Week In Review: Store Openings And Closings, Library Awards, And Subway News

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

FOOD

• Congrats to Colonia Verde on their James Beard Award nomination!
• Karrot Health Food Store closed after 13 years.
• Bar Bolinas opened in the old Maggie Brown space.
• Eat at ICI Fort Greene today (Sunday, March 29) and help feed New Yorkers!
• There’s a distillery vendor at Fort Greene Greenmarket!

NEWS

• Clinton Hill Library is a finalist for a $20,000 award!
• Is the MTA fare hike fair? You said no.
• Apply for affordable condos and rentals at Navy Green.
• Check out these two-bedroom units.
• What do you think about Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s statements about NYCHA placements?
• Construction permits have been requested for the Lafayette Avenue Key Food site.
• Red-tailed hawks are nesting in a lightpost at LIU Brooklyn.
• Now you can purchase a MetroCard with no leftover change.
• Meet local comedians and TV show hosts Josh Lay and Lauren Lumsden.
• The C train may be getting new train cars in 2017.
• Help spruce up Fort Greene Park.
• Get a three-day pass to Crunch Fitness on Fulton!
• Submit your classifieds on our new site!

CRIME

• Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson is targeting “guns and gangs.“
• There was a slight uptick in reported crimes in the 88th Precinct.

JOBS AND CAMPS

• Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project is hiring!
• 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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