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• 31 Hanson Place Saffron: Clothes, Flowers and Family

  Located at 31 Hanson Place, across the street from Atlantic Terminal, vintage store-slash-florist Saffron is among Fort Greene’s new retailers. It opened its doors Oct. 22.

  Published by New York Times on November 6, 2009.

• 330 Myrtle Avenue The Day: Yankees Succor Needy, Uplift Downtrodden

  ...Caribbean eatery San Souci at 330 Myrtle Avenue opened last week, Myrtle Minutes reports. Three cheers for kingfish in coconut sauce. Seem like...

  Published by New York Times on November 6, 2009.

• Lafayette and Cumberland The Day: Yankees Succor Needy, Uplift Downtrodden

  ...of businesses opening lately. Yesterday, Clabl even noted the long-stalled En African restaurant at Lafayette and Cumberland stirring to life. Could the worst be over? What would The What say...

  Published by New York Times on November 6, 2009.

• 30 Lafayette Ave. Calendar: Nov. 6-12

  BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE: 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene. (718) 636-4100 or www.bam.org.

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 6, 2009.

• 651 Fulton St. The Weekend List: Comics, Chamber Music, Dogs, Goats & Tintypes

  --Heiner Muller's Quartett with Isabelle Huppert. Starring Isabelle Huppert at 7:30 PM Friday, Saturday and sunday matinee at the  BAM Harvey Theater.  651 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place.  (718) 636-4100.

  Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on November 6, 2009.

• 147 Vanderbilt Avenue Open House Picks

  147 Vanderbilt Avenue

  Published by Brownstoner on November 6, 2009.

• 80 DeKalb Avenue Forest City goes one for two with Gehry

  ...the exclusive broker for the building. (Citi Habitats currently represents Forest City's 354-unit 80 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn, a new apartment building where leasing is slated to begin this month...

  Published by The Real Deal on November 5, 2009.

• Clinton near Myrtle The Day: Leaves, Togs, Arepas

  * Belated tip of the hat to Local contributor Betsy Good, who broke the news on her mommyftw blog that new kids’ clothing shop Brooklyn Junior on Clinton near Myrtle opened on Halloween. She’s got pix, too.

  Published by New York Times on November 5, 2009.

• 31 Rockwell Place DJ Legend (Fabulous Creations Ink) at Rockwell's this Friday [Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy]

  31 Rockwell Place

  Published by Brooklynian on November 5, 2009.

• 119 Fort Greene Place House of the Day: 119 Fort Greene Place

  House of the Day: 119 Fort Greene Place

  Published by Brownstoner on November 5, 2009.

• 85 S. Oxford Get Out: Titled, Untitled, Entitled

  Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford

  Published by New York Times on November 5, 2009.

• 31 Rockwell Place Get Out: Titled, Untitled, Entitled

  Where: Rockwell’s, 31 Rockwell Place between DeKalb and Fulton

  Published by New York Times on November 5, 2009.

• 61 South Portland Avenue Get Out: Titled, Untitled, Entitled

  Where: 61 South Portland Avenue, parlor floor

  Published by New York Times on November 5, 2009.

• 650 Fulton Street LIVE ACOUSTIC GUITAR PERFORMANCE AT FULTON FLEA SUNDAY NOV 8 [Sales, Openings, & Events]

  Located at 650 Fulton Street in the parking lots of the Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center between Fort Greene Place and...

  Published by Brooklynian on November 5, 2009.

• State Street near Flatbush Avenue BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Bank robbery on DeKalb

  A pedal-pushing crook rode away with an expensive bike that had been parked on State Street near Flatbush Avenue on Oct. 26.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on November 4, 2009.

• 150 Clinton Ave Brooklyn Junior Opens on Clinton Avenue

  ...Nadia Georgiou opens the doors of Brooklyn Junior’s new Clinton Hill shop, located at 150 Clinton Ave (corner or Myrtle), for the first time...

  Published by ClintonHillBlog on November 4, 2009.

• 145 Clinton Avenue Church Reboot on Clinton Avenue

  ...the neighborhood needed. After years of lying fallow, it appears that the steel frame at 145 Clinton Avenue is finally getting some walls; the job was initially applied for in the early 1990s...

  Published by Brownstoner on November 4, 2009.

• 686 Fulton St. Independent Bookstore Week Is On the Way

  ...comic and cathartic urban masterpiece set in a crumbling Brooklyn brownstone. Greenlight Books is at 686 Fulton St.

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 4, 2009.

• 672 Fulton Street Openings and closings: Lovely Day opens, Le Souk closes

  In Brooklyn, a former clothing store at 672 Fulton Street will be turned into a beauty parlor in Fort Greene. Saffron has recently opened at...

  Published by The Real Deal on November 3, 2009.

• 31 Hanson Place Openings and closings: Lovely Day opens, Le Souk closes

  ...will be turned into a beauty parlor in Fort Greene. Saffron has recently opened at 31 Hanson Place. In Williamsburg, Pies 'n' Thighs at 166 South 4th Street is slated to open between...

  Published by The Real Deal on November 3, 2009.

• 61 South Portland Avenue South Portland Avenue Block Concert to benefit DDDB

  61 South Portland Avenue, Parlor floor

  Published by No Land Grab on November 3, 2009.

• 672 Fulton Street Openings and closings: Lovely Day opens, LeSouk closes

  In Brooklyn, a former clothing store at 672 Fulton Street will be turned into a beauty parlor in Fort Greene. Saffron has recently opened at...

  Published by The Real Deal on November 3, 2009.

• 31 Hanson Place Openings and closings: Lovely Day opens, LeSouk closes

  ...will be turned into a beauty parlor in Fort Greene. Saffron has recently opened at 31 Hanson Place. In Williamsburg, Pies 'n' Thighs at 166 South 4th Street is slated to open between...

  Published by The Real Deal on November 3, 2009.

• 31 Hanson Place The Day: New Vintage on Hanson

  * The blog Fashion Plate notes the opening of a new vintage clothing shop at 31 Hanson Place. It’s called Saffron. It opened about two weeks ago. Would an enterprising citizen journalist out there like to explore and write it up? If so, e-mail us or leave a comment below.

  Published by New York Times on November 3, 2009.

• 33 Hanson Place Streetlevel: Flowers for Hanson Place

  We're not sure exactly when this new flower store opened up at 33 Hanson Place, but judging from the handful of emails from readers last week trumpeting its arrival, we're willing to bet it was quite recently. Anyone been in? GMAP

  Published by Brownstoner on November 3, 2009.

• 121 DeKalb Avenue For Some, Life Isn’t a Cabaret

  ...public presentation will be held before Community Board 2 tonight at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue at 7 p.m...

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 3, 2009.

• 650 Fulton Street Fulton Flea - week 7 and continuing [Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy]

  The Fulton Flea continues this SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8th from 10 AM to 5 PM at 650 Fulton Street in the parking lots of the Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center (near the Lafayette Triangle bet Ft. Greene Pl and S. Elliott Pl).

  Published by Brooklynian on November 3, 2009.

• 60 South Oxford Street Widget Falls Way Short on South Oxford

  ...wish our programmer would finish the updated version ye olde widget: This one-bedroom at 60 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene was listed for $399,000. 58 readers weighed in on the price...

  Published by Brownstoner on November 2, 2009.

• 415 Clermont Avenue The Day: The End Is Here

  * The Set Speed blog at One Hanson Place highlights condos on 415 Clermont Avenue (price: $525,000 to $545,000). The building’s Web site says the brownstone’s units include oak floors and cedar kitchens.

  Published by New York Times on November 2, 2009.

• 672 Fulton Street Streetlevel: A Beauty Salon for Fulton

  According to the DOB permit in the window, the former clothing store at 672 Fulton Street in Fort Greene is in the process of being turned into a beauty parlor. Word on the street it's being brought to you by the same guy who owns the sushi restaurant, the green market and the froyo place. GMAP

  Published by Brownstoner on November 2, 2009.