Kids & Family
Photo Courtesy of Brooklyn Public LibraryLooking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected some of our favorites. See the full details below! For more things to do around Brooklyn, and to
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Detective Andre Parker (front row, right of center, facing left) and Detective Joseph Whiteman (front row, third from right) were among those recognized by BP Adams. Photo by Stefan Ringel/BP Adams’ Office.88th Precinct Detectives Andre Parker and Joseph Whiteman were among 40 detectives around Brooklyn honored by Brooklyn
Business
Sal of Artichoke Basille’s Pizza. (Photo via New York Pizza Project [http://www.nypizzaproject.com/the-makers/#/artichoke-basilles-pizza-chelsea-maker-sal/] )After five years in the metaphorical oven, The New York Pizza Project [http://www.nypizzaproject.com]was taken out and served to the world two months ago, bringing its glossy photos and
Announcements
Image via IDNYC [https://www.facebook.com/iamIDNYC/photos/a.332356770282533.1073741827.332355410282669/332356746949202/?type=3&theater] New York City launched its IDNYC program [/blog/politics/registration-now-open-for-idnyc/] earlier this year — which is the city’s municipal ID program. IDNYC has come to the John Jay High School Campus to
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Seen at the Fort Greene Greenmarket. 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 the site. Also, like us on
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Photo via Flickr | Governor’s office.Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that he will take a “lead role” in national anti-gun violence initiatives via the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence [http://www.bradycampaign.org/] “in an as-yet-unannounced effort demanding that the Justice Department more closely scrutinize so-called bad apple
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Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through August 25) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/08/18/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-august-25-origami-cranes-comic-book-illustration-and-the-day-the-crayons-came-home/] . Submit your event
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Rainstorm reading: “Bleeding Edge,” by Thomas Pynchon. Keep on sharing photos with us ateditor@bklyner.com, add them to ourFlickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them#ftgfocusonInstagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us onFacebook [https://www.facebook.
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Get ready for more burritos-to-go: Chipotle [http://www.chipotle.com] is coming to Myrtle Avenue. The international Mexican-inspired fast-food chain will move into [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/chipotle/] a retail space at 394 Myrtle Avenue — sharing the former Home And U spot with fellow retail juggernaut Starbucks [/blog/2015/03/
North Western Brooklyn
https://twitter.com/AndreJamieLewis/status/562562347181830144/ Yet another manhole explosion rocked Park Slope, setting at least one car on fire and causing several homes to be evacuated in the early morning hours. The FDNY tells us they responded to a call at about 4:18am on Tuesday on 6th Street
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Strollin’ and strummin’, captured by daleseat [http://instagram.com/p/vZ4B3qqqCa/?modal=true]. Share 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, and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us
Events
On Sunday, September 14, Patrol Borough Brooklyn South will be hosting its annual Unity Showcase Festival [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB6/photos/a.287002111324247.78754.145307852160341/824777834213336/?type=1] , featuring food, games, and entertainment for kids and adults. Join officers from 11am-5pm at Bartel-Pritchard Square (at 15th Street and Prospect