flatbush avenue
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.A 17-year-old resident of Ingersoll Houses was arrested on Friday, October 30 and charged with murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon — all in the second degree — in the shooting death of 16-year-old Armani Hankins [/blog/2015/10/27/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues/] last Monday, October
National Night Against Crime
If you have questions about police-community relations or about issues on your street and neighborhood, and want to meet local police officers face-to-face, then now’s your chance. Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4 is the National Night Against Crime — a nationwide day where police precincts across the city and country hold
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Photo by DevrimPlease be cautious if you’re walking on Cortelyou Road, between E. 18th and E. 19th Streets — neighbor Devrim let us know he found this chunk of meat with about a dozen large needles stuck to it on the sidewalk. Devrim told us he threw the dangerous meat
cross harbor freight program
There are many reasons to go to a Community Board 14 meeting [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/march-2015-meetings/] – perhaps you’re having a problem in your neighborhood, maybe you’d like to voice your opinion to an elected official, or you’d like to connect with some like-minded civically engaged neighbors
blizzard warning
The snow is already starting to pile up, and while shelves at local shops may be light on milk and bread as people stock up for the blizzard, we wanted to remind you about some things you should avoid through the storm, which is forecast to end around midnight on
Borough Hall
On the corner of Fulton, snapped by alexkane [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkane/14466211929]. Share photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #fortgreenefocus on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the site. Also,
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If you have any concerns about safety in Ditmas Park, clear your calendar the evening of Thursday, June 12. Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rhoda-Jacobs/] is holding a 7pm forum with police and fire department representatives at Temple Isaac (1419 Dorchester Road on the corner of
Bill Bratton
Next year will be the last year for the annual New Year’s Eve steam whistle show on Pratt Institute’s campus, officials say. (Photo by Scott Lynch)The familiar sound of Pratt Institute’s New Year’s Eve steam whistles will ring in 2014 – and 2015 – but midnight on
A&P Supermarket
A 34-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly provided the gun that killed a young mother in the Lafayette Gardens courtyard last week, officials said. (Photo by Amanda Woods)A 34-year-old man with a criminal record was arrested for providing the gun used in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old
public safety
Malcolm Alexander and Antoine Carter were arrested after they allegedly stole $70 from a CVS on Myrtle Avenue on June 25 at 12:15 p.m., police said. When a store employee attempted to stop Alexander from taking the money, Carter punched the employee, bruising his head. Both Alexander and
Borough Hall
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed near midnight on May 31 on Grand Ave. and Myrtle Ave. in Clinton Hill. A stray bullet broke the front window of Castro’s Mexican Restaurant on Myrtle Ave. (Photo by Emily Field)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Last night at
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Source: Mephell/Deviantart.comAccording to a report by YouGov.com [http://research.yougov.com/], a research and consulting organization, 64 percent of Americans are woefully unprepared for a major natural disaster, even after the events of Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, and a series of other major natural disasters smacking us