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Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. MONDAY, MAY 23 (Courtesy Flickr/bwise [https://www.flickr.com/photos/
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Fort Greene Park is going to the dogs for “Best In Show”. (Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/21121366093/in/photolist-ybqwhn-6SXS-6SXQ-dhg9dW-64pJDi-6AJbAB-64tTEY-6SXP-7bSSyJ-7bSTNL-64tVJS-64pAZM-7bP6Dv-wJyMay-tc18Ey-ALEo6x-DomThw-AHnXAA-DomA1h-A7GZXd-DE4iPj-Hj5hp-yQMTRF-yQGGtQ-ybh4Kw-yQG7by-z98ti2-z5ZPaW-Aa2AJa-zjCMuC-mN8YPg-6sieKV-3pYEKf-a7iqBZ-6SXY-6SY2-6SXW-6SXZ-6SY8-AHw3A-6SXF-6SXK-q8z8vm-6SY3-qq4u2w-6SXX-AJtZKd-5DCoMr-7A7obu-6SXV] )Fort Greene Park [/?s
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Stabbing victim Efrain Guaman. (Via family handout)A Queens man sustained a 2-inch deep wound in his stomach after being stabbed and robbed of his cell phone while riding the N train. According to a report by the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/05/20/robber-stabs-man-steals-his-iphone-on-crowded-subway-platform/] , the incident
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Yafa Deli has some great fried chicken. (Courtesy Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus. Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and
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(Courtesy Flickr/Christopher Najewicz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiefy/4674606813/in/photolist-885zKc-fuHxy6-fuHy1M-4u8poz-dDCvPq-5T2fxW-ckcjk5-6o2wNf-5SWUFR-UA5fs-fhyA7-6nXb31-nWaAKA-qqsddM-61d8Rz-5xuJuw-9iqTvi-DLskN-7WLqT1-7ZsWmF-7hL3mo-UyRRD-5cGJf-6KexkQ-aaLj4-bVq9Zx-5yAvaT-sdKBUL-4r1NNu-8R3k1g-7KsqHm-4NwZwx-9c1NVp-7RAZ2p-5MpR5W-FJR5o-i1434o-7dEa5-enJxg-4zZLrx-JhYPb-4sivv4-bZF2mG-oLFy9n-7aNJ21-73fT9g-9tqfvx-e9ZDEq-6B4zg-dYmA7s] .)After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of
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Photo by bkgreenmarkets [http://instagram.com/p/pgfFy1gy02].WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@
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234 Willoughby Avenue (Courtesy Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6922859,-73.9620564,3a,37.5y,159.71h,86.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJW-ggmEvvWIBsVvWGg3G-A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/26-drivers-ticketed-parking-legal-20th-avenue-spot-map/#.Vz9T_5MrKSM]
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(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])Amidst a sea of opposition from local residents, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has decided to withdraw its plan to change Clinton Avenue from a two-way street to a one way street [/blog/2016/01/20/first-look-dots-proposed-buffered-bike-lane-for-lafayette-avenue/] in order to
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Has your landlord still not fixed the water pressure in your apartment? Do your neighbors stomp upstairs like a herd of elephants? Check out these apartments and see if any catch your fancy! (Courtesy Zillow/Danielle Dunn.)Fort Greene Place [http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Fort-Greene-Brooklyn-New-York-NY/house,condo,
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Photo via Airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this
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The author (courtesy Daniel Elder.)We’re trying something a little different here: this is a great piece of short non-fiction that we think is worth reading. Author Daniel Elder grew up in Jackson Heights, but it was in Clinton Hill where he matured into the person he is today.
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Photo by Sigrid Estrada (Courtesy Pratt Institute)Thomas F. Schutte, Ph.D — the seemingly ageless leader of Pratt Institute — will be stepping down as president at the Clinton Hill art, architecture and design school following the 2016-17 academic year. Schutte, whose 1993 arrival in Clinton Hill signaled a profound shift