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Greg Trupiano, Director of The Walt Whitman Project, takes you through the history of Fort Greene Park, the Wallabout Martyrs and the monument dedicated to their memory, and Walt Whitman’s campaign through his editorials written for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle to...
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- Never leave gym bags, wallets, pocketbooks, briefcases and other valuables unattended, even for a moment.
- Avoid bringing high value items such as expensive watches and jewelry, large amounts of cash, laptop computers...
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Most small children have a natural curiosity about fire. They want to know how fire looks and feels, what it can do, and how it will burn.
Children, including toddlers cause thousands of home fires each year by playing with matches, lighters or candles. The...
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At approximately 1:20pm on Monday, July 19, 2010, 9-year-old Jasiyah Gilbert exited the A&A Deli at 349 Waverly (between Lafayette and Greene Avenues) after buying an icy and chips. He said that he was crossing the street, between two parked cars in the middle...
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Open Road of New York presents “Learn to Skateboard” in Fort Greene Park. A group of instructors will be on-hand for two days (only) this week to teach local kids the art of skateboarding....
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There was a wonderful turnout yesterday for the candlelight vigil for Aileen McKay-Dalton at the site of her fatal accident (Clinton and DeKalb Avenues). Family, friends...
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Approximately 50 families, friends, elected officials and community residents met on the stoop of 370 Lafayette Avenue, at 7:30 yesterday, for a candlelight vigil observing the one year anniversary of Shem Walker’s tragic death. Mr. Walker wasa href="http://...
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A very serious accident, involving a moped, occurred at the intersection of Clinton and DeKalb Avenues at approximately 5:30pm this evening.
Witnesses said a young woman on a moped was heading west on DeKalb Avenue, making a right turn on Clinton Avenue, when...
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With temperatures expected to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit this week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Health Department and Emergency Management Office has opened over 500 cooling centers across New York City.
Here are some cooling centers in Fort Greene...
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- Always carry identification when riding. Include the name, address and telephone number of a person to contact in case of emergency.
- Always wear a helmet and reflective and light colored clothing.
- Always ride...
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