The Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on in our neighborhood and to highlight what makes our neighborhood so special and unique.

If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the Fort Greene Association on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter

Here are last week’s top FGA Facebook and Twitter stories:

1. Fort Greene’s Mo’s is Nothing Like the Original Moe
2. SUV Crashes Into Subway Entrance
3. Teen Learning to Drive Smashes into Subway Stop in Brooklyn
4. New Mo’s = Old Moe’s?
5. Mo’s Owners Speak Out
6. Rats! Unwanted Visitors Spotted In Fort Greene
7. Husband of Scooter Crash Victim Seeks Answers
8. Navy Yard Supermarket Moves Ahead
9. Wrongful Death Suit in ‘Vespa Mom’ Crash
10. A Floating Pool Off Brooklyn Bridge Park?

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital.

We look forward to seeing you at our Juneteenth Celebration, Special Presentation and Reception

Sponsored by:

In Association with Soul of Brooklyn Week

Monday, June 20th
6PM – 9:30PM
Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus
1 University Plaza
(corner of Dekalb and Flatbush Avenues)
Health Sciences Building, Room 107

Please allot additional time to check in with LIU Campus Security with your photo ID
We have a packed evening for you that include performances by Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, David Pilgrim of, The Soulfolk Experience, and the Ronald Edmonds Learning Center - MS 113 Jazz Band.

We will have a special presentation for the
Fort Greene Association’s February 2011 Black History Month Honorees.

Taste the Soul of Fort Greene Brooklyn at our Juneteenth Celebration & Special Presentation reception brought to you by Sans Souci, Brooklyn Moon Cafe, Mazie’s and Cake Joy.

Top Stories in and around Fort Greene

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on in our neighborhood and to highlight what makes our neighborhood so special and unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the Fort Greene Association on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter

Here are the latest top FGA Facebook and Twitter stories:

1. Live Review: Kanye’s not-so-secret Show in Brooklyn
2. Kanye West Lifts Off in Brooklyn at Heineken’s Red Star Access G.O.O.D Music Event
3. Moe’s is Gone, But Here Comes Mo’s
4. Camping is the Latest Rage in Brooklyn
5. The Epic Battle Over Atlantic Yards
6. Welcome to the East River Ferry
7. Thieving Duo Stealing Cast-Iron Gates
8. Why New York’s Sitcoms are Going for Broke
9. A Minority Within a Minority
10. Smashburger Opens In Fort Greene
11. Big Traffic Changes In The Works Around Atlantic Yards Site
12. Juneteenth and Slavery in Brooklyn
13. Olivia Munn And Paul Schneider Help Injured Man
14. As F+S Tire Shop Reopens, Many Questions Remain Unanswered
15. Is a Planted Atlantic Avenue Median the Latest Design Casualty at Atlantic Yards?
16. Will Walmart End Up on the Waterfront?
17. More Stories of Rats in the Area of Arena Construction Come Forward
18. Cops step up Patrols in Fort Greene Park
19. NYPD’s Eyes In The Sky Land In Fort Greene
20. Taxiing Out of Manhattan
21. A Shop, Humble but Beloved, Hangs On
22. Bicycle Store Plans Spin-off in Fort Greene
23. Brooklyn’s Hidden Theater District
24. Renovations Update: Whitman and Ingersoll To Reduce Units
25. Free Wi-Fi in NYC Parks

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital.

You are invited to the
Fort Greene Association’s Juneteenth Celebration, Special Presentation and Reception

Sponsored by Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in association with Soul of Brooklyn Week

Monday, June 20th
6PM - 9:30PM
1 University Plaza (corner of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues)
Health Sciences Building, Room 107

(The Health Sciences Building is labeled “2″ on the campus map)

Join us as we commemorate African-American freedom and honor the Fort Greene Association’s [FGA] 2011 Black History Month Honorees who’ve made their mark in and around Fort Greene:
•4W Circle Founders: Lois Bell, Sheila Kennedy, Selma Jackson, and Acquenetta Russell Browne
•Yvette Mayo
•Marian Anderson
•Danny Mixon
•Sadiq L. Bellamy
•Moshood
•Brenda Brunson-Bey
•Bilal & Ibon Muhammad
•Leroy Campbell
•Mary Pinkett
•Laurie Cumbo
•Lisa Price
•Eva Daniels
•Herbert Scott-Gibson
•Councilman James E Davis
•Susan Smith McKinney, M.D,
•Dr. Josephine English
•Hiram S. Thomas
•James Forten
•Florence Timothy
•Jamel Gaines
•Rasheik Trammell
•Sherman Jones
•The Joseph Brothers: Cernol, Fequiere, and Scern
•Ruth West
•Dahved Levy
•Richard Wright
All are welcome to attend, admission is free - space is limited RSVP today via the Fort Greene Association Facebook event page http://on.fb.me/lSSJT0

Please be advised, photo identification is need to enter LIU Brooklyn Campus.

For more information about public programs at LIU Brooklyn email [email protected]

So you ask, what is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement.

In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our
history that shaped and continues to influence our society today.
Excerpted from www.Juneteenth.com

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization.

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The Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on in our neighborhood and to highlight what makes our neighborhood so special and unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the Fort Greene Association on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter

Here are last week’s top FGA Facebook and Twitter stories:
1. The End of Moe’s Bar in Fort Greene
2. Two Brooklyn Burger Joints Open Today
3. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Lead Brooklyn’s Bike Crash Stats
4. Ed Towns Loses an Election
5. A Perch above Brooklyn, Going Once, Going Twice
6. A Food Flea Market Sets Up in Brooklyn
7. Mix and Chic: Home Tour- Fort Greene Place!
8. CW11 News at Ten: Assemblyman Jeffries talks about the Neighborhood Integrity Act
9. Heart Gallery NYC Shines Light on Need For Foster Care
10. The Week in Crime: Teen Robbery and an $8,000 Scam

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization.

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At the Fort Greene Association [FGA] we know that the quality of your child’s education is important to you. RSVP today to the FGA’s 1st Elementary School Fair

The FGA invites you to attend our 1st Elementary School Fair!

Meet elementary school leaders and learn about the various wonderful educational choices among our many local neighborhood schools.

Tuesday, May 24 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (M.S. 113)
300 Adelphi Street between DeKalb & Lafayette Aves.
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York

Confirmed schools include:
PS 9
PS 11
PS 20
PS 46
PS 270
PS 287
Community Partnership Charter School
Community Roots Charter School
The Urban Assembly Academy of Arts & Letters

Also learn more about the various programs offered by:
The Brooklyn Music School
Lango Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan
Mathnasium

RSVP today via our Facebook event page http://on.fb.me/mLw99s and enter to win an autographed copy of The ABCs of Brooklyn, An Alphabet Guidebook for All Ages, by G. Augustine Lynas & Peter Vadnai.

Admission is free for members and non-members to the FGA’s Elementary School Fair. We encourage attendees to become a member of the Fort Greene Association [FGA] or make a donation to support the FGA’s free programming; please visit http://bit.ly/dVtxNp to learn more.

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization.

Follow us on Twitter / Fan us on Facebook

Serving Greater Fort Greene,

Fort Greene Association

Fort Greeners,

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on in our neighborhood and to highlight what makes our neighborhood so special and unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the Fort Greene Association on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter

Here are last week’s top FGA Facebook and Twitter stories:

1. Apartment Rentals in Fort Greene / Clinton Hill Brooklyn
2. Corcoran Forced to Correct false Brooklyn Neighborhood Boundaries
3. The Day: Block Parties and Open Houses
4. Habana Outpost is Back and Better Than Ever
5. Celebrate Brooklyn! 2011 Festival Includes New Innovations and Old Favorites
6. ABistro Finally Making Moves
7. Have You Seen these ‘Drawings’ on the Avenue?
8. Buying and Selling at the Brooklyn Flea
9. Camp Out In Central Park and Fort Greene Park Without Getting Arrested
10. The Week in Crime: A Choking and Multiple Muggings

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital.

Follow us on Twitter / Fan us on Facebook

Here are last week’s top FGA Facebook and Twitter stories:

1. Downtown Brooklyn Is The New 34th Street
2. The New Moe’s May Not Be Unbearably Pretentious
3. Fort Greene Break-Ins
4. 156 Lafayette Sells For 1/3 Off
5. Toren Ignorin’ Instead of Explorin’ Warring Resident’s Flooring?
6. Revolutionary Garden Grows in Fort Greene Park
7. Fuel Spill on Carlton Avenue
8. Garden Notes: Where Plants Grow in Brooklyn
9. In Loving Memory of 9/11 Victim Aisha Harris
10. The Week in Crime: Woman Thwarts Muggers

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization. Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fortgreeneassn / Fan us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/346m57v

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on in our neighborhood and to highlight what makes our neighborhood so special and unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the Fort Greene Association on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter

Here are this week’s top FGA Facebook and Twitter stories: Please hyper link the titles

1. I Remember….An Unhappy Goodbye to Moe’s Bar, a Fort Greene Brooklyn Institution
2. The Informer: The 15 Best Places to See Right Now
3. Find out which Fort Greene Spot Made NY1’s Top Outdoor Dining Spots List
4. Last Night: Closing Night Party at Moe’s in Fort Greene
5. A Year After the Fire: An Update on 154 Adelphi Street
6. Flea Season is Upon Us - And So is Steven Alan
7. What is Your Dream Fort Dream Park?
8. Beyonce Shoots Official Let’s Move! “Move Your Body” Music Video at Fort Greene’s MS113 With Students
9. Dramatic Turn for Sci-Fi Writer, Who Plans to Make Ice Cream from Scratch
10. Brooklyn Tech Football: Please Help Tech Football

The arts scene is alive in Fort Greene but behind the scenes are the many well-paying jobs that keep this industry running. Come to our next meeting to get a look into the Arts all happening in Fort Greene and the careers waiting for you.

Lights, Camera, Jobs!
7PM Monday, May 2nd
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church,
85 South Oxford Street

Neighborhood Meeting Agenda: Monday, May 2, 2011
Speakers subject to change

7PM – 7:30PM Neighborhood Mixer Sponsored by National
“Fort Greene’s inexpensive, authentic Thai food in a hip, chic environment from the boys who brought you Joya and Song”

7:30 PM – 8PM Neighborhood Updates

• Welcome, Paul Palazzo, Fort Greene Association (FGA) Chair
• FGA Committee Updates
• FGA’s Juneteenth Celebration
• Tina Bell, Brooklyn Young Film Makers

8PM – 9:10PM Lights, Camera, Jobs! – Moderated Panel Discussion:

• Leslie G. Schultz, Executive Director, BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn
• Keith Stubblefield, CFO & VP of Finance and Administration, Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Matthew Moore, Program Coordinator, Brooklyn College
• Katy Finch, Program Director, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
• Terry Greiss, Executive Director, Irondale Ensemble Project
• Lauren Cherubini, Director of Development & External Relations, Mark Morris Dance Group
• Samuel M. Pierre, Brooklyn Director, NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit
• John Eddey, Vice President, Steiner Studios

9:10PM – 9:25PM Open Mike Forum: Community Announcements

9:25PM Closing Remarks

9:30PM Meeting Adjourn

Arrive early to meet your neighbors, business owners and elected officials while enjoying a complimentary tasting menu served at 7 PM sharp at the FGA’s Neighborhood Mixer sponsored by National; “Fort Greene’s inexpensive, authentic Thai food in a hip, chic environment from the boys who brought you Joya and Song.”

Admission is free for members and non-members to the Fort Greene Association’s Neighborhood Meetings. We encourage meeting attendees to become a member of the Fort Greene Association or make a donation to support the FGA’s free programming; please visit http://bit.ly/dVtxNp to learn more.

RSVP today via our Facebook event page at http://on.fb.me/fmsRbV and while your there, become a Fort Greene Association Facebook Fan!

Also receive updates from Fort Greene Association (FGA) Committees such as Good Neighbors, a project that allows Fort Greene’s elderly grow old in the comfort of their own homes. Lastly, learn how you can participate, share your skills and talent with the Fort Greene Association.

The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization. Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fortgreeneassn / Fan us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/346m57v

If you own your home, you know that energy bills take a big bite out of your household budget. Reducing them isn’t just a way to save money – it can also help the environment, by reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

All homeowners (and renters) should know about the basic things they can do to reduce energy use: using CFLs or LEDs for lighting, installing low flow faucet aerators or showerheads to save water, using smart power strips to reduce phantom load that electronic devices create.

But beyond that, New York City homeowners can take a much bigger step toward sustainability, by considering an energy efficiency upgrade of your home. Energy efficiency “audits” are now available and affordable for property owners who want to test their homes and identify energy efficiency measures that can result in a net savings in energy—and money.

During an audit, a professional contractor or engineer analyzes an entire building for heat loss, insulation, ventilation, combustion appliance functionality, and other health and safety criteria. The auditor will recommend particular measures that will help improve the health and safety of the home and also help the homeowner save money on their energy bills by making sure building systems are functioning optimally. The audit will recommend upgrades that offer a good return on investment. Common upgrades include proper insulation, air sealing, energy-efficient lighting systems, heating system repair or replacement, and high efficiency refrigerators, dishwashers, and clothes washers.

To encourage homeowners to take these steps towards more efficient homes, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers incentives for energy audits and upgrade work. Most New Yorker’s qualify for a free or reduced cost energy audit and low-cost financing through Home Performance with ENERGY STAR and the Green Door Project NY. Homeowners who participate in the program are also eligible to receive 10% of the cost of eligible energy efficiency improvements, up to a maximum of $3,000.

For more information, visit Pratt Center’s Retrofit NYC website: http://prattcenter.net/retrofitnyc.