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Rescue me, Fort Greene edition

In Fort Greene, even the fixer-uppers are fabulous. Get a look at our photos of 6 S. Oxford St. There is such grandeur despite the plywood in the windows. The little face on the crumbling stoop is so serene. … Full Article
 
This fair maiden can be found on the pre-Civil War window guard at 237 Carlton Ave.

Eye candy à la Fort Greene

If we can't feast our eyes, what's the point of earthly existence? Here's some of the eye candy to be seen on Fort Greene's residential streets:  … Full Article
 

Which Fort Greene brownstone did Ingrid Bergman's granddaughter buy?

The name on the deed says Elettra Wiedemann. That would be Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, the late, great actress Ingrid Bergman's granddaughter. … Full Article
 
Welcome to formidable Fort Greene, which is full historic brownstones.

Fort Greene's got dueling open houses and a brownstone Ingrid Bergman's granddaughter bought

Obsessed as we are with the cherished brownstones of Brooklyn Heights (is it because Arthur Miller lived there? And Norman Mailer? And Truman Capote?) we sometimes forget to give the historic homes of nearby Fort Greene the admiration they deserve. … Full Article
 
Dr. Jon Berall in court for LICH. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn judge rejects doctor's attempt to put sale of LICH on hold

State Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes on Tuesday rejected a motion by a Brooklyn doctor seeking to put the sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) to Fortis Property Group on hold. … Full Article
 
Subway musician arrested in Williamsburg

NYPD looking into arrest of Williamsburg subway performer

Fellow musicians are rallying around a subway performer whose arrest in a busy station was captured on video as straphangers jeered the officer. The New York Police Department says it's looking into the arrest. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (right), Councilmember Stephen Levin (left) and Assemblymember Joseph Lentol (second from left) were on hand at the Oct. 18 celebration at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint.

McGolrick Park Neighborhood Alliance thanks elected officials for $1.3M gift for playground

McGolrick Park Neighborhood Alliance (MPNA), local residents and businesses who seek improvements at the historic 10-acre Msgr. McGolrick Park in Greenpoint, have reason to celebrate.  MPNA held a celebration on Oct. … Full Article
 

Bed-Stuy foundation hosts star-studded benefit

The Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation hosted the Restore Brooklyn Annual Benefit Dinner at the Time Warner Center Monday evening, honoring Rosie Perez, the Honorable William Thompson Sr. … Full Article
 

Longtime Brooklynite Jenny Slate to read 'Marcel the Shell' in Cobble Hill

“Brooklyn is a place with a real beating heart, and I miss it,” famed actress and writer Jenny Slate told the Brooklyn Eagle in a recent interview. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn town hall on Ebola and enterovirus. AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, by Melissa Maraj

Brooklyn Ebola and Enterovirus town hall set for Wednesday

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is sponsoring a town hall on Ebola and Enterovirus D68 on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. in the courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall.  … Full Article
 

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