Education
Youth education, leadership, and employment programs in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill and in Brooklyn at large, are getting some much-needed support thanks to $2 million in grants from Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF). Specifically, BCF has designated $30,000 for Bridge Street Development Corporation [http://www.bsdcorp.org/]‘s civic engagement and
Events
Rob Garcia Quartet perform at ShapeShifter Lab on Tuesday, December 1. (Photo via Elia Costa [https://www.facebook.com/134574453287721/photos/gm.504344936413714/918877481524077/?type=3&theater] )Thanksgiving is over, and the holiday season is revving up! With everything from a live recording, 2 Dope Queens, and pagan films,
Business
Photo by Park Slope StoopOne of the largest grocery stores in Park Slope could become a residential and smaller commercial space if Avery Hall Investments [http://www.averyhallinvestments.com/] buys the current Key Food parcel at 120 5th Avenue (at Sterling Place). DNAinfo reports [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151130/
Events
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.‘Tis the season for holiday tree lightings and all the festivities that come along with it! First up is tonight’s tree lighting at MetroTech Commons, in front of 2 MetroTech Center, at 5pm, where not only will there be a 54-foot-high, 7,000-pound Norway
Nonsponsored
Photo by twentysevenboroughs [http://websta.me/p/1019833295456206083_3109638] 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 weekend. Changes via
fort greene
Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]Below you’ll find no 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
Announcements
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Wallabout! We hear at Fort Greene Focus would like to thank all of our readers and our advertisers – without your support your favorite daily neighborhood news source would not exist. To each and every one of you – old neighbor, new
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Photo via dave.pontious [https://www.instagram.com/p/-ctbnLE03N/?tagged=charliebrownthanksgiving]Our readers mean the world to us, and we want to wish all of you a healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving. We want to thank our neighbors and advertisers for their continued support. We will return on Monday, November
Animals
Photo via DC Optics [https://www.instagram.com/p/-egVg3JMUm/?taken-by=dcoptics]. Ollie, looking snazzy while planning his shopping spree on Myrtle Avenue. Pick up your Shopping and Dining Guide at various businesses on the block! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our
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Photo via uenoasako [https://www.instagram.com/p/-ZxdTYmWil/?tagged=parkslope]We couldn’t believe the jaw-dropping sunset the other night. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or
Animals
A Red-Tailed Hawk in the Prospect Park drone incident. (Photo by Rob Bate)The Brooklyn Bird Club [http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/] was founded in 1909, with a mission to encourage and promote birdwatching and conservation in Brooklyn and beyond. The club is extremely active, with regularly scheduled walks in the
Education
Photo via PS 56 [http://www.donorschoose.org/project/little-bits-of-stem-for-minority-stu/1701307/] .BY CHRISTINE BUSH AND HEATHER CHIN We’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of