A real estate website marketing expensive luxury condos in Fort Greene, Brooklyn boasts that former neighborhood residents “include household names like Malcolm X.” In fact Malcolm X never lived in Brooklyn, though he did love gentrification.
Brooklynites Demand Removal of Homeless to Make Park Safe for Dogs
Fort Greene is one of the loveliest, and most expensive, neighborhoods in Brooklyn. It's the neighborhood that inspired Spike Lee's anti-gentrification rant earlier this year. Wealthy Fort Greene dog owners will not put up with homeless people, in the park.
One of the many reasons you will never, ever be able to own a brownstone in gentrifying Brooklyn: European, Israeli, and Australian firms are methodically buying up all the inventory.
Chicken Wings Don't Kill People, People Kill People
Police in Fort Greene say two shootings and a stabbing earlier this week were the result of a cheap wings deal. Put down the buffalo sauce, and step away from the bucket.
Fort Greene Flea Market Is A War On Christianity
There's nothing like a flea market to bring out the religious sectarianism in people. Last night, the Queen of All Saints Church in Fort Greene held a meeting — the third of its kind — to discuss how the Brooklyn Flea was destroying the community. Racked's Paul Caine was there (he wasn't supposed to be; see picture)…
Touré Has Lost Any Possible Street Cred
Fort Greene is not gentrifying fast enough! At least that's the experience of cultural critic and dude about town Touré. The single-named author was living right across from a crackhouse on South Oxford street in Fort Greene, only a block away South Portland, Time Out New York's most desirable place to live in 2006.…
Ben Karlin: Bad Neighbor
Former Daily Show executive producer Ben Karlin seems like a decent fellow, right? He was responsible for some of the smartest comedy to air on American TV since basically ever, that Daily Show book was pretty funny, Deborah Solomon couldn't make him seem like as much of an asshole as she does most of her…
Sexy Lounge Threatens Brooklyn With 'Details' Crowd
Details Magazine executive editor Greg Williams was caught by a Times reporter sipping Snow Mosquitos, twee blueberry/ mint/ vodka drinks, at a terrifying den of yuppiedom called The Hideout in the already teetering hood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn . Look how precious:
Keri Russell has officially taken up residence in Fort Greene, which is why you keep sending in stalker sightings from there. She drinks coffee! She does her laundry! She holds her baby in a sling! And so on and so forth. [Set Speed]
