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Crime, FG/CH News

Crime Report: Shooting at Dry Cleaners, Robbery at Knifepoint and Theft at a Cigar Shop

May 2, 2014

Read about a shooting at a dry cleaner in Clinton Hill, a burgled cigar shop and a woman who forged a check her deceased mother in this week’s crime report.

What are you doing to celebrate the spring weather this weekend, locals? (Photo by Francisco Daum)

FG/CH News

The Day: Carnivals, Bake Sales and Bedtime

May 2, 2014

Learn about local carnivals, bake sales and Bedtime fun for the kids in today’s morning news wrap.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music was first built in 1861 on Montague Street and moved to Fort Greene in 1908. (Photo by Irving Underhill, courtesy the

Arts, FG/CH News, Neighbors, Real Estate

#ThrowbackThursday: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1910

May 1, 2014

Get a look at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s current building, built five years after its first location, built in 1861 on Montague Street, burned to the ground.

Flowers will show thanks for all the rain we've had by growing large flower blooms. (Photo by Brien Foy)

FG/CH News

The Day: A Local Shooting, Gas Station Sales and Supporting Myrtle Village Green

May 1, 2014

Get news on a shooting near Pratt University, the possible sale of a local gas station and a bake sale to support Myrtle Village Green in today’s morning news wrap.

A shooter wounded two teenage girls and a man last night in Clinton Hill. (Photo by Emily Field.)

Crime, FG/CH News

Two Teenage Girls, One Man Shot Last Night In Clinton Hill

April 30, 2014

A gunman opened fire on a large crowd in Clinton Hill last night, wounding two 17-year-old girls and 26-year-old man.

The former Broken Angel House was sold and is currently being renovated into condos. (Illustration by Daniel Lewis)

Arts, FG/CH News, Neighbors

Our Buildings: The Broken Angel House

April 30, 2014

The mirrored tower of the Broken Angel House has been gone for years, but the memory of the quirky old building lives on.

Flowers are blooming around Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Post pictures of your favorites in the comments. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

FG/CH News

The Day: Deals for African Restaurant Week and Animations at BRIC

April 30, 2014

Learn more about the African restaurants around the neighborhood and an animation festival at BRIC, all in your daily news wrap.

Locals gathered at the Ingersoll Community Center last night to meet with the new New York City Housing Authority Commissioner, Shola Olatoye. (Photo by Emily Field)

FG/CH News, Neighbors, Politics, Real Estate

Locals Meet New NYCHA Commissioner Shola Olatoye

April 29, 2014

Locals met the new New York City Housing Authority Commissioner, Shola Olatoye, last night at a town hall meeting in the Ingersoll Community Center.

The week might have started off sunny, but clouds and rain will soon blanket the nabe. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

FG/CH News

The Day: A Public Hearing for Atlantic Yards, the Fort Greene House Tour and a Make Music New York Deadline

April 29, 2014

Get news on a public hearing for Atlantic Yards, the upcoming Fort Green House Tour and the deadline for Make Music New York in today’s link wrap.

The Judgment of Brooklyn will take place at Skylight One Hanson on May 17. (Photo courtesy of Rotimi Akinnuoye)

Entertainment, FG/CH News, Food and Drink

Brooklyn Gets Judged in Wine and Beer Fest

April 28, 2014

Local residents will also have the chance to taste and vote on 64 wines and beers – 32 of each – to find out which reigns supreme at the Judgement of Brooklyn.