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New Yorkers Pick Crooklyn As The One Film, One New York Winner

Spike Lee’s Crooklyn is the One Film (like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was the One Book [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page]) that New Yorkers will get a chance to watch together on September 13. Thousands of New Yorkers voted and selected [/vote-nyc-film-want-see-free-citywide-screenings/] Lee’s

Kids And Their Parents Gather For Peace March In Fort Greene Park

Spike Lee attended the march (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Children and their parents gathered in Fort Greene Park to mourn the recent violence taking place across the country while also discussing a path forward. A large crowd met at 10am by the Prison Ship Martyr’s Monument [/?s=

Spike Lee Did The Right Thing With Prince Block Party

Mourners waving their phones. (Courtesy Spike Lee/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfGaa3yqgj/].)Last night, Fort Greene partied like it was 1999, but under the most 2016 of circumstances. Thursday afternoon, Spike Lee sent out word [/blog/2016/04/21/spike-lee-hold-prince-tribute-tonight-40-acres/] via his Instagram that he was going to

Spike Lee To Hold A Prince Tribute Tonight At 40 Acres

(Courtesy Spike Lee’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEeSxEOSqhQ/?taken-by=officialspikelee].)Director Spike Lee will lead Fort Greene’s mourning of Prince. Lee posted on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEeSxEOSqhQ/?taken-by=officialspikelee] that the event will take place at 40 Acres [https://www.40acres.com/], on

Sanders Ad Filmed At Brooklyn College Hits TV Airwaves

A television ad for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, which was filmed at Brooklyn College on April 1st [/blog/politics/bernie/] and directed by Spike Lee, is now getting airtime. The Sanders ad — which is airing now on major television affiliates in New York City — features Harry Belafonte, Erica Garner, Shaun

Spike Lee & Susan Sarandon At Brooklyn College Right Now, Filming Sanders Commercial

Spike Lee. (Photo: Agência Brasil via Creative Commons)Are you feeling the Bern? Spike Lee and Susan Sarandon are at Brooklyn College right now — filming a TV commercial for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Filming is taking place at the Roosevelt Hall Gymnasium, 3rd floor — 1 Campus Road. Filming will be

Spike Lee Gives Fort Greene Shout-Out When Named Grand Marshal Of This Year’s NYC Marathon

Image via Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Spike_Lee#/media/File:Spike_Lee_(2012).jpg] .Upon being told he’d been named grand marshal of this year’s New York City Marathon — scheduled for November 1 — filmmaker and native Fort Greene resident Spike Lee told the [http://www.