Development Protesters Continue Fight To Save Downtown Home Of Abolitionists DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – In an effort to stall the impending demolition of 227 Duffield Street, activists are demanding the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/landmarks] (LPC) “calendar” a review of the house that they say belonged to abolitionists and served as a stop on the underground railroad. Michael
bicycle It’s Spring. Get Out And Enjoy It. The last snow drift has finally melted, daffodils are blooming and walking to the corner store no longer resembles the Shakleton Expedition; it’s safe to say the long winter of 2014 is finally over. Now that going outside isn’t physically painful, we’ve rounded up some things to
biketrain Our Buildings: Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School was the first Catholic school in Brooklyn. (Illustration by Daniel Lewis)What makes a neighborhood? People, pets and the stories that make up our days. But we also have our buildings, the places where we work, play, eat, sleep, learn and live. Throughout Fort Greene
67 Burger The Day: A Train Accident at Barclays Center and Soaring Home Prices in Brooklyn It’s finally beginning to feel like fall in the nabe, so get ready for sweaters and changing leaves, locals. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocabreraphotos/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed Thursday by a B train at
DUI The Day: More Rain, a Cyclist Attack and Handmade Soap A rainy view from Fort Greene. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Take an umbrella if you’re out in the nabe today, as the National Weather Service predicts more rain today, plus a flash flood warning until 10
city budget The Day: Meet the Candidates and Dining Alfresco It was a cloudy weekend in the nabe. You’ll most likely see gray skies like these all week, locals. (Photo by Chris Dell)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It was a rainy end to the weekend and showers are expected to continue for the whole week, according
