Announcements
Rendering via Jonathan Rose Companies [http://www.rosecompanies.com/projects/caesura/]The lottery launched yesterday for 49 affordable rental units at Caesura [http://www.caesurabklottery.com/], a newly constructed development located at 280 Ashland Place consisting of affordable, middle-income, and market-rate apartments. Located across from BAM on the corner of
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Intersection of Park & North Portland Avenues via Google MapsActing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that Quashawn Smith, a 25-year-old Fort Greene resident, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for shooting at three NYPD officers sitting in an unmarked car. At approximately 10:45 pm on October
camps
Some kids — and parents — prefer a summer of family-led Brooklyn exploration over traditional summer camps. So we’ve put together a list of museums, beaches, and trails to explore. Additionally, check out unique Brooklyn activities while you’re out, like the most creative ice cream [/ten-amazing-ice-cream-shops-brooklyn/] shops, the last remaining
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Via NYPDLast month, the NYPD requested the public’s assistance [/cops-looking-pushy-woman-knocked-elderly-man/] in finding the woman seen in the above photos in connection with an assault of an 87-year-old man in Fort Greene. On May 18, inside Pipitone’s Pizza & Pasta located at 100 DeKalb Avenue, police say the woman
Announcements
Brooklyn Tech’s UFT Shanker College Scholarship winners (left to right): Krishna Roy, Bing Chen, Emily Cheng, Mirna Nashed, Tamanna Hussein, Sandy Jean-Charles, Jimmy XieSeven students from Brooklyn Tech’s Class of 2017 were awarded UFT Albert Shanker College Scholarships [http://www.uft.org/parents/scholarship-fund], the school announced yesterday.
Carroll Gardens
The Brownstone Belt is home to incredible real estate, but it is also a place that celebrities sometimes [/celebs-didnt-know-clinton-hill-fortgreene/] call home. This week, we will indulge in some of the more luxurious (and occasionally [/5-celebs-probably-didnt-know-lived-fort-greene-fortgreene/] star-crossed) listings available in our neighborhood. (Courtesy Zillow/Corcoran [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/171-Columbia-Hts-3C-Brooklyn-NY-11201/
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Memorial Day is just around the corner, which means it’s a perfect opportunity for a staycation [/reachnow-memorial-day-staycation/], but why not come home to somewhere new and exciting? (Courtesy Street Easy/Christopher Kohler of Halstead Property [http://streeteasy.com/building/347-pacific-street-brooklyn/5b])347 Pacific Street #5B [http://streeteasy.com/building/
Arts & Culture
Founder and Artistic Director Baba Chuck Davis enters with Artistic Director Designate Abdel R. Salaam (left) at DanceAfrica 2015: Brazilian rhythms, African roots at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, Thursday, May 21, 2015. (Photograph © 2015 Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos)Just days before DanceAfrica [http://www.bam.org/
Food & Drink
Miss Ada (Photo by Michael Tulipan courtesy of Miss Ada)Miss Ada [https://www.missadanyc.com/], 184 Dekalb Avenue, Fort Greene, 917-909-1023 With a name playing on the Hebrew word “misada,” meaning “restaurant,” this new eatery by Chef/owner Tomer Blechman (previously at Lupa, Bar Bolonat, Gramercy Tavern, Maialino, and
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NYPD are searching for the woman in the above surveillance video and below photos in connection with a recent assault of an elderly man in Fort Greene. Just before 1pm on Thursday, May 18, inside Pepitones Pizza & Pasta located at 100 DeKalb Avenue, an unidentified woman pushed an 87-year-old
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The one thing that always makes me feel at home is cherry pie. Well, that and having a home. Hence, the need for a place — and what’s better than the Brownstone Belt? (Courtesy Zillow/Chris Lucas of Level Group [https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Gowanus-Brooklyn-New-York-NY/house,condo,
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The last day of public school is June 28, yet private and parochial schools end much earlier. Some private schools dismiss more than two weeks earlier. While most summer camps kick off the week of July 3, here are camps that start much earlier for those kids who are already