Business
Courtesy of The Matzo Project.Passover will begin soon, on April 22, which marks the start of eating unleavened bread for eight days. Fortunately, The Matzo Project [http://www.matzoproject.com/] will now be on hand to liven up the bread-eating, with three flavor options available: Matzo Buttercrunch: Milk Chocolate
Education
Image via cgiraldez [http://mrg.bz/Dg6L1a].A student at Benjamin Banneker Academy (77 Clinton Avenue) is suing the city, city Department of Education (DOE), and a fellow student for allegedly selling her a brownie laced with marijuana that, upon ingestion, left her paralyzed. Student Danieel Buchanan has accused the
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Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bites.Catch up on the news highlights from around Brooklyn this week: Suspect in fatal carjacking previously arrested 30 times. [/blog/crime/suspect-in-fatal-carjacking-previously-arrested-30-times/] [Park Slope Stoop] 28-story tower will soon rise above the skyline in Sheepshead Bay. [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/voorhies-avenue-tower-expected-to-go-up-soon/] [Sheepshead
Animals
Photo via Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/BBAWC/photos/a.164058167007784.41892.163926860354248/1016386961774896/?type=3&theater] .This adorable tabby’s name is Spike and he will spike your heart rate with how cute he is. > How could such such a friendly and affectionate
Events
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@bklyner.com. [/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/books.jpg]
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Landlord still hasn’t fixed the water pressure in your apartment? Neighbors stomp upstairs like they are a herd of elephants? Check out these apartments and see if any catch your fancy! 221 Dekalb Avenue, #2 [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3228861143-221-Dekalb-Ave-2-Brooklyn-NY-11205#photo-6] Available: Immediately Price: $2,400 monthly rent
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NYPD probe includes several Brooklyn cops and makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare)Several high-ranking NYPD officers past and present are facing consequences as the latest corruption probe [/blog/news/66th-precinct-detective-named-in-federal-corruption-probe-says-new-york-daily-news/] to hit the police department continues its course. Among them? Deputy Inspector James Grant, former commanding officer of Sunset Park’
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Image via Center for an Urban Future.Fort Greene residents have an average commute time of 36 minutes — comparably low in the citywide rankings — and primarily use mass transit (73 percent), as opposed to cars/taxis (14 percent) and their own feet or bikes (13 percent). This, according to a
Education
The MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center is one of 21 Brooklyn schools receiving federal funds for one or more dual language programs. (Photo via Google Maps.)Thirty-eight new bilingual programs are coming to 36 schools in time for the 2016-2017 school year and the MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning
Announcements
Heads up: WAAB is awarding grants of up to $2,000 to groups or individuals working in Brooklyn to provide non-traditional education opportunities to teens 13-18. Read the request for proposals and more information on the WAAB website [http://waab.org/grant].
Business
Photo courtesy of Move With Grace.We’ve got a spring in our step after hearing this news: local yoga and juice studio Move With Grace [http://www.movewithgrace.com] is expanding to a second location — located just a few doors away at the former Karrot health food store! It’
Business
Photo courtesy of Comptroller Scott Stringer’s OfficeComptroller Scott M. Stringer was in Fort Greene with the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/], advocates, and small business owners Friday, to visit small businesses — including Brewklyn Grind [/blog/2014/09/16/now-open-brewklyn-grind-roasters/], Pushkin Creperie Bakery [http://www.yelp.com/biz/