...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...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 4, 2008.

...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...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 4, 2008.

...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...

Published by Brownstoner on September 3, 2008.

Downtown Brooklyn (zip code 11245) commanded the highest job growth rate--253 percent--for the zip codes tracked.

Published by The New York Observer on September 3, 2008.

626 Pacific. Photo by threecee.

Published by Brownstoner on September 2, 2008.

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.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

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.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 2, 2008.

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.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 1, 2008.

A billboard hyping the sexy teen drama “90210” has some members of Williamsburg’s Hasidic Jews all worked up.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 1, 2008.

If your car was broken into in DUMBO, you may have "Squarehead" to blame for it.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

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)

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

"When she runs, she is very focused," owner Sue Yee said during a morning training session at Fort Greene Park.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

BoCoCa, which refers to the junction of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, also identifies the site of a vibrant dining scene.

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

The Quaker Meeting Hall in downtown Brooklyn overflows with mourners.

Published by New York Daily News on August 30, 2008.

Cops have arrested a career criminal on charges stemming from a car break-in in DUMBO in April, and are investigating whether the man is also responsible for a series of break-ins in recent months.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 29, 2008.

The winner of $15,000 grant to open a bookstore in Fort Greene says she is confident she can break the spine on her shop next year — and is hoping a “Bookstore Kickoff Party” can help her find more investors and get some juicy real estate tips.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 29, 2008.

Fort Greene Indie Bookstore Initiative “Bookstore Kickoff Party” will be on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Cumberland Greene condos.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 29, 2008.

...architect Robert Scarano's problems with the DOB), the eight-unit trapezoidal residential building at 888 Fulton Street in Clinton Hill appears to be nearing completion. Anyone have any idea whether this will...

Published by Brownstoner on August 29, 2008.

Did you ever really have that much fun at McCarren Park Pool, whose reign as one of New York’s most popular summer show spots will end tomorrow when Sonic Youth brings the curtain down on two years’ worth of weekend concerts at the waterless Williamsburg swimming hole?

Published by The New York Observer on August 29, 2008.

The 215 teachers at nearby Brooklyn Technical HS in Fort Greene, meanwhile, have to compete for 47 spots, plus another six reserved off street.

Published by New York Post on August 28, 2008.

757 Fulton Street

Published by NY1 on August 28, 2008.

A Williamsburg artist who sought to export his American right of free expression to China and was abused by the tyrants of Tiananmen Square for his trouble, is back in Brooklyn.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 28, 2008.

Ms. Mosley said she would have about 30 people at her home in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn tonight. Over appetizers and nonalcoholic beverages — “mostly cranberry juice, but definitely no alcohol,” she said — the guests will discuss not only Mr. Obama’s speech, but also the addresses earlier in the week of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.

Published by New York Times on August 28, 2008.

Cops arrested a 61-year-old man on Aug. 23 after he threatened a Boerum Hill man with a knife.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 27, 2008.

The troubled corner of Grand and Putnam avenues with a reputation for drug-dealing was the site of another shooting on Aug. 21.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 27, 2008.

The brand new, ground-up, seven-story, 98,000-square-foot development at 545 Washington Ave., has 63 units.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 26, 2008.

That's because their moms and dads are members of the Prospect Heights Babysitting Co-op. It's a child care solution popping up in neighborhoods all over the country.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 26, 2008.

...s independent bookstore, FGIBI is hosting an event in Fort Greene at the Cumberland Greene (237 Cumberland Ave) on September 16, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm. The event will feature local Brooklyn authors...

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on August 26, 2008.

In today’s BrooklynPaper.com update, we bring you amazing interviews between our editorial board and two men who want to represent Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill in Congress: longtime Rep. Ed Towns and newcomer Kevin Powell.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 25, 2008.

In today’s BrooklynPaper.com update, we bring you amazing interviews between our editorial board and two men who want to represent Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill in Congress: longtime Rep. Ed Towns and newcomer Kevin Powell.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 25, 2008.

In today’s BrooklynPaper.com update, we bring you amazing interviews between our editorial board and two men who want to represent Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill in Congress: longtime Rep. Ed Towns and newcomer Kevin Powell.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 25, 2008.

"He was all I had," added his grandmother, Corrine Brandt, 87, at the Williamsburg apartment she shared with him. "It just won't be the same."

Published by New York Daily News on August 25, 2008.

At the popular Target in downtown Brooklyn yesterday, shoppers were surprised to hear about the chain's security measures.

Published by New York Daily News on August 25, 2008.

Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, the events coordinator at the Nolita bookstore McNally Jackson, has been public about her intention to open a new independent bookstore in Brooklyn since at least January, when she won a $15,000 grant for the project from the Brooklyn Public Library. Since then, she seems to have zeroed in on Fort Greene as her neighborhood of choice ...

Published by The New York Observer on August 25, 2008.

I love the concerts, but I often think about how much more there is to Williamsburg than that scene. The recent revival of the park has made it home to a rich convergence of different cultures that reflects the neighborhood’s varied and complex face.

Published by New York Times on August 23, 2008.

138 S. Oxford St., Fort Greene. (718) 398-3078.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

344 Grand Ave. (718) 230-5002 or www.corridorgallerybrooklyn.org

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

Firefighters battled flames on three floors of a building leased to one of New York City’s largest movie studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard midday on Friday.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

The new figures were released in the wake of the death of Jacob Neuman, who fell 10 stories down an elevator shaft at the Taylor-Wythe Houses in South Williamsburg.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at a building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that broke out around noon. The fire was put out within an hour.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a 300-acre industrial park with more than 40 buildings located along the East River between the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

527 Myrtle Ave., Clinton Hill. (718) 622-5130 or www.tamborilnyc.com

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

200 Willoughby Ave., Clinton Hill. (718) 636-3517 or www.pratt.edu/ exhibitions.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Ave., (718) 398-8713

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

On a sunny day in July, I jumped around the Brooklyn Navy Yard with a photographer, amazed at the scope of the 300-acre, 40-building site.

Published by New York Daily News on August 22, 2008.

A 3-alarm fire is burning at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, CBS 2 HD has learned. Officials say the fire was first reported just after noon on Friday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 22, 2008.

200 Willoughby Ave., Clinton Hill. (718) 636-3517 or www.pratt.edu/ exhibitions.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.

“The public needs to understand my brother, that he does this because he is autistic,” said the sister, who requested anonymity because there have been threats against her brother as he’s walked his flier-removal beat throughout Park Slope and nearby Prospect Heights.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 21, 2008.

Why is the site — which is nothing less than the repository of the American soul — in such lousy shape today?

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 21, 2008.

527 Myrtle Ave., Clinton Hill. (718) 622-5130 or www.tamborilnyc.com

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.