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Fort Greene’s Baba Cool is giving away coffee for two weeks
We now know at least one good thing is happening in 2015. via Facebook So, it’s officially 2015, in the sense that you can no longer revel in New Year’s Day or post-New Year’s Day haze where you said...
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Fort Greene is getting a late-night falafel bar
Here, pre-game with some apropos food porn. (Via Flickr user yosoynuts.) Pining for pita in Downtown Brooklyn after you’ve spent a night at drinking in culture (and wine) at BAM? Fear not, falafel...
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Gentrification gets its own opera tonight and Friday at BRIC
Oh no, don’t open your coffee shop in Williamsburg, it’s way too dangerous there Hey so, remember how when we first told you about BRIC House’s exciting spring line-up of performances and events, we...
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Free sleds and hot chocolate are in Fort Greene Park today! [UPDATE: Or not]
Fun in the snow: not just for the kids anymore. via Twitter user Rachel Berkowitz (@rachel) [UPDATE: A Parks Department spokesperson tells us they decided not to offer the sleds and hot chocolate today...
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Bars We Love: Get together at Splitty!
You’ll probably be able to find a couple Nathaniel P. types while you’re there too. Splitty, 415 Myrtle Ave., Clinton Hill, (718) 643-2867 Website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram Food, Outdoor Space...
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Bars we love: Add new friends at Greene Grape Annex!
The cozy view inside Annex. Photo by Tim Donnelly. Annex 753 Fulton St., (at S. Portland), Fort Greene, 718-858-4790 Facebook • Twitter • Website What it is: The newly expanded coffee shop from the...
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Bars We Love: Get crafty at Hops Hill
Hops Hill 886 Fulton Street (Waverly and Washington Aves), Clinton Hill Facebook • Twitter • Website What it is: Clinton Hill craft beer stronghold, in the top 12 of Zagat’s 2014 list “Hottest New...
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Greene Hill Food Co-op is offering work-free trial membership
You can even spritz the kale while you’re shopping. If you really want to. via Facebook Ah the food co-op, the secretive bastion of cheaper groceries and respectful exchanges with employees because if...
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Clinton Hill is getting a brand new Biggie mural
Spread love, but also paint. Picture of Owen Dippie mural via Flickr user ithinkx Yesterday you might have spent some time thinking about the passing of Biggie Smalls, seeing as how it was the 18th...
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Help Greenlight Bookstore with their gift wrapping, get a 20% discount
Volunteer and get rewarded in discounted books from an iconic Brooklyn staple. Win-win. (via Flickr user dwwebber) We love Greenlight Bookstore (686 Fulton Street) for their great selection and...
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Bars We Love: Get crafty at Hops Hill!
Hops Hill 886 Fulton Street (Waverly and Washington Aves), Clinton Hill Facebook • Twitter • Website What it is: Clinton Hill craft beer stronghold, in the top 12 of Zagat’s 2014 list “Hottest New...
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Edward Snowden (statue) finally silenced by the government
A dangerous radical, finally silenced. Screen via Jeremy Calabona’s Vine Early this morning, ANIMAL New York revealed that a group of artists had secretly installed a statue of NSA whistleblower Ed...
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Hold the phone, there are $1,000/month two-bedrooms in Clinton Hill!
This could be home, cheap home. via Myrtle Avenue Partnership We tend to vascillate between telling you real estate is a lost cause and then telling you things like hey, look at this one exception....
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Braking news: Fort Greene police plan crackdown on cyclists
Keep that head on a swivel (or just brake at red lights). via Flickr user Juan José Richards Echeverría Getting a ticket for running a red light on your bike isn’t fun for anyone. You think it’s too...
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The schedule for the Habana Outpost outdoor movies is here!
Just you and your 100 closest friends. via Facebook The week’s theme of “marching into summer,” which began with the announcement of the Brooklyn Bridge Park movie schedule, then the Celebrate Brooklyn...
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Bars we love: Have fun with cocktails at Dick & Jane’s Bar!
Settle in for some cocktails at the darkly-lit, romantic Dick & Jane’s Dick & Jane’s Bar 266 Adelphi St. (Dekalb and Willoughby) Fort Greene Website • Instagram What it is: Fort Greene’s...
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Bars we love: Ship off to the Great Georgiana!
Sip an “Etta James” at the candlelit Great Georgiana The Great Georgiana 248 Dekalb Ave (at Vanderbilt) Fort Greene Website • Instagram • Facebook What it is: Corner bar and eatery in the heart of Fort...
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Big scoop: Greene Grape is opening an ice cream shop in Fort Greene
Phin & Phebe’s is just one of the ice cream brands you’ll be able to scream for there. Please ask nicely instead of screaming, though. via Facebook How do you beat the heat in the summer? Don’t cry...
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Celebrate green living with $3 beer and free cheese at Annex tomorrow
Looks pretty green to us! Photo by Sam Corbin We did it, guys! We got through another year without destroying the planet. That’s reason enough to rejoice, but there’s even more in it for you here in...
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Bars We Love: Get together at Splitty!
You’ll probably be able to find a couple Nathaniel P. types while you’re there too. Splitty 415 Myrtle Ave., Clinton Hill (718) 643-2867 Website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram What it is: This...
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