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Navy Yard Update: Dock 72’s Groundbreaking and Win A Year Of Free Rides!

(Courtesy Flickr/Wally Gobetz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5084954285/in/photolist-8KkHKB-aQbeQg-dhx6jr-8KoM2G-dhx7TE-8KkHM4-5U31tJ-dhx9m3-aQbbTa-8KoLZW-aPYWMB-aPYVRi-nriGm4-dhx96J-dhx7XH-nr1GKm-dhx8d2-fUhReQ-dhx6Xy-dhx9ds-dhx9zo-dhx7LB-9bvGcT-aPYXCM-dhx7me-aPYWkM-dhx839-nt5Mmg-dhx7ec-nrnt2D-dhx6dx-n9PuyJ-nriuWk-dhx72z-79KTtq-nr2qkA-dhx9FQ-6A1fuR-n9NSxT-aQbMRz-76uwkn-5mxrvF-edeGJz-dhx8mZ-9htmyT-dhx6Sd-78aHSL-5TM4U6-daqA7M-dhx6Vr] )The Navy Yard’s revitalization [/blog/2016/03/08/visual-

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In Case You Missed It: ISIS, Da Ciro, Plastic Bags, And More

How do you feel about entering a vegan restaurant?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 subscribe to our newsletter

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Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

Perp Walk. [L-R] Bunny Hirsch, Roger Clark, and Joe O’Carroll (Photo courtesy of Perp Walk)After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our

Arts & Culture

Weekend Events Roundup: Play… with words, at the library, with fire, and more!

Urban Glass’ “Weird Science” is a highlight of an action packed weekend.(Photo by Kathleen Caulderwood/ CUNY Photo Wire)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

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Five Cent Bag Fee Passes

Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council on Thursday narrowly passed a controversial shopping bag fee aimed at curbing the use of disposable grocery bags in favor of reusable, environmentally-friendly materials. Proponents of the bill, which passed 28-20 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&

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Mischievous Corrections Officer Arrested For Impersonating Cop

Grocers are good at spotting fakes. (Courtesy Flickr/Edward Blake [https://www.flickr.com/photos/eblake/15023313397/in/photolist-e8eSUv-bqzZxZ-9K22JY-rsDv-6iE9hu-5rUbiZ-nJdR-am6XMs-7evG5L-bnJRC7-9FMvJC-7UwAmm-bwLGLR-oTypEM-9JQuEW-7x9oQQ-4De4zf-rt92Ak-dYcnGu-riP4f-7LMgqY] )One of the first lessons you learn in adulthood is to be careful with a fake ID. Yesterday, an off-duty corrections officer learned that the hard way, according to the NYPD.

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Real Estate Roundup: Picture This

Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Fort Greene apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! All I want is a room with a view. A sight

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Board Of Elections To Suspend A Second Official Over Botched Democratic Primaries

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.A second Board of Elections (BOE) officials has been suspended as a result of last month’s Democratic primary debacle. Betty Ann Canizio, the BOE Deputy Clerk for Brooklyn, will be suspended without pay as a result of the massive purge [/blog/2016/04/22/

Education

Apply Now For The ‘NYC Born & Raised’ College Scholarship

Photo by suewaters [https://www.flickr.com/photos/suewaters/7564724934/in/photolist-cwtcaY-oNC8bR-ceSzn7-cD7dj7-ijow9x-dLnfno-RoWke-6VUNug-wNZ9qH-6WmWvH-r8Fs8c-cwteaw-9jWxuM-7cqfD3-XxL15-e3y77r-dLgMSP-vKdFRq-e3y79X-e3DLQd-7cm9BZ-mMrpTq-cvXVRb-e3y79e-e3DLNE-gYG1Qp-e3DLMy-5ToB3M-e3y7ak-7bVfT2-7bVfLe-cvXHRJ-e3y78D-pN3ggn-pMzLuV-fh2DQB-cwtbPf-omFv6L-agFk8h-hW2Z6L-4aEHgy-6W3Gan-f86BqV-2Za6bY-cvXWg9-4DSU5g-7cq2HW-9dDhKo-RL7ak-gVUdA2] /FlickrAre you a native New Yorker who is currently in college? Got

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Feliz Cinco de Mayo From All Of Us At Fort Greene Focus

Contrary to popular opinion, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. Rather, it’s a celebration of the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla over the French on May 5, 1862. In the US, it’s come to be a commemoration of Mexican-American heritage. Let’s celebrate

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Here’s How The Citywide Ferry System May Impact Our Neighborhood’s Air Quality

Courtesy Gothamist.There are plumes of consternation [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160503/navy-yard/citywide-ferry-service-could-significantly-hike-air-pollution-at-12-sites] about a new EDC study about potential air pollution stemming from the city’s planned City Wide Ferry (CFS) system. The ambitious transportation system championed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, which is based out of

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At Maimonides Of Brooklyn, Trendy Vegan Fare Based On Old Ideas

Gary Yourofsky sits invisbly enthroned as though he were atop Mount Sinai. (Photo by Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus)Like any good millenial cliche, I am a conflicted omnivore. That’s why I perked up when I heard about Maimonides of Brooklyn (MOB) [http://www.mob-usa.com/], a vegan comfort