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Cuomo Announces $20M Affordable Housing Plan In State Of The State Speech

Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised

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Community Board 2 Application Goes Online, Is Due February 15

Start the new year by starting a new volunteer role as a Brooklyn Community Board 2 member. Fortunately, the application process is made even easier now that Borough President Eric Adams has brought it into the 21st century — bringing it online. You can still apply via mail, but the new

Arts & Culture

Meet Preston Riddick: Behind The Music

Photo courtesy of Preston Riddick.BY MEGAN MCGIBNEY Preston Riddick is a familiar face [/blog/2013/06/12/neighborly-neighbors-preston-the-martial-arts-instructor/] around Fort Greene-Clinton Hill. Besides being a longtime resident (since 1973!), Riddick is well known for his contribution to the neighborhood’s arts scene. In recent years, he has led the

Business

First Bite: Guinness Stew And Soda Bread At Hartley’s In Clinton Hill

Homemade Irish soda bread with butter, salt, and a glass of Guinness. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus)Hartley’s [http://www.instagram.com/hartleysnyc] is the authentic Irish pub that Clinton Hill never knew it was missing. Open for a month (since mid-December) and owned by three friends

Arts & Culture

BRIC Arts House Earns LEED Silver Certification

Image via BRIC.Congratulations are in order for BRIC Arts | Media House and UrbanGlass, which received LEED Silver certification for their environmentally friendly building! The performance, media, and art studio hub “was designed to minimize the consumption of natural resources in construction, reduce demand for water and electricity, and offer

Events

Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day At These Brooklyn Events

Image via Brooklyn Public Library.Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this coming Monday, January 18, and Brooklyn organizations and leaders are honoring what would have been his 87th birthday (today, January 15) with a week-long celebration of speaking events, movie screenings, and volunteer opportunities. Thanks go out to Olanike

Arts & Culture

Snowden Bust Will Join Brooklyn Museum’s “Agitprop!” Exhibit In February

Photo by Aymann Ismail.It’s been nine months since the sculpture bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden popped up unannounced [/blog/2015/04/06/prison-ship-martyrs-monument-vandalized-with-edward-snowden-bust/] in Fort Greene Park’s Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, sparking a fevered debate about art, protest, and public space [/blog/2015/04/07/art-protest-and-history-residents-react-to-snowden-bust-removal-from-prison-ship-martyrs-monument/

Arts & Culture

Did You Miss The One-Woman Play In An Apartment Bathtub? It’s Returning

Siobhan O’Loughlin in a December 12 performance in Park Slope. (Photo by Jason Speakman)After a sold-out run in the Park Slope bathtub circuit earlier this month, writer, performer, activist, and award-winning playwright Siobhan O’Loughlin [http://siobhanoloughlin.com/about/] will be returning to Brooklyn [/blog/art-music/park-slope-apartment-bathtub-is-setting-for-one-woman-play/], including

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CM Cumbo Proposes New Bill To Allow Texts To 911 For Public Safety

Photo courtesy of Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s office.Last spring, Councilmember Laurie Cumbo introduced a bill known as Int 762 that would “require all taxicabs, hail vehicles, liveries, black cars, and luxury limousines to have a panic button installed that would allow a passenger to send a distress signal to

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Mulchfest 2016 Is A Success; Fort Greene Park Stills Holds The Record For Most Trees Mulched

Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks.Mulchfest 2016 was a big success, with 1,107 trees mulched this past weekend at Fort Greene Park! That news is bittersweet, though: it only put us in third place citywide, although we still hold the record — earned last year! — of 1,743 trees

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10 Family Outings For City Kids With Special Needs

BY CHRISTINE BUSH With temperatures freezing outside, parents across the five boroughs are desperately seeking fun activities for the kids that take place inside. Finding just the right spot can be especially tough, though, when your child is on the autism spectrum, has sensory processing disorder, or countless other special

Announcements

Winter Snow Showers Are Coming Tonight Into Wednesday; Wind Advisory Is In Effect

Image via National Weather Service [https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY/?fref=ts].This morning’s cold temps have warmed up a bit, so the previously forecast snow may become snow showers, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), which released these forecast maps today. “A quick moving area of low