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Crime, FG/CH News

May 9, 2014

Read about shootings in the neighborhood, a Google Glass theft and an assault by a masked man in this week’s crime blotter.

As spring keeps blossoming in the nabe, Mother Nature keeps sending rain showers to feed the season's plants and parks. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

FG/CH News

The Day: G Train Service Changes, Fashion Shows and Pop-Up Workshops

May 9, 2014

As spring continues in the nabe, there are more and more things to do for locals. Check out today’s news wrap for happenings around Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

The original plans for the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument included an observatory and a rostrum, which were never built. (Image courtesy Images of America: Fort Greene by Howard Pitsch)

FG/CH News, Neighbors

#ThrowbackThursday: The Original Plans for the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

May 8, 2014

This week’s #ThrowbackThursday is an image of the original design of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park.

The flowers are in full bloom around the nabe. Where have you seen the prettiest, locals? (Photo by Francisco Daum)

FG/CH News

The Day: Bike Parking on Fulton, Free R&B Concerts and Events at E Gallery

May 8, 2014

Find out where you can see music tonight and next month, as well as where to find more bicycle parking, in today’s morning news wrap.

This Clinton Hill apartment building is the last standing home of Walt Whitman. (Illustration by Daniel Lewis)

Arts, FG/CH News, Neighbors

Our Buildings: 99 Ryerson Street

May 7, 2014

There’s no plaque to mark it, but Walt Whitman lived on Ryerson Street when he wrote his opus “Leaves of Grass.” Learn more about the poet and his home in this week’s edition of “Our Buildings.”

These magnolias are some of the prettiest trees in the neighborhood. Do you have any favorites? Let us know in the comments. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

FG/CH News

The Day: Bike Month, Balkan Electronic Music and a Going-Away Party

May 7, 2014

It may be rainy this week, but there’s plenty of ways to get your groove on this week. Learn about bicycle movie nights, Balkan dance music and more here.

Arts, FG/CH News, Food and Drink, Neighbors

Urban Forager Ava Chin Writes About Searching for Food and Love in New Memoir

May 6, 2014

Ava Chin, who wrote the Urban Forager column for The Local, has a new memoir about searching for edible plants and love in New York City.

We're in store for more good weather this week, so get out and enjoy it, locals. (Photo by Mcmillianfurlow)

FG/CH News

The Day: Affordable Housing, Playoff Basketball and a $10 Million Mansion

May 6, 2014

Find out news on affordable housing preservation, Brooklyn Nets basketball and a $10 million home in today’s news round-up.

FG/CH News, Local Animals, Neighbors, Real Estate, Schools

City Withholds Water Access at Myrtle Village Green

May 5, 2014

After shutting off water access to avoid broken pipes during the frigid winter, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has refused to turn the water back on at Myrtle Village Green, forcing members to haul their own water to garden.

April showers bring May flowers to the neighborhood. (Photo by

FG/CH News

The Day: Man Wounded in Shooting near Fort Greene Park and Eating Along the G Line

May 5, 2014

Read about a man shot near Fort Greene Park on Friday afternoon, local restaurants near the Clinton Washington G train stop and an update on the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in this morning’s news wrap.