Week In Review: NYCHA Downsizing 101, Baby Hawk Takes Flight, And Housing Protests Lead To Arrests

Missed some of this week’s news? Here’s a recap:

• Add your events to our new Brooklyn-wide calendar!

FOOD:

• NY African Restaurant Week is here and local favorites are well-represented!
• Well-known chef Tom Colicchio purchased a Fort Greene home.

CRIME

• Who is this man? He forcibly fondled a woman on the subway.
• Between May 18-24, assaults plummeted, but robberies and burglaries saw a slight uptick in the 88th precinct.

NEWS

• What you need to know about NYCHA downsizing.
• Fort Greene’s baby hawks are learning how to fly.
• Now you can check your child’s DOE record more easily.
• Councilmembers Laurie Cumbo and Jumaane Wiliams were arrested during a rent law protest.
• Apply to join Myrtle Avenue’s community grants committee.
• Here’s our Kids Calendar through June 9!
• The BAM R&B Festival is back!
• The Paramount Theater held its first event as a Barclays-LIU partnership.
• JHS 265 kids will perform in Downtown Brooklyn on June 10 for a lunchtime concert!
• FAB Flicks has returned with free films during June at Putnam Triangle Plaza.
• Fill out this survey about the pros and cons of your favorite local parks.
• Are film shoots becoming more frequent?
• FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Fort Greene Park circa 1904, before the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument.
• Reserve your spot for the June Wallabout Historic Walking Tour!
• In case of emergency: help NYCOEM choose community safe spaces.