Tag: Fort Greene
via THE CITY
Cracks in the Eviction Freeze
Fort Greene tenants say landlord is trying to push them out.
via BKLYNER
Council Candidate Tries to Rekindle the Bern
Jabari Brisport, an actor, Bernie Sanders fan and Green Party candidate, is waging an uphill battle to unseat incumbent Councilmember Laurie Cumbo in Brooklyn.
via DNAInfo
Flap Over Street Naming
Charges of inequities in street renaming decisions are roiling a Brooklyn community board.
via The Nabe
Two Fort Greenes
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are long past the tipping point of gentrification. But even as real estate prices have soared, some residents continue to languish in poverty.
via The Local
Pumped for End of Gas Rationing
Some gas station owners and customers said post-Sandy fuel rationing caused more problems than it solved.
via The Local
Unique 9/11 Tribute Endures
David Roman painted the fire hydrant in front of his Brooklyn home red, white and blue shortly after 9/11. He's lovingly maintained the memorial, through rain and vandalism.
Brooklyn Artists GO Public
Artists recently opened their studios as part of the GO project, a Brooklyn-wide art event in which visitors could vote for pieces to be included in a Brooklyn Museum exhibition.