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Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Week Ending January 7, 2012

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The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of 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 and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. Police: Man Attacks, Robs Woman In Brooklyn
  2. Tillie’s of Brooklyn, R.I.P.
  3. Fort Greene Shelter: One of the Worst in New York, Some Say
  4. New York’s Lost Subways (Complete with Map and Dusty Pics)
  5. Tillie’s of Brooklyn: Breaking Down and Celebrating
  6. Tillie’s — Finally, The Final Farewell
  7. Demolition at Would-Be Hotel Site Near BAM
  8. The Week in Crime: Gun Crimes and a Harrowing Kidnapping
  9. Fort Greene makes The Wall Street Journal’s New York Photos of the Week December 28th – January 6th
  10. DOT Plans Traffic Changes at Fort Greene Intersection

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. If you are not a current member of the Fort Greene Association please visit our website to learn how you can contribute to your community.

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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Purchase Your Copy Today: IMAGES OF AMERICA FORT GREENE by Howard Pitsch

Your Help is Needed

Attention Fort Greene Active Block & Tenant Associations.

We are doing a story about Fort Greene’s active Block & Tenant Associations and would love to hear from you. Please send us an e-mail to [email protected] telling us about your association, some of your 2011 activities and initiatives as well as forward one photo from your group. Your entries will be included in next week’s Fort Greene Association (FGA) blog post. Submission deadline is Friday, November 4th.


Attention Fort Greene High Rise, Muilt-unit Building, and Condo Residents.

The FGA needs your help in reaching Fort Greene residents who live in the various high rises, muilt-unit buildings, and condos. If you are interested in becoming a FGA representative for your building please contact us at [email protected] with the building you would like to represent and to receive additional details.

We look forward to working together to make Fort Greene an even better place to live, work and play!

Week Ending October 29, 2011

FGA Facebook & Twitter Top Stories

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of 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 and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. First Snow Closes Fort Greene Park
  2. Easy to Use, or Steal, but Inching Out of Reach
  3. Man Shot in the Head At Ingersoll Houses
  4. Fort Greene Gets an Indoor Ice Cream Fort
  5. Neighborhood Responses to Crime Uptick in Brooklyn
  6. Dining Local: When a Burger isn’t a Burger
  7. The Writing on the Wall at Shake Shack
  8. Habana Outpost Makes Top 10 Sandwich List
  9. Clinton Hill ‘Halloween Lady’ Homegrown Haunted Extravaganza to Draw Thousands
  10. Atlantic Avenue’s Richer, but is it Better?

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. If you are not a current member of the Fort Greene Association please visit our website to learn how you can contribute to your community.

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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

ABC's Hit Series Pan Am Filmed in Fort Greene

Week Ending October 22, 2011
FGA Facebook and Twitter Top Stories:

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of 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 and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. People have to Realize — There’s Lots of Crime in Fort Greene
  2. Affordable Studio Apts for Rent in Fort Greene $664
  3. Murder at Skillman and DeKalb Confirmed
  4. POLL: A Crime-Ridden Fort Greene?
  5. Brooklyn Shooter Kills Man, Injures Woman
  6. Chase Bank On Myrtle Ave. Held Up—Again
  7. Brewed Awakening! Beloved Fort Greene Coffeehouse for Sale
  8. Parking in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill
  9. Tillie’s Owners Looking for Buyer
  10. Attempted Robbery at Chase Bank on Myrtle

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. If you are not a current member of the Fort Greene Association please visit our website to learn how you can contribute to your community.

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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Fort Greene Happenings

Want to be in the know on Fort Greene Happenings? Visit our event calendar daily to learn what’s going on in and around Fort Greene; from civic community meetings, cultural events to free children’s events.

Do you have an event taking place in Fort Greene you want to announce to residents and visitors? Take advantage of our free event listing service on our website by submitting your events to our event calendar. Please allow at least 5 business days for your event to be posted to the Fort Greene Association’s (FGA) event calendar.


Week Ending October 15, 2011
 FGA Facebook and Twitter Top Stories:

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of 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 and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. Hey, Fort Greene iphone Owners — Prepare to be Mugged
  2. Roberta’s is Expanding — Plus a Full Fortnight of Food News
  3. Brooklyn, Borough of Snobs
  4. Macy’s on Fulton Mall Evacuated
  5. Spike Lee Holds ‘Popup Sale’ Outside Studio; Brooklynites Shop Racks of Clothes, Books & Music
  6. Occupy Brooklyn? Anti-Greed Movement Coming to Boro this Saturday
  7. Latest Brooklyn Assault Linked to 11 Other Sex Attacks
  8. Spike Lee’s Pop Up Store Sells out in Brooklyn
  9. Clinton Hill: College-Town Feel in Brooklyn
  10. Groundbreaking Set for New Arts Center in Brooklyn

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. If you are not a current member of the Fort Greene Association please visit our website to learn how you can contribute to your community.

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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage - Brooklyn Style
with the Brooklyn Music School

This past Saturday the Fort Greene Association (FGA) participated in the Brooklyn Music School’s 1st Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Street Festival. Festival attendees tasted traditional dishes from Caribbean and Latin American countries. Children had the opportunity to participate in free music and dance classes offered by the Brooklyn Music School, and the many festival performances blew the crowd away. The FGA had a great time meeting current and former Fort Greene residents who stopped by our table to design their very own musical maracas.


Meet a few of our talented maracas designers and see their beautiful designs

If you are interested in working on community outreach and engagement activities such as this, please contact Lillian Jean-Baptiste, Communications & Community Engagement Chair at [email protected]. Not a member of the FGA and want to join or are you a member of the FGA and would like to join one of our many committees? Please click here to learn how you can contribute to your community; we look forward to hearing from you.

Week Ending October 8, 2011
FGA Facebook and Twitter Top Stories:

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of 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 and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. A Look Inside Brooklyn Apartments Circa 1978
  2. Spike Lee’s Having a Stoop Sale Saturday
  3. Brooklyn’s Trendiest New Nabe: Good Bye Williamsburg, Hello Fort Greene
  4. Complaint Box: Children in Restaurants
  5. Fort Greene Still Really Unsafe
  6. Is Fort Greene Brooklyn’s New Hipster Haven?
  7. Gun-toting, Pot-concealing Turnstile Jumper Arrested in Brooklyn
  8. Fort Greene Teen Caught Jumping Turnstile With Gun
  9. When Owners Walk Away
  10. UPDATE: Rat-Proof Trash Cans to Arrive in Fort Greene

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. If you are not a current member of the Fort Greene Association please visit our website to learn how you can contribute to your community.

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You are Invited!

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15th - October 15th, the Brooklyn Music School invites the Fort Greene community and neighbors to a cultural celebration of dance, music, food and crafts from Latin American and Caribbean nations.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

10 AM – 5 PM rain (in doors) or shine

126 Saint Felix Street, between Hanson Place and Lafayette Avenue

Admission is free and there will be fun activities for people of all ages!

The event features live performances, plus food, arts & crafts and vendors from diverse nations, as well as the opportunity to visit music and dance classes at the school.

“The Brooklyn Music School is delighted to welcome our Hispanic neighbors and friends to celebrate their cultural patrimony. We also are excited to share the richness and diversity of Hispanic music, dance and folklore with our students and families. This event marks the start of our centennial year. Brooklyn Music School proudly celebrates its 100-year anniversary and continues to give to the community of Fort Greene and all of Brooklyn by promoting awareness and participation in the cultural diversity of Brooklyn and its Hispanic communities,” said Frank Alvarado, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Music School.

Students ages 5 — 10 are encouraged to participate in open classes and enjoy a hands-on experience in guitar, basic piano, drums and violin, as well as tap dance and Hip Hop dance.

The Street Fair combines, on one stage, representatives of traditional folklore plus classical and contemporary music and dance from a dozen countries. Performers include:

  • Antonio Moreno (Brazil)
  • Conjunto Chileno Lonquimay (Chile)
  • Conjunto Folklórico Panameño (Panama)
  • Danza Fiesta (Puerto Rico)
  • Danza Pre-Hispánica (Mexico)
  • Elisa Brown (United States)
  • Grupo Ayazamana (Ecuador)
  • Grupo Cubano (Cuba)
  • Grupo Folklórico Dominicano (Dominican Republic)
  • Huellas Andinas (Peru)
  • Irka Mateo (Dominican Republic)
  • Sangre Boliviana (Bolivia)
  • Tletlpapalotzin (Mexico)
  • Transcendancegroup (Argentina/United States)
  • Virginia Luque (Spain)

The Brooklyn Music School will share materials from its archives, including memorabilia of famous conductors and performers who graced the Playhouse stage.

Children and adults can learn how to make maracas with the Fort Greene Association (FGA), our community partner. Meet FGA board members while designing your custom made musical maracas (while supplies lasts). Maracas are native percussion instruments of Latin American countries such as Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela to name a few.

Mano a Mano, a group promoting the traditional arts and crafts of Mexico, will also participate in the street fair.

Featured vendors include Caribbean handmade jewelry, tacos, enchiladas and tamales of Mexico, empanadas and arepas of Colombia, and Dominican mofongo.

For more information regarding the Hispanic Heritage Festival, please contact Janet Falk at 347-256-9141 or [email protected]

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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Sunset at Fort Greene Park

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of 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 and to highlight what makes our community 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 Week Ending October 1, 2011, FGA Facebook and Twitter Top Stories:

  1. Armed Robber Attacks Top Author In Fort Greene Park
  2. Park in Fort Greene is anything but
  3. D.A.: More Gang Activity in Parks
  4. Filmed In Brooklyn
  5. Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Ranked No. 2 Most Desirable Brooklyn Nabe
  6. Now it Can Be Told — Mugging Victim was Arthur Phillips!
  7. What Sold in Your Neighborhood Recently
  8. Police End One-Man Crime Spree with Arrest
  9. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Power Rankings
  10. MTA Brings Second “On The Go” Device to Atlantic Terminal

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. If you are not a current member of the Fort Greene Association please visit our website to learn how you can contribute to your community.

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