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Image via NYPD.Whereas last week (December 28-January 3 [/blog/2016/01/11/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-december-28-january-3/] ) saw an increase in felony assaults and burglaries, this week, there was a decrease in felony assaults and an increase in burglaries and grand larcenies. Overall, crime compared to last week, last month, and last year
News
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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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg].Whether you plan to spend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day reflecting on the nation’s unrest, taking in a movie at a local theater, or, I don’t know, selfishly capping off a three-day weekend without a thought
Arts & Culture
Image via Lincoln Center [https://www.facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYC/photos/a.10150640199753187.407723.17705643186/10153687043478187/?type=3&theater] .Does your special needs kiddo enjoy music or dance? Don’t miss out on Lincoln Center’s [http://aboutlincolncenter.org/] Passport to the Arts program – an inclusion series that offers children
Education
Dr. Amy Musick and the New Voices Chorus (Courtesy New Voices MS 443 [https://www.facebook.com/NewVoicesMs443/photos/a.424060430992556.98946.423564774375455/952916764773584/?type=3&theater] )Every so often, a teacher comes along that possesses the true spirit of learning. All children walking through their classroom doors have
Events
FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through January 12) Kid Calendar [/blog/2016/01/05/things-to-do-this-week-with-the-kids-through-january-12/]. WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY events [/blog/2016/01/13/commemorate-martin-luther-king-jr-day-events-brooklyn/]. Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg].Whether you plan to spend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day reflecting on the nation’s unrest, taking in a movie at a local theater, or, I don’t know, selfishly capping off a three-day weekend without a thought
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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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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
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“Stormy” by Fred Bendheim. The artist’s retrospective opens tonight at 440 Gallery. (Image courtesy of Fred Bendheim)Welcome to the weekend, which features many events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition, we have a series of gallery events, and a way to mourn the loss of the
Arts & Culture
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
Arts & Culture
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/