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Image via NYCDOT.Transportation-related projects show no sign of slowing down in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, as the above map from the city Department of Transportation (DOT) shows no fewer than nine projects planned here for 2016 and beyond. They range from creating left turn lanes and shortening crosswalks
Education
Image via Google Maps.The anticipation for the redesigned MS 313/Satellite West has been mounting since the change was announced months ago and now the Department of Education will finally be unveiling its plans at a meeting tonight at 6pm inside the gym of the current building at 209
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Image via NYCDOT.Sidewalk extensions at several points along Fulton Street, between South Portland Avenue and Grand Avenue, are in the pipeline, say representatives of the city Department of Transportation. The reason? In response to calls for improved street safety and pedestrian safety in the area, particularly in the wake
Business
If you could name your new business after your best furry friend in the world, what would that name be? For Przemek Adolf, the answer is The Cynical Schnauzer [http://www.thecynicalschnauzer.com], named after his 18-month-old schnauzer, Jinkz. The new restaurant is slated to open in March inside 884
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Brooklyn Workforce Innovations is offering a free five-week training course in manufacturing skills for people interested in jobs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Classes include: * Basic Electrical * Tool Usage * Construction Blueprint Reading * Math and Measurement * Small Engine Repair * Resume Writing * OSHA Certification Applicants must be at least 18 years old,
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Image via NYPD.Two teen girls have not been seen since yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, January 26) and police are hoping that someone has spotted one or both or them and can help bring them home. The missing girls disappeared separately. Carla Jarrin, 18, was last seen at around 1:30pm
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A car snowed in by Winter Storm Jonas. (Photo: Ned Berke [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206686209408488&set=a.1878414194685.107486.1071163781&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Following the record-breaking blizzard [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/] that blanketed parts of the city in almost
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What better way to start the new year than with a new (or second) job? Here’s are a few recent listings in our area, so you don’t even have to travel far: * Ngon (169 Park Avenue, at Adelphi Street) Ngon is a fast-growing, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant located near
Education
Image via NYCDOE.It’s that time of year again: pre-kindergarten enrollment season. The pre-K enrollment process [http://nyc.gov/prek] for the 2016-2017 school year runs from January 25 through March 4 and is open to all New York City families with children born in 2012. This includes children
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We’re officially three days post blizzard, and the snow piled around the borough has become a bit of a snooze. Most of the stuff on the sidewalk is either black or yellow (gross), Sunday was our prime sledding day, and once you’ve built the obligatory snowman [http://citykidcamp.
Events
Courtesy of DOTDid you know that small triangle near Barclays and the Atlantic Avenue station had so much history behind it? In addition to history, safety and improvement of public space will be important topics of discussion on Wednesday, January 27, when a public workshop will be held at the
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Image via Benjamin Ellis Architect.Here’s another one for architecture and historic district buffs: the design of a new three-family, four-story home at 348 Clermont Avenue is up in the air now after the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and Historic Districts Council both said no to the current proposal.