Business
Security video courtesy of Athena Mediterranean Cuisine.A burglar who doesn’t have the wherewithal to pull up his pants has struck twice this month at Athena Mediterranean Cuisine [http://athenacuisine.com/] (535 6th Avenue at 14th Street), causing stress to the owners and digging up uncomfortable memories of a
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Photo courtesy of Darold Burgess.Voter registration may be over for anyone seeking to vote in the April 19 presidential primary (FYI it’s not too late to register for the main thing, aka General Election in November), but Fort Greene community leaders definitely made the most of the time
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Image courtesy of Cushman & Wakefield.Brooklyn Hospital has been trying to sell their Maynard Building, at 240 Willoughby Street, for a couple of years now, with a 2014 request for proposals (RFPs) leading to the hospital board reviewing said RFPs around this time last year [/blog/2015/05/22/
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Image via CUNY.It’s good news for the mixtape and podcasting fans. Bklyn Mixtape Podcasting Club is being funded at Central Library. The podcast is an oral history project that will teach adult participants how to collect, adapt, record, edit, and produce people’s stories as radio-style podcasts that
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Screenshot via Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office.By now you’ve likely heard about the Crown Heights postal worker who was on-duty on St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday, March 17) when police arrested him [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/nyregion/glen-grays-the-mailman-cuffed-in-brooklyn.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0]
Events
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/]. ONGOING Book Sale Donation Collection When: Through Friday, April 8 Where: Clinton Hill Library
Announcements
This is the last week to get your A Taste of Fifth tickets. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to taste your way down Fifth all under one roof! 40+ eateries and watering holes feeding you their unique food and drinks while you meet with neighbors, local merchants, dance
Business
Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.You may have noticed that Myrtle Avenue traffic between Washington and Classon Avenues is moving more slowly today. That’s because eastbound traffic was halted today — and will remain stopped through July [/blog/2016/03/24/pratt-in-cuba-partnership/] — in order to allow construction crews
News
Sanders supporters [left to right] Jesse Brickle, Mohammed Siddique, and Jonathan Vaquez. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)With less than 24 hours notice, the Brooklyn presidential campaign office of Senator Bernie Sanders opened in the Gowanus neighborhood on Saturday. The event — which took place in front of the
Education
Construction cranes at work along Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus.) The intersection of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues, where it meets with Albee Square and Fulton Mall is likely slated for even more development — even beyond the talk of “Brooklyn’s tallest tower” at 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension [/blog/
Events
The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club holds their annual meeting Tuesday, March 29 at the 5th Avenue Committee office. (Photo via Gowanus Dredgers [https://www.facebook.com/gowanusdredgers/photos/a.467282079968347.117826.267276076635616/780449688651583/?type=3&theater] )Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Meet about
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A man who sustained minor injuries was sent to Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Jeff Bush)A two-alarm fire gutted a residential building and spread to the residence next door on Saturday afternoon. 25 units were sent to put out the blaze at 236 12th Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues)