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Image via Trulia.com [http://www.trulia.com/property/3227631379-183-Dekalb-Ave-C2-Brooklyn-NY-11205]. We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting Fort Greene open house listings for this weekend. Any thoughts on these places? 183 DeKalb Avenue, #C2 [http://www.trulia.com/property/3227631379-183-Dekalb-Ave-C2-Brooklyn-NY-11205] List Price: $399,000 Size: One bedroom, one
Animals
Image via Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition.Who wants some cat therapy? Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition [http://bbawc.org/](BBAWC) introduced us to Orville, an easy-going darling three-year-old cat who enjoys “an elevated spot, laser pointers and abundant belly rubs.” > He’ll politely bonk you until you proffer
Business
Image via Circle Line [https://www.instagram.com/p/_IAq67tMh9/?taken-by=circleline42nyc].A new cruise-based tour all about Brooklyn culture, history, and food is being launched by Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Junior’s Cheesecake are two of the borough’s icons that will get
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BY SARAH CREAN AND HEATHER CHIN Residents have a new tool to understand crime patterns in our area. Last week, the NYPD unveiled Compstat 2.0, a website [https://compstat.nypdonline.org/] which allows users to examine crime statistics up to the most recent week, identify crime locations by street
Events
Photo via Brooklyn Museum collection [http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/views-brooklyn-various-view-034-panoramic-view-wallabout-market-brooklyn-ny] .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
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Photo by Utopian Branch [https://www.flickr.com/photos/utopianbranch/3469064600] .“Nearly half of all Brooklynites speak a language other than English at home,” says Eva Raison, the Brooklyn Public Library’s coordinator of immigrant services. Starting in November, the Brooklyn Public Library became the first library system in New
Arts & Culture
Image via Google Maps.Apple Art Supplies and it’s owner, Sam Lee, are the subject of their very own profile in the [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/nyregion/apple-art-supplies-in-brooklyn-is-hub-for-matte-knives-and-gossip.html?_r=1&referer=https://www.google.com/] New York Times [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/
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Sometimes all you need is a quick, no fuss, affordable bite for lunch or dinner and Lafayette Grocery and Deli’s (Lafayette Avenue) is the perfect spot. As any local knows, the corner deli boasts the usual snacks, drinks and some fresh produce, as well as a limited deli counter,
Business
Photo via FAB Alliance [http://www.instagram.com/fabfulton].Farm-to-table, vegetable-driven, 1920s Berlin-inspired [/blog/2016/01/27/coming-soon-the-cynical-schnauzer-a-restaurant-and-bar/] restaurant The Cynical Schnauzer [http://www.thecynicalschnauzer.com] (884 Fulton Street) is ready for its close-up on Instagram feeds around the neighborhood: it opens for dinner and a celebratory happy hour TONIGHT
Business
March is here and in a couple of weeks, so will a brand new New York spirits-focused bar named Cardiff Giant, in the former Splitty space at 415 Myrtle Avenue. What is “Cardiff Giant” and what does it have to do with alcohol? Well, nothing really, except for the New
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn’s premier presenter of contemporary performing arts by artists of African descent, 651 ARTS remains a leader in supporting and presenting dynamic black artists. The 28th season continues this focus by offering audiences four Classically Black evenings of dance, poetry and music. Photo courtesy of 651 ArtsDayton Contemporary Dance
Arts & Culture
Photo via BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn [hhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BBV0SbBmnSP/?taken-by=briccelebratebk&hl=en]June may seem like a long time from now, but that warm weather and summer sun has a way of sneaking up on you. So while you’re waiting, you can prepare yourself by