via The Local
Our Town – Ft. Greene Style
The Irondale Ensemble Project, a theater company based in Fort Greene, want…
Place: Brooklyn
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Tree Throes in Brooklyn
The city wants to plant a million trees — but some residents of Brownsville aren’t exactly tree-huggers.
via Brooklyn Rail
Red Hook Justice Center Faces Red Ink
The Red Hook Community Justice Center, an innovative combination courthouse and community service hub, has trimmed hours. More cutbacks loom.
Iraqi Musician Shares Oud Obsession
Baghdad-born musician Rahim AlHaj is a master of the oud, an ancient guitar-like instrument. He recently gave lessons in Lower Manhattan.
Online Brooklyn Time Machine Debuts
There's a new site celebrating old Brooklyn. Brooklynrevealed.com offers a virtual museum tour of the borough's historic neighborhoods.
Principal Issues at Hebrew School
Brooklyn’s first publicly funded Hebrew-English dual-language school is set…
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
FDNY Cuts Stir New Fears In Bushwick
The FDNY’s plan to cancel night shifts at several firehouses — including one in Bushwick — is reawakening bleak memories and igniting new fears for some New Yorkers.
via Brooklyn Heights Courier
E-Gadgets Spark Youth Crime Spike
A pocket of Brooklyn has the highest juvenile crime rate in the city – and police say robberies of iPods, fancy cell phones and other expensive electronic devices are at least partly to blame.