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Dec
09
Openings and Closings: Tofu, Tacos, and Tavernas

Openings and Closings: Tofu, Tacos, and Tavernas

Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. We welcome a new Fifth Avenue Greek spot, a Philadelphia favorite,
4 min read
Dec
05
Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech High School. Photo by Ajay Suresh/Flickr Creative Commons.FORT GREENE — Brooklyn Technical High School was evacuated this
2 min read
Nov
19
Well, Sh*t: These Brooklyn Neighborhoods Complain Most About Dog Poop

Well, Sh*t: These Brooklyn Neighborhoods Complain Most About Dog Poop

This isn’t a new issue [/what-to-do-about-dog-owners-who-dont-pick-up-poop-bensonhurst/] for our readers: from Park Slope to Bensonhurst, neighbors continue to obsess over
2 min read
Nov
07
Briefly Noted: Flatbush Child Sex Trafficker Busted, B/Q Train Trench Drama, 66th Precinct’s Race Issues and More

Briefly Noted: Flatbush Child Sex Trafficker Busted, B/Q Train Trench Drama, 66th Precinct’s Race Issues and More

Flatbush/Ditmas Park — The Department of Buildings informed owners of Brooklyn homes next to a trench by the Q/B
1 min read
Oct
31
Former DHS Employee Convicted Of Sexual Abuse

Former DHS Employee Convicted Of Sexual Abuse

Clyde Johnson.FORT GREENE – He was supposed to help them, instead he groped them.  Clyde Johnson, 56, had been working
2 min read
Oct
24
Openings and Closings: Pizza, Tacos, Chocolate, & more

Openings and Closings: Pizza, Tacos, Chocolate, & more

Welcome back to openings and closings. This week, we say hello to lifelike chocolate statues and gold lobster rolls, and
4 min read
Oct
21
MoCADA Mural Reminds Brooklynites To ‘Take It Easy’

MoCADA Mural Reminds Brooklynites To ‘Take It Easy’

FORT GREENE – The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts [https://mocada.org/] (MoCADA) unveiled a new mural Saturday on Fort
3 min read
Oct
17
Fort Greene’s sought-after Arts & Letters might move to Bed-Stuy in a merger with P.S. 305 

Fort Greene’s sought-after Arts & Letters might move to Bed-Stuy in a merger with P.S. 305 

By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/10/15/fort-greenes-sought-after-arts-letters-might-move-to-bed-stuy-in-a-merger-with-p-s-305/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&
4 min read
Oct
16
Brooklyn Academy of Music Opens BAM Strong And 2019 Next Wave Festival

Brooklyn Academy of Music Opens BAM Strong And 2019 Next Wave Festival

Ribbon-cutting for BAM Strong. Holding scissors is BAM Trustee, Brigette Vosse. To her left are BAM President Katy Clark and
6 min read
Oct
15
Irondale Presents 37th Season Of Politically Engaged Theater

Irondale Presents 37th Season Of Politically Engaged Theater

FORT GREENE – The Irondale Ensemble Project [http://irondale.org], one of the longest running ensemble theater groups in the country,
9 min read