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May
26
FAB! There Are Free Outdoor Movies Coming To Putnam Triangle Plaza

FAB! There Are Free Outdoor Movies Coming To Putnam Triangle Plaza

What’s better than a movie on a hot summer night? (Courtesy FAB Alliance [http://faballiance.org/events/fabflicks20160602])Our
1 min read
May
26
The Naval Cemetery Landscape Creates A New Public Space At The Navy Yard

The Naval Cemetery Landscape Creates A New Public Space At The Navy Yard

The Naval Cemetery Landscape at dusk. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.)A former cemetery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
2 min read
May
26
Love More Than Just Your Veggies: Local Roots NYC Seeks To Grow In The Brownstone Belt

Love More Than Just Your Veggies: Local Roots NYC Seeks To Grow In The Brownstone Belt

(Courtesy Local Roots NYC.)“I hated vegetables as a kid,” declared Wen-Jay Ying, the founder and owner of Local Roots
4 min read
May
26
Victoria Nicodemus’ Brother Is Petitioning DA Thompson For A Grand Jury Investigation Into His Sister’s Death

Victoria Nicodemus’ Brother Is Petitioning DA Thompson For A Grand Jury Investigation Into His Sister’s Death

A scene from Victoria Nicodemus’ vigil. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.)Hank Miller, the brother of slain pedestrian
2 min read
May
25
$5 Million Awarded To Fort Greene Park For Improvements

$5 Million Awarded To Fort Greene Park For Improvements

The northern perimeter of Fort Greene Park (Courtesy Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership)Fort Greene Park has won $5 million earmarked
2 min read
May
25
Police Search For Suspect Stalking 16-Year-Old Girl At Least Five Times

Police Search For Suspect Stalking 16-Year-Old Girl At Least Five Times

Image via NYPDPolice are searching for a man they say has been involved in at least five instances of stalking
1 min read
May
25
National Remains A Stalwart For Thai Comfort Food

National Remains A Stalwart For Thai Comfort Food

Sometimes comfort food is all you want. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.) Thai food is something my parents never
3 min read
May
25
Submit Your Comments About Upcoming Rent Stabilization Increases

Submit Your Comments About Upcoming Rent Stabilization Increases

Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease?
2 min read
May
24
Meet Megan Davidson: A Doula Whose Concern Expands To The Whole Community

Meet Megan Davidson: A Doula Whose Concern Expands To The Whole Community

Megan with a baby’s client in Fort Greene. (Courtesy Megan Davidson.)Doulas are having a moment. Take it from
4 min read
May
24
Ingersoll Residents Question Affordability Of New Housing

Ingersoll Residents Question Affordability Of New Housing

The meeting in session. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)“What do you call affordable?” asked Ingersoll Residents Association President
3 min read