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Affordable housing lottery launches for 23-story Fort Greene tower on Fulton Street

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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88th Precinct: Burglar busts into Fort Greene bar

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Housing

Affordable housing lottery launches at The Elliot in Fort Greene, with rents starting at $2k

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Parks

Judge tosses lawsuit against planned Fort Greene Park overhaul, citing ‘significant’ long-term benefits

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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88th Precinct: Thief steals from public school

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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AMNY

Fort Greene’s baba cool celebrates one year in larger location with outdoor dining space

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Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Council District 35

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Sports

Liberty raise first WNBA Championship banner, defeat Aces in season opener at Barclays Center

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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News

‘Spoonful’ of change: One man’s mission to make healthy breakfast more accessible

By Regina Martinez

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News

Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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88th Precinct: Violent carjackers rob man, steal car

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Business

Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore voted New York’s most popular small business

By Miriam Norwitz

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88th Precinct: Burglars steal pricey equipment from construction site

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88th Precinct: Restaurant robbery

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News

To tree, or not to tree? Advocates, city continue legal battle over Fort Greene Park revamp

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Housing

Man previously booked for deed theft charged after allegedly attempting to steal $2M Fort Greene home

By Lauren Rapp

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Kids & Education

‘I am not useless’: Fort Greene teacher fights to keep job after DOE denies disability accommodation request

By Megan McGibney

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News

Protesters shut down Brooklyn subway station, demand arrests in Robert Brooks case

By Dean Moses

39th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

News

Honoring a dream: BAM’s annual MLK tribute brings inspiration and reflection

By Lauren Rapp

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Police seek gunman in teen shooting near Fort Greene school

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Costume designer and band leader Natasha Hinds of Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz, surrounded by costumes ready for children to compete in the August 30 Junior costume competition on the streets of Crown Heights, and the Brooklyn Museum grounds.

Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz to depict the five senses of carnival in junior competition on Aug. 30

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Boarding Schools for Students to Excel and Thrive

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