Fort Greene
A report on the 'gentrification' of Brooklyn
Brooklyn is home to four of the top 25 fastest gentrifying zip codes nationwide, according to an analysis by the Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli. More
(6)In Fort Greene, a bite of Madeleine with Jeffrey Eugenides
It was to be his second reading in support of his new novel in New York in two nights, but the night before was at the Union Square Barnes and Noble, which is like the Madison Square Garden of reading spots; this promised to be special, like seeing someone performing an intimate smoky cabaret instead.
The sea of horn-rimmed glasses that formed in the stacks awaiting Eugenides' arrival got denser and churned into new territory of the store: No room in front of Aristotle or Beattie or Celine or even Zola, they were now being pushed into the aisles of the children's section. More
Mark Morris on stodgy dance types, 'L'Allegro,' Fort Greene
As far as Mark Morris is concerned, there’s a simple reason why his 1988 dance L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato has become one of his company’s signature pieces.
"Well, I like to think that it's because it's extremely good," Morris said. More
