Week In Review: Business Openings, Navy Green Housing, And A Cutest Cat Contest

Here’s a recap of goings-on in the neighborhood this past week:

• An organic falafel (and salad, soup, smoothie) shop is coming to 711 Fulton Street by late February.
• Construction plans move forward on housing at Navy Green.
• Brooklyn Tech students went to One Police Plaza to advocate for a Youth Committee.
• Vote now through January 31 for the cutest cat in Clinton Hill.
• The sandwiches are a must at Farmer In The Deli.
• Chinese and Yiddish are the third-most-commonly-used languages in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
• Subway fares are going up. Again.
• Choysters Raw Bar’s opening is pushed back to late February.
• Get happy hour deals in Fort Greene at any hour with this app.
• “Forward Ferguson” is a series of dance, art, theater and spoken word performances at local arts center JACK.
• Crime in the 88th Precinct continues to go up and down.
• Brooklyn Hospital is searching for a new CEO.
• Tell the DEP about your sewer backups in this survey.
• Kids at Urban Assembly Unison School learned tips to stay fit from NBA veteran Marty Conlon.
• Farewell to NYPD Brooklyn North Chief Gerald Nelson.
• Fort Greene businesswoman Kyle DeWoody got recognition for her work in the arts.
• Local couple pair food and real estate with pop-up dinner series, PlaceInvaders.
• Local director’s film heads to Sundance, stars Kristen Wiig.

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