This Week In Fort Greene & Clinton Hill

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Here are some stories you may have missed this past week:

• Look inside the forthcoming Sister’s Restaurant.

• A home contractor was charged with stealing $10k from jazz legend Cecil Taylor.

• Mmmm, new falafel joint!

• Cops are cracking down on cyclists for a brief enforcement initiative.

• Keep an eye out for Robert De Niro next week.

• Meet Wally Abdel, a Clinton Hill artist taking his work to the streets.

• A pesticide sprayed in parks has been linked to cancer.

• Should Barclays host the Democratic National Convention?

• Construction and demolition means more apartments for Lexington Ave.

• Was that you writing in Outpost?

• Meredith Phillips Almeida named executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Partnership.

• Finally, you should adopt Leroy the dog, who was found in Fort Greene Park!