Week In Review: Fort Greene House Tours, Pot Brownie Lawsuit, Of Bike Lanes And Gun Busts
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Here’s a look back at some stories you might have missed this week:
- Fort Greene House Tours return on Saturday, May 1!
- One student is suing another for selling her a pot (marijuana) brownie at their school, Benjamin Banneker Academy.
- Fort Greene General Store is closing due to rising rents, on April 28.
- A new artist’s cafe/bar is coming to Clinton Hill!
- Coming soon: a chocolate brewery courtesy of Mast Brothers.
- Fort Greene Peace calls on Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to curb war funding.
- This thief stole a passersby’s wallet. Do you recognize him?
- What a gun bust this was at Ingersoll Houses.
- Subway hero: Brian Miller from Clinton Hill.
- A guide to Brooklyn garden shopping for plants and flowers.
- The Matzo Project is available in multiple flavors at Peck’s and Greene Grape Provisions.
- A bicyclist died in a collision with a car on Classon Avenue.
- What would you ask Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina? Here’s your chance to send the question.
- Get a free tree this month!
- Tall Tower Update: This is what 138 Willoughby Street will look like.