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A collection of 68 issues

ICYMI: Peace March, Zika, Pequena And More

The chicken burrito at Pequeña. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.)Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and subscribe to

Affordable Housing Lottery For 535 Carlton Avenue Starts Tomorrow!

535 Carlton (Courtesy COOKFOX)Starting tomorrow, 298 below-market units at 535 Carlton will become available via affordable housing lottery at NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#current-projects]. The all-affordable 18-story building (535 Carlton Avenue between Dean Street and Pacific Street) is being developed by Greenland Forest

New Plan Aims To Move Brooklyn’s Culture Forward By Retaining Its Artistic Character

Photo courtesy of Bosc d’Anjou [https://www.flickr.com/photos/boscdanjou/6445274743].A new plan lays out a vision of how to keep Downtown Brooklyn’s place as an artistic hotbed amidst the massive change [/?s=development+watch] currently enveloping the area. Culture Forward [http://assets.downtownbrooklyn.com/documents/

This Week’s Must Do List: Perfect 10’s, Getting Funky, Gentrification, And More

Patrons of Greenlight Bookstore (Photo by Menglin Huang)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/]. WEDNESDAY JULY 6 Gymnasts often start

Commercial Real Estate Developers Size Up ‘Edgy Cool’ Sunset Park

Image via papakila [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEcowvDpgkP/?tagged=sunsetpark]. Cushman & Wakefield [http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/], a commercial real estate company, recently published a report called “Cool Streets,” [http://cushwakemarketing.com/cs/comms/CWRetail-CoolStreetsReport/#12/z] identifying the “edgiest” and most potentially profitable neighborhoods in the country. Our

Former 58th Street Gambling Den May Become Eight Story Mixed-Use Tower

816 58th Street. Courtesy of Google Maps.Eastern Sunset Park might be going through a growth spurt pretty soon if developers get approved on their plans, reports Yimby [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/06/permits-filed-78-amity-street-cobble-hill.html] . A permit was filed to the Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/

New Residential Building In South Slope Could Dwarf Quiet And Nuanced 5th Avenue Block

Rendering of 643-645 5th Avenue. (Image via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/06/revealed-645-5th-avenue-greenwood-heights.html] )A seven-story building will be rising up on a street less known for luxury residences than for quiet neighbors and small, independent businesses. The new residence will replace two low wooden-framed buildings at 643

To Do: Taboos, DIY, Movies And More

Photo via Putnam’s Pub and Cooker [https://www.facebook.com/PutnamsPub/photos/a.575152522573301.1073741829.132875773467647/978401142248435/?type=1&theater] .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

Kelso Beer Likely Leaving Clinton Hill

Kelso Beer Co. is likely on the move. (Courtesy Instagram/KelsoBeer [https://www.instagram.com/p/bojnZAn-SS/])Kelso Beer Co. [/?s=kelso] is likely to leave Clinton Hill, citing rent. The brewery, founded in 2006, is currently housed at 259 Waverly Avenue, between Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue, but it

Meeting On Clinton Avenue Bike Lane This Week

The DOT makes its presentation in favor of the bike lane last month. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)There are meetings scheduled this week to address community input regarding a pair of local transit projects. Community Board 2 [/?s=community+board+2]‘s Transportation Committee will be holding a