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Fort Hamilton Streets Named After Confederate Generals Still Haven’t Been Renamed

General Lee Ave at Fort Hamilton Army Base. GoogleFORT HAMILTON – Three years ago [/congresswoman-continues-to-call-for-fort-hamilton-street-renaiming/], local politicians and community leaders gathered in Fort Hamilton Park to call on the renaming of two street signs named after confederate generals. Now, they have renewed that call. The streets—General Lee Avenue and Stonewall

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There May Be A Raccoon Inside This Subway Station!

KENSINGTON/WINDSOR TERRACE – Beware! There are reports of a raccoon inside the Fort Hamilton F/G subway station. Have you spotted it? The poster outside the station reads: “Sick raccoon in station – BEWARE.” A neighbor tells us he saw it inside the tunnel near the stairs yesterday: “It was in

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Pablo Was Delivering Pizza. Now He’s Facing Deportation.

Chica with her youngest daughter. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – A 35 year old man from Long Island was delivering pizza to the US Army Garrison Fort Hamilton base last week. He showed his IDNYC and got inside, just like all the other times he delivered pizza there. But

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Congresswoman Continues to Pursue Fort Hamilton Street Renaming

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke refused to accept the U.S. Army’s rejection of her call to rename two streets at Fort Hamilton, in a statement issued Monday, August 7. The streets—General Lee Avenue and Stonewall Jackson Drive—are named after Confederate generals. Both Lee and Jackson were stationed at

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Dyker Heights Street Could Be Renamed After Slain Cop

Officer David Guttenberg’s plaque in the 68th Precinct. (Photo via Durante)A small memorial display is the first thing people see when they enter the lobby of the 68th Precinct, which serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton. There, plaques of three fallen brothers in uniform and their

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The Hamilton To Unveil Luxury Apartment Models In Sunset Park

(Courtesy: Hadas Metzler)The Hamilton [http://www.thehamiltonbrooklyn.com/#] is coming to Sunset Park — no, not the Broadway play, but luxury apartments. Real estate developers at Halcyon Management announced Wednesday that the five-story Hamilton (968 60th Street) building would unveil three on-site model apartments on Wednesday,August 17, followed by

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pink Floyd Laser Show, West Point Day, Rain Barrel Giveaway

(Photo by Ilmicrofono Oggiono [https://www.flickr.com/photos/115089924@N02/12212669496/in/photolist-jBc8ab-4SZr5R-5od7Mn-9pcZBM-32KHdN-fGdZA5-6ZLoLZ-9dRzTD-4SZqYD-6ZQp11-pCi9v-fGe2yL-fFWqkx-cPwHcC-cqgwjh-nK6Jvu-auUqyt-9QbBAr-okKmib-4k2Mgi-6PCvb-4V2d3B-fGdYuJ-NJ9nw-5M8hxf-fGe4vA-4V2d4F-QNH7w-4LjYEX-7ZguPA-bY3Vb-onxgfi-crMKB5-acAKbc-4T3ZB-5M477X-auUrf8-8vDfLh-acDyKq-fGe381-rMjiZa-okuRnc-7df1e2-5M8iYL-qutPhM-o4hs9Y-5M8hQE-oDxMSq-czk24-acDyyq] / Flickr)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this weekend.

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Photo Wrap: Catch You On The Flip Side

As photographed by amberala [http://instagram.com/p/zAjbzyTSkp/?modal=true]. Have a favorite photo you’ve taken in the neighborhood lately? Let us know! You can email it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com or tag it #kensington on Instagram, and we’ll post it to the blog. Also,

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Asbestos Removed From Fort Hamilton Subway Station

We had several people reach out to us yesterday about an “asbestos situation” at the Fort Hamilton subway station Friday evening – according to neighbors, there was tape warning of asbestos that surrounded the teller booth and the area immediately surrounding it. “MTA workers were wandering around, and there was a

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Fort Hamilton Army Base Could Be On Future Closure List

Source: Fort Hamilton via Brooklyn EagleNew York City’s only active military post could be shuttered in an upcoming round of base closures, which are expected to follow severe cuts to military spending. Brooklyn Eagle is reporting [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/fort-hamilton-chopping-block-2014-02-27-130000] that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s proposals

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Details Emerge On The Fort Hamilton N Train Shooting

Source: Jim.henderson via Wikimedia CommonsThe two officers shot in the January 3 gun battle at the Fort Hamilton N train station are expected to survive. The suspect, however, was killed. The plainclothes policemen were riding a Manhattan-bound N train that had pulled into the Fort Hamilton stop when they

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Fort Hamilton Army Base Holds Holocaust Memorial Ceremony

Source: Marcus Obal via Wikimedia CommonsThe United States Army Garrison in Fort Hamilton recently held a memorial ceremony to honor the millions of Jews impacted by the Holocaust. Rabbi Chaim Teitelbuam of the Satmar community was invited as the guest speaker. He shared stories of his great grandfather, a survivor.

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Mentally Ill Soldier Who Escaped From VA Hospital Caught

A mentally ill soldier who escaped from the VA NY Harbor Health Care System (800 Poly Place) in Dyker Heights yesterday morning has been captured. The 38-year-old patient managed to sneak out of the VA facility early Tuesday, fleeing in a gray 2001 Audi, writes DNAinfo [http://www.dnainfo.com/

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Army Corps Could Abandon Fort Hamilton Base

Source: www.nad.usace.army.milIf the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) tries to yank its North Atlantic Division headquarters from the Fort Hamilton Army Base, it will be over protests from a number of Southern Brooklyn leaders, including Congressman Michael Grimm. USACE — the world’s largest public