Week In Review: Chipotle Is Coming, Snowden Made An Appearance, And The Paramount Theater Gets A New Look

Here’s your recap of what went down this week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill:

FOOD

• Chipotle is coming to Myrtle Avenue.
• Happy grand opening to Fort Greene Deli 2.
• Sip and savor women-made wines from Corkscrew Wines Brooklyn.
• Piece of Velvet now has a booth at Smorgasburg.
• Grab a bite of lunch at Hungry Ghost BRIC.
• Get ready for “Korean with a twist” from local restauranteurs Chelsea and Ben Altman.
• Last chance to sign up for these CSAs.

NEWS

• A plaster-like bust of Edward Snowden was installed illegally on the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument. . .
• . . . and residents reacted with both delight and outrage.
• Only a few days left to brainstorm ideas to support Myrtle Avenue’s small businesses!
• Look at the planned restoration of the Brooklyn Paramount Theater.
• BAM has a new president-in-training.
• Meet Emily Heath, the new children’s librarian at Clinton Hill Library.
• FYI: community coupon boxes at Clinton Hill Library.
• Q&A with local author Clare Needham.
• Register now for Bike the Branches on May 9.
• Submit your classifieds on our new site!

CRIME

• Do you recognize this suspected armed robber?
• Beware these tax prep scams.
• Burglaries went down and assaults went up last week in the 88th Precinct.

JOBS AND CAMPS

• Come work with us at Corner Media!
• Check out these summer camps in Fort Greene.
• Apply for the 2015 Summer Youth Employment Program.
• Summer camp + summer job = WIN!

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