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Photo by Park Slope StoopBelow you’ll find Park Slope subway changes over the weekend on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, D, F, G, N, Q, and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes via MTA.info [http://www.mta.
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Photo via telescopii [http://www.instagram.com/telescopii].Seen on Lafayette Avenue. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopSometimes we walk by signage in the neighborhood and we have to scratch our heads. “On fleek”?? The sign was outside of Omni Beauty Salon [http://omnibeautysalon.com/] (152 5th Avenue between Douglass and Degraw Streets). We’re all about in-depth research. And Nicki
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> Convictions overturned for 3 men convicted in 1980 Brooklyn fire that killed 6: https://t.co/qgxEa38c6i pic.twitter.com/NxJQpTPcTu [https://t.co/NxJQpTPcTu] — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) December 16, 2015 [https://twitter.com/ABC7NY/status/677201635160920068] Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson [http://brooklynda.org/brooklyn-da-ken-thompson/] cited new evidence
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Photo by Kristy Leibowitz.History. Internships. Expanding horizons. Hands-on experience. Small businesses. Learning about the real world. All of these things/lessons and more were cited by this year’s “Teen Innovators [http://teeninnovatorsbldg92.tumblr.com/]” as things they learned and wanted to learn from the annual program sponsored by
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COMPILED BY MEGAN MCGIBNEY Rodney Ramjit and his son are looking forward to the holidays. (Photo by Megan McGibney/Fort Greene Focus.)“I’m going to spend money and go broke. I’ll be spending the holidays with family.” — Rodney Ramjit, 33, Fort Greene Jen Skoda is hoping to go
Food & Drink
Photo by Park Slope StoopEverything old is new again. Or is it everything new is old again? That debate could take awhile. But here’s something that isn’t up for debate. City Subs is “back” — and it’s delicious. First of all, it’s one of those great stories
Education
A petition launched by Brooklyn Technical High School parents has accumulated 4,395 signatures in support of a call for the school’s “fair share” of city funding in order to halt the elimination of advanced classes, extracurricular sports, and needed equipment repairs. But according to the Wall Street Journal,
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Photo via NYPDPolice are looking for a man they say was stalking a 15-year-old girl. On Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at about 8:15am, the 15-year-old girl was on the south bound platform of the Atlantic Avenue station. She noticed the suspect was staring at her and following her around
Arts & Culture
Good news for museum fans: our very own Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway) will be offering free admission every Thursday evening from 6-10pm, beginning on January 21. The move comes courtesy of digital powerhouse Squarespace [http://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/starting-2016-thursday-nights-at-the-brooklyn-museum-are-free-121515] , which is funding the offer of free general
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Photo via NYPDPolice are looking for a man they say was stalking a 15-year-old girl. On Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at about 8:15am, the 15-year-old girl was on the south bound platform of the Atlantic Avenue station. She noticed the suspect was staring at her and following her around
Education
Kindergarten Teacher Frances Delgado (Christine Bush/City Kid Corner)December is the season of giving, and nobody deserves a little love more than our New York City teachers. Let’s face it, they’re underpaid, spend countless hours working at both school and home to enrich the lives of our