Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy of Christopher Wallace Way [https://www.instagram.com/christopherwallaceway/].Two new public works of art — one in paint on metal, one a mosaic of glass — have gone up on Fulton Street, between St. James Place and Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, in tribute to one of the neighborhood’
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Foraging for 2016, Donald Trump by Lauren Garfinkel. (Courtesy of 440 Gallery) Presidential candidate Donald Trump has been called a lot of things. Betcha no one has called him a carved mushroom yet. Foraging for 2016, Donald Trump is Lauren Garfinkel’s metal photo print of a carved mushroom — one
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! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through December 15) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/]. Submit your event listing [/calendar/
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Hundreds of Brooklyn’s Jewish community gathered at Grand Army Plaza Sunday, to celebrate the eighth and final night of Chanukah. Organized by the Chabad of Park Slope [http://www.chabadparkslope.com/], the event included a 32-foot tall menorah, labeled as “the world’s largest menorah.” There was music by
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Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]Below you’ll find Fort Greene and Clinton Hill subway changes this week on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, G, N, Q, and R lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back later this
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Talk Goth Subculture at Morbid Anatomy Museum, Monday at 8pm. (Photo courtesy of Morbid Anatomy Museum)Christmas is approaching! This is one of the busiest times of the year, and you should take advantage of these great events. Our picks include a free Star Wars viewing (of course), gothic art
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Image via NYPD.Some of you heard helicopters flying over the northwest corner of Fort Greene Park on Friday night (December 11) shortly after 8pm and wondered what was going on. Well, as we noted on Facebook, it was an NYPD copter deployed after shots were fired and police chased
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Image via NYPD.Thirteen-year-old Alejandro Brown hasn’t been seen since 11:40pm on Friday inside of his family’s apartment at 333 Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, where he was dressed in a gray hooded sweatshirt and carrying a gray backpack. He stands only five-feet-two-inches tall and weighs 120
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Photo via 42strong [https://www.instagram.com/p/_NR_Awvm3K/?tagged=ftrain]Below you’ll find early week Park Slope subway changes on the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, F, G, N, Q and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this
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Photo by chartou1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/--NiX7SD8u/?taken-by=chartou1]. Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. FYI: * KID CALENDAR: Through December 15 [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/]. * We’re hiring salespeople [/blog/2015/11/30/things-to-do-this-week-through-december-4/]! * Where to donate to Toys For Tots [/blog/
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Photo via hypercatalecta [https://www.instagram.com/p/--lDqrHdsy/?tagged=parkslope]Here’s a look back at some stories you might have missed this week: • PS 107 students don antlers and dash through Prospect Park [/blog/education/ps-107-students-don-antlers-and-dash-through-prospect-park-on-reindeer-run/] on the Reindeer Run. • Remember when Christmas time had snow [/blog/history/
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After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Residents protest new homeless shelter opening on McDonald Avenue. [/home/locals-protest-the-opening-of-a-homeless-shelter-on-mcdonald-avenue/] [KensingtonBK] Man and