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 […]

Nine Chains Artisanal Bakery on Church Avenue Will Close This Sunday [Kensington BK] Neighbors Plan March Opening of Caton Avenue Food Co-op [DPC] Storefront on Corner of 5th Avenue and 11th Street up for Grabs Again [South Slope News] Monuments Shop Replaces Kosher Pizzeria on Jerome Avenue [Sheepshead Bites] Change at People’s Republic of Brooklyn on Smith Street [PMFA] Notes From Last Night’s […]

In case you missed it last year, in honor of Black History Month, Green-Wood is again offering a tour focusing on famous black New Yorkers buried in the cemetery. The trolley tour will highlight and celebrate abolitionists, freed slaves, artists, musicians and Civil War heroes. Notables include artist Jean-Michael Basquiat (pictured above); Jeremiah Hamilton, who was […]

Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 225-247 E. 31st Street Cross Streets: Cortelyou and Beverly Roads Neighborhood: Flatbush Year Built: around 1905 Architectural Style: Renaissance Revival Architect: Unknown Landmarked: No The story: The town of Flatbush, in Kings County, did not become a part of the City of Brooklyn until 1894. […]

Maple Street School, a Prospect Lefferts Gardens preschool founded in 1978, is expanding. The school signed a 15-year lease for 5,500 square feet at 626 Flatbush, the 23-story mixed-use 80/20 tower Hudson Companies is building in the neighborhood. The school will mostly occupy the second floor of the community and retail space at the base […]

This Park Slope house isn’t terribly fancy or large, but it’s pretty. The original details appear to be largely intact, including plaster moldings, arched marble mantels, and wood work. It’s set up as an owner’s duplex over a garden floor rental. What do you think of it for $2,795,000? 687 President Street [Corcoran] GMAP…