, many had to find new and creative ways to stay afloat. Bars began bottling their signature cocktails, and many restaurants decided to start selling their extra stock. For several of these, a general store has proved an effective way to maintain the

Has Brooklyn Paramount Theatre Renovation Been Permanently Delayed?

Rendering of Flatbush Avenue facade of LIU Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Paramount signage. Rendering by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture. Used by Permission of Long Island University.Nassau Coliseum, owned by the county and operated by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s company Onexim, is closing indefinitely in the wake of the

Shaquana Boykin For District Leader AD57- Crown Heights, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill

Shaquana Boykin is running to represent her community.Shaquana Boykin [https://www.shaquanaforbrooklyn.com/] is running for an office she did not know existed last year. The determined resident of Walt Whitman houses admits she used to not be interested in politics until her neighbors asked her to represent them

For Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts, Turn To Your Local Businesses

Mother’s Day cards from Awesome Brooklyn. Courtesy of Vanessa Raptopoulos.You forgot Mother’s Day. It’s fine – there’s a lot to worry about right now. Happily, however, we live in Brooklyn, rife with some of the city’s coolest independent shops, owned and curated by talented and

Where to Order and Take Out: Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all