Clinton Hill

After four years of work in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, this is the last week of publication at The Local. But there's a fresh start over at The Nabe.

In today's Fort Greene and Clinton Hill morning news wrap get info on Citi Bike, cycling classes and Council Member Letitia James' credit cleaning event.

Get news about Fort Greene and Clinton Hill in our daily roundup, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music's summer slate of youth-oriented programs and the third annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival coming to St. Joseph's College in Clinton Hill.

In today's daily post, you'll find news on the spring opening of the Fort Greene Artisan Market, a Pratt Institute student artwork display at a Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan and a new recording studio in the nabe.

In this crime report, locals told police that their belongings were stolen from cars and trucks, their homes were burglarized and their bank accounts were used in unauthorized ways. Also, disputes between significant others resulted in violence and robberies last week. The trend of robberies on the B38 bus continued last week, with another incident […]

Renewed Push for Unsafe Buildings Bill to Discourage Landlord Sabotage [Capital NY] A Visit to Bushwick’s Cemetery of the Evergreens [Newtown Pentacle] Former Paul Robeson Theatre Space for Lease in Fort Greene [DNA] Williamsburg’s 340 Wythe Avenue Sells for $7.5 Million [NYO] Pricey Condos Replace 150-Year-Old Carroll Gardens House That Crumbled [Curbed] Crown Heights’ Youth Farm Accepting Applications [Edible BK] […]

Arts Gowanus has issued an open call for artists to create public art on either side of the Carroll Street Bridge, in front of Whole Foods, and other public sites around the neighborhood, as Brokelyn was the first to note. Projects should highlight “the history, the Canal, the culture of creativity and the diversity of the community,” […]

Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former convent, now part of Pilgrim Baptist Church complex Address: 144 Covert Street Cross Streets: Evergreen and Central Avenues Neighborhood: Bushwick Year Built: probably 1890s, early 20th century Architectural Style: Renaissance Revival with Arts and Crafts details Architect: probably Schickel & Ditmars Other Buildings by Architect: German Catholic […]

Just as Crown Heights dug itself out of the snowstorm, an outpost of the Harlem-based Manhattanville Coffee opened its doors Wednesday at 167 Rogers Avenue, on the corner of St. Johns Place. It is serving sandwiches, pastries and parfaits, in addition to coffee and tea. In the next few weeks, salads and soups will be added to […]

The two-family brownstone at 490 MacDonough Street is one of the nicest homes we’ve seen for sale east of Malcolm X in a while. Located on a fine-looking block between Malcolm X and Patchen, close to Stuy Heights shops and restaurants, this house has all the 1890s goodies: stained glass windows, elaborate parquet floors, mantels, […]