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Montreal’s Leonard Cohen has passed away at 82, but he belonged everywhere, from the Greek Islands that helped inspire “So Long, Marianne” [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/leonard-cohen-makes-it-darker] to the Barclays Center [/?s=barclays+center], where I saw him sing and dance and elevate 15,000
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Screenshot of video showing the pier off Owl’s Head Park during Hurricane Sandy. (Video by John Huntingtonvia Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/52418093])In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a deeper look this week at the status of recovery efforts along the Brooklyn waterfront.
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Image of 300 Ashland Place via Two Trees Management [http://www.300ashland.com]. Another harbinger of change — Apple is coming to Fort Greene. Apple has signed a 10-year lease for approximately 12,000 square feet of ground floor space at 300 Ashland Place [http://www.300ashland.com] in Fort Greene,
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Rendering of a possible BQX streetcar station at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, at Clinton Avenue. (Courtesy New York City Economic Development Corporation)It’s been at least six decades since you could hop a streetcar [http://www.brooklynstreetcar.org/the-streetcar/] and ride it from Queens to Brooklyn. That’s going
Animals
Photo by Amy Holiday / BKLYNERA grumpy bulldog dressed as a Lego, a Pomeranian turned-milkman and a basset hound dressed as a chainsaw were some of the crowd favorites at the 18th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest [http://www.fortgreenepups.org/the-great-pupkin] in Fort Greene Park. On Saturday, October 29,
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Are you looking for a new home? Do you want to experience the best of urban life without sacrificing air quality? Want to get it done for $3,000 or less? Check out the best of the Brownstone Belt [/?s=brownstone+belt], from Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill to Park
Events
Trumpet Grrrl plays The Way Station on Wednesday night. (Photo via Trumpet Grrrl / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/trumpetgrrrl/photos/a.1482754308406308.1073741836.130951653586587/1482754398406299/?type=3&theater] )Weekday events, you ask? Check out Trumpet Grrrl, secret science, cool philosophy, and more, we answer. Our new expanded coverage features
Announcements
A lot has happened in our neighborhood since we introduced Fort Greene Focus. We’ve written almost 4,000 stories about those happenings — political change, housing, development and infrastructure, environmental and sustainability, our local restaurants and businesses, our arts, music, and culture. We’re just getting started. The Fort Greene
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This one goes out to the one I love: coffee. There are no neighborhoods in Brooklyn with better coffee than Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and no better kitchens to brew in than the ones we’re about to show you. (Courtesy Street Easy/Yahira Rivera of Skyline Group Real
Food & Drink
The menu at PNS Soul Food (Courtesy Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus)I go through a lot for you, my dear readers. This week, my search for a dining partner who could add input led me to the single worst date of my life. The only reaction worth talking about
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Some of the worst buildings in NYC, 2016. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Last week, Public Advocate Letitia James [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/] released the latest interactive map of the 100 worst landlords in New York City and 20 worst buildings, based on data from the Department of Housing Preservation and
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Photo via Flickr/MarcelaWe don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news throughout Brooklyn during the busy week. That’s why we round it all up from our sister sites every Saturday morning for you! Enjoy: Police release new photos/video of Owl’s Head Park