Arts & Culture
Famous theatre director Trevor Nunn is coming to Brooklyn for his American debut and he’s doing it at our very own Polonsky Shakespeare Center, by Theatre for a New Audience [http://www.tfana.org/season-2016/pericles/overview] (TFANA), which is kicking off a production of “Pericles” this Sunday, February
Events
Below 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/]. ONGOING Book Sale Donation Collection When: Through Friday, April 8 Where: Clinton Hill Library
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A new City Council bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2564366&GUID=D4E7E09A-5B98-4C14-BAC8-A9D242408B26&Options=ID%7cText%7c&Search=menchaca] has been proposed that would allow a bicyclist to cross a street with the pedestrian light — instead of with the vehicle traffic lights, which they
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Image via Google Maps.Soon, we’ll be welcoming Carey Gabay Way to the neighborhood — a reminder that the slain lawyer and former assistant counsel for Governor Andrew Cuomo will always be a part of the Clinton Hill neighborhood that he called home. The stretch of Clinton Avenue between Willoughby
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Image courtesy of Brooklyn Navy Yard Corporation.Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. And don’t forget to list local events in our Brooklyn-wide Calendar [http://http//www.bklyner.com/calendar]! FYI: Zika virus FAQs. [/blog/2016/02/03/fyi-zika-virus-avoid-mosquitoes/] TOP NEWS * Russ & Daughters
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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 sister sites. Playing Too Nicely In The Sandbox: The New Yorker parodies Park Slope Parents. [/blog/
Arts & Culture
The cast of “To Protect, Serve, and Understand.” (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus)The group of 14 adults stand in the middle of the audience-level stage, looking outwards and towards a row of NYPD dress hats lined up in a semicircle around them. Rewind a few moments and
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109 Oxford t. #2 (courtesy of Zillow).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 and happy hunting! 171 Clermont Avenue, Apt
Business
Image via Joya.Joya [https://joyastudio.com/] design collective/fragrance studio is now open at 19 Vanderbilt Avenue, near Flushing Avenue, offering “tours, workshops, salons, master classes with visiting perfumers, and art installations,” alongside their existing retail items, which have been available since 2006. Founder Frederick Bouchardy opened the door
Arts & Culture
Photo by Jesse Winter/BAM.Recently arrived Brooklyn Academy of Music [http://www.bam.org] (BAM) President Katy Clark spoke with [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160204/ARTS/160209924/bams-new-prez-talks-about-revitalizing-brooklyn-and-how-brooklyn] Crain’s [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160204/ARTS/160209924/bams-new-prez-talks-about-revitalizing-brooklyn-and-how-brooklyn] for their February issue, discussing the progress on BAM’
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. ONGOING Book Sale Donation Collection When:
Business
Dosas and mimosas at Dosa Royale. (Photo via Dosa Royale [https://www.facebook.com/dosaroyale316/photos/pb.402122916558348.-2207520000.1454613784./570874406349864/?type=3&theater] .)Brooklyn Flea favorite Dosa Royale will be opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant this spring at 258 Dekalb Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Clinton Avenue, bringing their famous