The demographics and socioeconomic status of Fort Greene residents has changed drastically since 2000, including a growing gap between some of the neighborhood’s wealthy and poor residents. Here’s our multimedia report on some of the bellwethers of change.
A biketrain run out of Red Lantern Bicycles is getting commuters who work in Midtown Manhattan to ditch their MetroCard for a bicycle. See how in our video from Bike to Work Day.
Walt Whitman once envisioned the open space of Fort Greene Park as a place for people to come together. His vision for the park is synonymous with our plans for The Nabe, a blog dedicated to giving a voice to the people of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
Don’t miss news on Make Music New York’s return this June, a stuffed animal vendor at The Brooklyn Flea and new space for Pratt Institute’s film and video program in today’s morning news wrap.
Learn about an entrepreneurial workshop for local businesses, a new Fort Greene-scented male grooming product and a fun playgroup for your kids this Memorial Day weekend in today’s daily news round-up.
Crime, FG/CH News, Public Safety
A fight broke out yesterday between more than a dozen teenagers inside and outside of the Greene Playground, located on Greene Avenue between Waverly and Washington Avenues, next to P.S. 11.
In today’s morning news wrap we’ve got news on the music lineup for the local summer music festival Hillstock, as well as scented air at the Barclays Center and a tree guard presentation at the Trilok Center for Arts and Education.
The new Fort Greene Garden Center on Fulton Street sells plenty of plants and offers landscaping services, but it’s also a spot for locals who want to simply spend time enjoying nature.
In today’s morning news wrap, get your chance to meet the local city council candidates, reconstruction of an old neighborhood home and an “underrated” patio at a local sandwich joint.
Are you doing something fun this weekend? Don’t forget to take a photo and submit it to our Flickr group for your chance to be featured on The Nabe’s Photo Finish.
Crime, FG/CH News, Public Safety
In this week’s 88th Precinct crime report, a woman attacked eight other women with a stiletto shoe. Between May 7 and 14, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents also reported robberies on busses, thefts from cars and trucks and home burglaries.
If you need something to do this weekend, we’ve heard about two different events at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, an open house at the Irondale Center and an art show with work from local artists.
FG/CH News, Local Animals, Neighbors
Want to make a friend at your next optometrist visit? Then you might want to stop by to meet Ollie at DC Optics.
