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| Atlantic Yards News and Information: |
| Develop–Don't Destroy Brooklyn - local grassroots organization uniting community groups and individuals against Bruce Ratner's proposed Atlantic Yards development. |
| Atlantic Yards Report - a great blog by star reporter Norman Oder which analyzes all the coverage of the Atlantic Yards project from nearly every angle and also provides his own reporting. The best Atlantic Yards informational website. |
| noLandGrab.org - great website/blog with insightful reporting on the battle over the proposed Atlantic Yards Development and other local issues. |
| Council for Brooklyn Neighborhoods - CBN is a non-partisan coalition of community organizations who want to insure that any development truly benefits all the communities of Brooklyn. |
| Brooklyn Papers - the website for the Brooklyn Papers, who publish award-winning weekly newspapers that feature hard-hitting news, local coverage. and unmatched arts and entertainment reporting. |
| What We Are Losing - the informative and compelling website, Forgotten-NY.com has a great photo essay on the buildings which will be razed for the Atlantic Yards project. Some buildings pictured are already gone. They also have a wonderful photo essay on Fort Greene and their premier block, South Portland Avenue. |
| Brooklyn Matters - the offical website for the independent documentary film "Brooklyn matters" by Isabel Hill. The film covers the events leading up to the approval of the Atlantic yards project by the ESDC in December 2006. A must-see documentary. |
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Barclays Center - website for the newly christened Brooklyn Nets Arena, sponsored by Barclays Bank, the British banking firm alledgedly built from the profits of the slave trade, holocaust victims and South Africa. |
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| Brooklyn Against Destructive Development - a wonderful local Brooklyn website dedicated to preserving the vibrant life in Prospect Heights, Lots of great photos. Meet some of the residents in Ratner's headlamps. |
| Brownstoner.com - great local Brooklyn website dedicated to "an unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones and the neighborhoods and lifestyles they define." |
| Atlantic Yards - The Forest City Ratner Organization's official website for the proposed Atlantic Yards mega-development. |
| onNYturf - Political and Community Coverage of NYC's 5 Boroughs |
| Curbed - a smart real estate-based website with the motto: "In New York City, it comes back to real estate, rent and the neighborhoods we inhabit." |
| Brooklyn Daily News - an interesting new website/blog characterized by their tagline: "It's Brooklyn; It's Every Day; It's Sort of New." |
| The Gowanus Lounge - "Musings and photos about life and real estate development in post-industrial Brooklyn and New York City." |
| Fans for Fair Play - a sports fan's website which was created to challenge Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards Development. |
| Ratnerville.com - This site is political satire, for the original Bruce Ratner proposal (and thats all it is a proposal, one which has many obstacles. |
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Timesratnerreport.blogspot.com - The report blog analyzes the NYTimes coverage of the proposed $3.5 billion project, the largest ever in Brooklyn, to build a basketball arena plus at least 16 high-rise buildings.
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| Freddy's Brooklyn Roundhouse - A great site full of quicktime videos documenting the new battle of Brooklyn. Freddy's Brooklyn Roundhouse is a new Brooklyn free speech TV talk show filmed in Freddy’s Backroom, on 6th and Dean in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The show airs at midnight on Fridays (Saturday am) on BCAT channel 3: Time Warner 56 / Cablevision 69. |
| ACORN - Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (a legitimate organization which has done some good work) |
| BUILD - Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development (a new organization that was formed using Ratner money with help from convicted former-assemblyman Roger Green - whose son works for Ratner. Their website quotes scriptures which may offend some people of other religions. I guess they are not an inter-faith organization.) |
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| Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Information: |
| Fort Greene Park Conservancy - the official website of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy -- a community organization dedicated to the restoration and maintenance of Fort Greene Park. Includes schedules of events in the park. |
| Fort Greene Association - the website of the Fort Greene Association, sponsors of the semi-annual Fort Greene House Tour and other community events. |
| Fort Greene PUPS - the website of the Fort Greene Park Users and Pets Society (P.U.P.S.) -- a collective of responsible dog owners who regularly use Fort Greene Park. |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) - find out what's happening at Fort Greene's own world renown cultural center. |
| BAM Rose Cinema - Fort Greene's quirky movie house, featuring first-run independent films and BAMcinematek, which "presents repertory classics, retrospectives, festivals, premieres, and rare screenings, with special guest appearances by directors, actors, and screenwriters." Recent programs include the Sundance Institute at BAM. |
| Clinton Hill Blog - interesting new neighborhood guide dedicated to our neighbors in Clinton Hill. |
| Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership - guide to the "new" Myrtle Avenue, with its mix of restaurants, shops and services. |
| FortGreeneBrooklyn.com - a directory to Fort Greene, featuring up-to-the-minute news headlines, music, artists, directory listings, events, and more... |
| 651 ARTS - the artist's collective located in Fort Greene. |
| Fort Greene Now - the best overall neighborhood guide to the best neighborhood in Brooklyn. |
| Jewelry by Kristen Benson - Jewelry designs from Fort Greene-based artist and jewelry. |
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General Brooklyn Information:
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Brooklyn.com - a main Brooklyn portal.
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| Forgotten NY - A great website about New York's past, including Brooklyn, with lot of pictures. FORGOTTEN NEW YORK: THE ULTIMATE URBAN EXPLORER'S GUIDE TO ALL FIVE BOROUGHS by Kevin Walsh is also available as a book. |
| Brooklyn-USA.org - The official website of Marty Markowitz, the flamboyant Brooklyn Borough President |
| Celebrate Brooklyn - Presented by BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture, Celebrate Brooklyn is "one of New York City's longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals, offering music, dance, film and spoken word at the Prospect Park Bandshell each summer." |
| Hello Brooklyn - Your guide to Brooklyn events, real estate, bars, family, hotels, movie times, music, nightclubs, restaurants, sports, fitness, recreation, links, and more! |
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Small Town Brooklyn - great local site dedicated to the neighborhoods between the Brooklyn Bridge & Prospect Park.
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BrooklynX.org - The BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture's official website. BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture is an independent not-for-profit corporation presenting cultural, educational and media programs reflective of the borough's diverse communities.
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GO BROOKLYN - The Brooklyn Paper's essential guide to the Borough of Kings.
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| Brit in Brooklyn - Great new blog by photographer and designer, Adrian Kinloch |
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| Brooklyn Institutions: |
| The Brooklyn Museum of Art - get the latest news about Brooklyn's "sensational" art museum.The BMA is "one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country. Its world-renowned permanent collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art." |
| The Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Prospect Park's venerable botanical institution. BBG is a "52-acre living museum where beauty, romance, and fun blossom among world-class plant collections and specialty gardens. Admired as an urban horticultural and botanical resource, BBG inspires visitors to discover that plants are essential to life." |
| The Brooklyn Historical Society - homepage of this eminent institution located in Brooklyn Heights. The Brooklyn Historical Society is "a museum, library and educational center dedicated to encouraging the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn's rich heritage." |
| Coney Island - the official website of Coney Island USA, sponsor of the annual Mermaid Parade. |
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Brooklyn Real Estate Information:
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| The Corcoran Group - for real estate in NYC and Brooklyn. Dedicated to creating exceptional real estate experiences for our customers and communities through the passionate delivery of truly remarkable service |
| Eva M. Daniels Realty - Great resource for prospective renters and homeowners looking for that perfect residence within Ft. Greene and the neighboring areas. Located at 664 Fulton Street, in Fort Greene. Call 718-852-8018. |
| Location Location Location - a boutique real estate agency located on Dekalb Avenue, down the block from Ft. Greene Park. Agents have over 15 years of Brooklyn real estate experience. |
| Fillmore Real Estate - website for local agency. |
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| Historical: |
| The Battle of Brooklyn - from Brooklyn On Line. |
| The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online - The Brooklyn Public Library's searchable database of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle publications from 1841 to 1902 |
| Revolutionary War Heritage Trail - presented by Heritage New York - a NYS-sponsored organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the important historical legacies of New York State. |
| Rededication of the Monument - about the 1997 rededication of the monument and historical information about the Prison Ships. |
