The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene Park on a winter's day.(Photo by Ed Grant)

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The Day: A Library Re-Opening and Landmark Status for the 88th Precinct Station House

  • January 16, 2014

The Clinton Hill Library is back at the end of the month, plus we have news on a cookbook from a local bakery and a new cafe in the neighborhood in today’s news wrap.

Madiba Restaurant in Fort Greene set off paper lanterns in honor of Nelson Mandela last night. The restaurant is named for the South African anti-apartheid leader and serves as a New York gathering spot for South Africans. (Photo by Ben Fractenberg)

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The Day: Fort Greene Remembers Nelson Mandela

  • December 6, 2013

Madiba Restaurant in Fort Greene remembered Nelson Mandela Thursday night by setting off paper lanterns and singing South African songs in honor of the ant-apartheid leader’s death.

Street art on a Lafayette Avenue stoop (By Jason Bisnoff)

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The Day: Stained Glass Restoration at Brown Memorial Baptist Church and The “Squat” Debuts at Le Petit Bakery

  • July 10, 2013

Brown Memorial Baptist Church has begun restoration on a more than century old stained glass window, Laurie Cumbo adds her name to the 35th City Council District race with emphasis and Le Petit Bakery takes the cronut craze to Brooklyn.

A summer evening brings some relief to the end of another hot day. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: Another Heat Advisory, Long ER Waits and the Cronut comes to Brooklyn

  • June 25, 2013

Learn about the ripple effect of a hospital closing on local emergency room wait times, plus new foodie trends hitting Myrtle Avenue in this morning’s news wrap.

Royce Bannon's Sing for Hope Piano may be gone from its spot near Park Avenue, but its message will resonate throughout the nabe this weekend as Make Music New York brings the noise. (Photo by Philippe Theise)

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Make Music New York in the Nabe

  • June 21, 2013

Make Music New York, an annual city-wide festival, takes over parts of the nabe today with a diverse range of performances and we’ll be out there to cover all the fun.

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed near midnight on May 31 on Grand Ave. and Myrtle Ave. in Clinton Hill. A stray bullet broke the front window of Castro's Mexican Restaurant on Myrtle Ave. (Photo by Emily Field)

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The Day: Locals Speak Out Against New Sapolo, Violence and Changes on G and R Trains

  • June 6, 2013

Hear what your neighbors have to say about last Friday’s deadly shooting, a Clinton Hill restaurant that some residents are calling a bad neighbor, plus subway closures and a SONYA Studio Stroll reminder in today’s local news wrap.

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