Week In Review: Subway Germs, Senior Safety, And Restaurant Jobs

Here’s your weekly recap of what went down this past week:

NEWS

• A fire broke out in a Clinton Hill home.
• What germs are in your local subway station?
• Get ready for the NBA All-Star Game at Barclays.
• Local middle-schoolers competed in the NBA Math Hoops tournament.
• Cops address public safety concerns for Fort Greene seniors.
• The historic Paramount Theatre is reopening to public entertainment events.
• The NYPD is sued by a Clinton Hill family who claims they ignored their son’s pleas for help.
• What is up with all the manhole explosions?
• Reported crimes dropped further in the 88th Precinct.
• At least one Clinton Hill construction project is getting fast-tracked to take advantage of tax breaks.
• Should parking meters be suspended during storms?
• What do you think about the Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel project?
• The 421-A tax exemption for real estate development is due to expire in June and many city councilmembers are unsure whether to renew it.

FOOD

• These local restaurants are hiring.
• Why Connecticut Muffin closed suddenly.
• Vote for Mac Shack in this mac and cheese competition.
• The Fort Grace sidewalk kiosk is still serving goodies for winter inside The General Greene.

TO DO

• 12 Fort Greene summer camps to consider.
• Free indoor fitness classes!
• Family-friendly apartment listings.
• Watch out for this phone scam.
• Give the Greene Hill Food Co-op a free test-run for two months.
• Start making Valentine’s Day reservations.

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