Sept. 6, 2008 From Yelp.com: I have been here many times and only once did it fire on all cylinders. You know, I received my menu in a somewhat timely manner, food arrived with minimal drama (and was good), and servers actually…

Sept. 6, 2008 From Yelp.com: It's 4:30 in the morning and I'm definitely past the point of caring, but the 6 year old in me is going: "What the f- I did not study my crayola colors to let White Castle pass off this meat as…

Sept. 6, 2008 From Yelp.com: This could be such a great community resource It is spacious enough to offer a wide variety of Art & Craft Supplies and Books plus basic office supplies ( paper, binders, clips, etc) It is a…

Sept. 6, 2008 From Yelp.com: Epoca has lovely ambience and attentive service, but I give the place three stars only because I didn't actually have any of the italian food, but instead ordered the steak. Steak in general is very…

Sept. 5, 2008 Brooklyn Daily Eagle — Tamboril Restaurant, Bar & Lounge: 527 Myrtle Ave., Clinton Hill. (718) 622-5130 or www.tamborilnyc.com Jazz Sunday with the Nathi G. Trio. Sept. 7, from 6–8 p.m.

Sept. 5, 2008 Brooklyn Daily Eagle — 138 S. Oxford St., Fort Greene. (718) 398-3078.

Sept. 5, 2008 Brooklyn Daily Eagle — 200 Willoughby Ave., Clinton Hill. (718) 636-3517 or www.pratt.edu/ exhibitions.

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Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 5, 2008.

Sept. 5, 2008 From Yelp.com: There is no standard emoticon for homicidal rampage, so I will have to write a review instead. Chez Oskar is one of many overpriced, mediocre restaurants to have sullied the streets of Fort Greene.…

Sept. 5, 2008 From Yelp.com: Lord amighty, some of the counterfolks here are rude. I've had varying experiences-- sometimes pleasant, sometimes just awful. Nice selection of fancy grocery items and a great cheese counter, but…

Sept. 5, 2008 From Yelp.com: I must echo what other wise reviewers have said before me. BAM Rose is fantastic! Such a great theatre that plays the kinds of films I want to see. Tonight I went with two guy friends to see "Escape…

Sept. 5, 2008 From Yelp.com: This is a great spot both for a casual meal, but it's really the private room upstairs that I'm writing to. We had my friend's wedding shower here this weekend and everything was superb. The interiors…

Sept. 5, 2008 From Yelp.com: Sushi D is super-totaly-excellent. In the years I've been eating there, it's never let me down. The fish is always fresh and price-wise it's absolutely fair. I've been to some other sushi joints in…

Sept. 5, 2008 From Yelp.com: Lame lame lame. My first and last experience eating here is best recounted like this: - Sit down and notice several large flat-screen tv's vainly illuminating the dining room with cable news &…

Sept. 4, 2008 Brooklyn Daily Eagle — ...major work Native Son (‘40) was begun while he was a resident of Brooklyn at 175 Carlton Ave. He was living at 89 Lefferts Place in Bed-Stuy when he completed his classic...

Sept. 4, 2008 Brooklyn Daily Eagle — ...while he was a resident of Brooklyn at 175 Carlton Ave. He was living at 89 Lefferts Place in Bed-Stuy when he completed his classic autobiographical Black Boy (‘45). In a personal...

Sept. 4, 2008 The New York Observer — We told you about Fort Greene boutique Thistle & Clover's open call for designers early last month. They saw about a dozen independent designers present their wares at their stylish little shop on DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn but could only choose a few to add to their fall collection. Well, the gals have made their decisions.

Aug. 31, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user jag9889 and uploaded on September 4, 2008.

Aug. 31, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user jag9889 and uploaded on September 4, 2008.

Aug. 31, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user jag9889 and uploaded on September 4, 2008.

Aug. 31, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user jag9889 and uploaded on September 4, 2008.

Sept. 4, 2008 From Yelp.com: Can think of no better place to spend a lovely Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn than at Habana Outpost drinking a Mango Margarita and surrounded by a fabulously artistic atmosphere and eclectic peeps.…

Sept. 4, 2008 From Yelp.com: I'm a yellow rice fiend... with that being said... their arroz amarillo is better tasting that most other places, but I've had boxed yellow rice (GOYA, people!) that has tasted much better. Their rice…

Sept. 4, 2008 From Yelp.com: hmm.. bitchy manhattanite.. never even lived there. Listen, I like what i like and dislike what I don't. i feel passion for the food I eat and I don't have much money to throw out.. so if I do not…

Sept. 4, 2008 From Yelp.com: I spent all afternoon hanging out here with the delightful and beautiful Simi (ok so she's my good friend's girlfriend, there's your disclaimer). I dug this cute little spot, and enjoyed my first time…

Sept. 4, 2008 From Yelp.com: Positive aspects first of course: The staff is awesome...very friendly and upbeat. The space is decorated simply, well-lit and pretty. The menu seemed approachable and interesting. The cocktails &…

Sept. 3, 2008 Brownstoner — ...American restaurant with "touches of Eastern Europe and Korea," set to open mid-September at 7 Greene Avenue (near Cumberland Street) in Fort Greene; and Buttermilk Channel, an "American bistro" opening in October...

Sept. 3, 2008 The New York Observer — Downtown Brooklyn (zip code 11245) commanded the highest job growth rate--253 percent--for the zip codes tracked.

Sept. 3, 2008 From Yelp.com: I must be the only person who doesnt find the counter people annoying As for the owner, if choice was in paris then he would seem positively cheery Food is very good and the baked goods are…

Sept. 3, 2008 From Yelp.com: Any place that serves pork, is a friend of mine. Seriously, it is like the forbidden white meat in NYC with all the religious folks around banishing it from their diets. Thus, after eating here the…

Sept. 3, 2008 From Yelp.com: I've been to maybe two Authentic Flea Markets in my time, both smelly and dirty affairs where I was loathe to touch anything, much less buy it, so take my review as you will -- I for one am grateful…

Sept. 3, 2008 From Yelp.com: It was Friday, August 15; I was preparing for a large event the following day but my dog badly needed a bath! I had visited the website for Kiki's Pet Spa several times before deciding to take my…

Sept. 2, 2008 New York Post — Cops, who have spoken to at least one of the men Pravia called and found he had an alibi, now want to speak to the cabdriver who took him from Brooklyn to his West 15th Street apartment. Police also are asking anyone who might have been at the party in Downtown Brooklyn, and helped Pravia into the cab, to come forward.

Sept. 2, 2008 Brooklyn Daily Eagle — The Fort Greene Indie Bookstore Initiative kick-off party will be at the Cumberland Greene (237 Cumberland Ave.) on September 16, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. RSVP to rsvp_fortgreeneindie@hotmail.com by Sept. 12.

Sept. 2, 2008 Brownstoner — 626 Pacific. Photo by threecee.

Sept. 2, 2008 From Yelp.com: I thought the food was pretty good, but there is no way it should have taken over an hour to reach our table. We watched people around us getting seating after us and served before us. It took 15…

Sept. 2, 2008 From Yelp.com: I went to wedding over labor day weekend, and I just have to say it was stunning. The view overlooks the entire Manhatten skyline and the rooftop was off the hook. Very classy place and even more…

Sept. 2, 2008 From Yelp.com: I have going here since they opened I used to live in the building and ate here at least 1x a week for almost a year I hadnt been in about 6-7 months and forgot how much I used to like this place…

Sept. 2, 2008 From Yelp.com: Whenever I crave salmon as a breakfast choice. I venture to Chez Lola for their spicy salmon burger. The waitstaff is average. The prices are very affordable. Be advice however, only cash or amex are…

Sept. 2, 2008 From Yelp.com: It seems that the Hideout has given up on its own premise. No longer is it necessary to buzz at the unmarked carriage house door, be checked out by a pair of scrutinizing eyes through a peephole, and…

Sept. 2, 2008 From Yelp.com: I'm not going to pretend to be a BBQ connoisseur (or is it Barbecue? Bar-be-que? See, i don't even know the preferred spelling!), so there will be no talk of what style of BBQ they do here or any of…

Sept. 1, 2008 Brooklyn Paper — A billboard hyping the sexy teen drama “90210” has some members of Williamsburg’s Hasidic Jews all worked up.

Sept. 1, 2008 Brooklyn Paper — The tree-killing “New York City Waterfalls” project, which has enraged plant-loving Brooklynites by damaging local fauna near the River Cafe in DUMBO and along the fabled Brooklyn Heights Promenade, will be turned off half of the time starting next week.

Sept. 1, 2008 Taken by the Flickr user bensaun and uploaded on September 1, 2008.

Sept. 1, 2008 Please tell me if anyone has seen her or accidentally 'rescued' her from her hangout...on the second story ledges of 290-298 Washington Avenue...

Sept. 1, 2008 From Yelp.com: we've been to chez lola 6 times since moving to the neighborhood and find it fantastic. the bar and drinks are the best in the area, the food has been brilliant! we've come for dinner and brunch. i…

Sept. 1, 2008 From Yelp.com: I've got to say that eating at Square Root Cafe has been one of the most dissapointing restaurant experiences I've had since moving to the area in 1995. While the service was good, the food left a…

Sept. 1, 2008 From Yelp.com: mallory u. you have to be a better job being at the services of the owners of Olea...considering you're doing some negative PR you should try harder covering your tracks, really?!! Two negatives for…

Sept. 1, 2008 From Yelp.com: If you ever watched the short-lived "The Restaurant" reality show about Rocko DiSpirito, the French manager of that place is the owner of this restaurant. He lives upstairs. That character stain…

Aug. 31, 2008 New York Daily News — HIT THE BOOKS The Brooklyn Public Library throws a back-to-school bash. Get kids into the school spirit with face painting, story time and library card registration, while parents dig deejays and frozen mojitos from Habana Outpost. (Free, noon-5 p.m., 757 Fulton St., Brooklyn, www.habanaoutpost.com)

Aug. 31, 2008 New York Daily News — "When she runs, she is very focused," owner Sue Yee said during a morning training session at Fort Greene Park.