Fort Greene Information

Fort Greene Association- the website of the Fort Greene Association.
Brooklyn Record - great news blog with a great Fort Greene section, featuring many other Brooklyn neighborhoods, published by Brownstoner media.
Clinton Hill Blog- new blog with observations from Clinton Hill, and Fort Greene, the Navy Yard and Wallabout.
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.

Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership - guide to the "new" Myrtle Avenue, with its mix of restaurants, shops and services.

FortGreeneBrooklyn.com - a great new directory to Fort Greene, featuring up-to-the-minute news headlines, music, artists, directory listings, events, and more...

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) - find out what's happening at Fort Greene's world renown cultural center.

Fort Greene Now - the best overall neighborhood guide to the best neighborhood in Brooklyn.
BAM Local Development Corporation - Learn more about the BAM Local Development Corporation's current activities and plans for the BAM Cultural District by joining the LDC's email mailing list. Click link to join.

651 ARTS - the artist's collective located in Fort Greene.

Historical

The Brooklyn Historical Society - homepage of this venerable institution located in Brooklyn Heights.

Whitman's Brooklyn: "A Virtual Visit Circa 1950." One of the best websites about the history of Brooklyn.
The Daughters of the American Revolution - Founded in 1890, the DAR is a volunteer women's service organization dedicated to keeping America strong by promoting patriotism, preserving U.S. history and supporting education programs. Their magazine, AMERICAN SPIRIT published a great article on the Prison Ships Martyrs Monument in the March/April 2007 issue.

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.
Jersey Martyrs Monument Links - an infoirmative website about the Prison Ship Jersey with historical articles, news, and links for more knowledge. Site by Paul W. Romaine.
Britain's Prison Ships, 1776-1783 - a great article on the Prison Ships by Gary North on Lew Rockwell's blog.

Rededication of the Monument - about the 1997 rededication of the monument and historical information about the Prison Ships.

Driving Forces Behind Fort Greene Park

McKim, Meade and White - information from Wikipedia, the online encylopedia.

The Buildings of McKim, Meade and White - database from GreatBuildings.com.

The International Architectural Database

The Walt Whitman Project - excellent hypertext archive from Kenneth M. Price and Ed Folsom.

Walt Whitman - a biography from the Academy of American Poets.

Frederick Law Olmsted - internet resources and links about the founder of American Landscape Architecture.

Frederick Law Olmsted on Wikipedia - information from the online encylopedia.
National Association for Olmsted Parks - the coalition's website dedicated to the preservation of historic landscapes and the creation of new ones
NYC Parks Information

New York City Department of Parks & Recreation - the official website for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

Partnerships for Parks - an initiative of the City Parks Foundation and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

City Parks Foundation - the only independent, non-profit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

Fort Greene Park Information from NYC.gov - the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation's Fort Greene Park informational web page.

General Brooklyn Information

BrooklynX.org - Brooklyn's mega-website, offering a community and events calendar and the official Brooklyn Tourism Council webpages. Maintained by BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture.

Brooklyn.com - the main Brooklyn portal.

Brooklyn-USA.org - The official website of Marty Markowitz, the flamboyant Brooklyn Borough President

The Brooklyn Museum of Art - get the latest news about Brooklyn's "sensational" art museum.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Prospect Park's venerable botanical institution.

Hello Brooklyn - Your guide to Brooklyn events, real estate, bars, family, hotels, movie times, music, nightclubs, restaurants, sports, fitness, recreation, links, and more!

Small Town Brooklyn - great local site dedicated to the neighborhoods between the Brooklyn Bridge & Prospect Park.

Coney Island - the official website of Coney Island USA.

Celebrate Brooklyn - The BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture's official website.

GO BROOKLYN - The Brooklyn Paper's essential guide to the Borough of Kings.

Brooklyn Real Estate Information

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.
Brooklyn Real Estate 2003 Price Guide - sponsored by NEW YORK Magazine.
Other Local Information and News
Develop–Don't Destroy Brooklyn - local grassroots organization uniting community groups and individuals against Bruce Ratner's proposed Atlantic Yards development.
Atlanticyardsreport - a great blog by 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 news website.
noLandGrab.org - great website/blog with great reporting on the battle over the proposed Atlantic Yards Development
Southoxford.com - the South Oxford Street Block Association's website, which deals with issues affecting the block residents.
Council for Brooklyn Neighborhoods - CBN is a non-partisan coalition of community organizations who want to insure that any development in the Yards 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.
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.
Abbyw.com - graphics, web design, project development, copywriting, computer consulting, training, and web site hosting.
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