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Fort Greene

Openings, events, places, and local updates from Fort Greene.

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Restaurants & cafés

Coffee Project New York Fort Greenecafe · Specialty coffee shop with breakfast and lunchColonia Verdefood · Latin American restaurantPersons of Interest Fort Greeneshop · Barbershop and groomingRhodorabar · Natural wine barSailorrestaurant · restaurant
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Upcoming events

adaku, part 2 — Opening Performance at BAMNew York Tattoo Convention 2026America’s 250th Anniversary Tour of Fort GreeneBrooklyn Brujeria Day IIThe Space Behind the Face: Life StoriesLa Distance — Opening Performance at BAM
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Parks & activities

Commodore Barry Parkpark · Community park with sports, play and seasonal aquatic facilities
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Neighborhood guides

Robert Wilson’s Life Stories Come to BAM on November 14EventsReservation or Walk-In? Choose Your Sailor PlanFood + DrinkLife & Debt Returns to BAM With Time for the ConversationCulturePlayback at BAM: Fit the Free Street Party Around a FilmEventsDrifters Brings Hungarian Dance Theater to BAM on October 17EventsTry a Visit Before Membership at Diamante’s Cigar LoungeNightlife
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Fort Greene stories

Conceptual editorial illustration: an open memoir beside a miniature theater stage
Events

Robert Wilson’s Life Stories Come to BAM on November 14

Conceptual editorial illustration for Sailor; original artwork, not a photograph of the venue.
Food + Drink

Reservation or Walk-In? Choose Your Sailor Plan

Conceptual editorial illustration for Life & Debt: 25th Anniversary; original artwork, not a photograph of the venue.
Culture

Life & Debt Returns to BAM With Time for the Conversation

Conceptual editorial illustration for Playback’s Street Party at BAM; not a photograph or documentary depiction of the venue, service or event.
Events

Playback at BAM: Fit the Free Street Party Around a Film

Conceptual editorial illustration for Drifters by Fitos Dezső Társulat; not a documentary depiction of the venue or event.
Events

Drifters Brings Hungarian Dance Theater to BAM on October 17

Conceptual editorial illustration for Diamante’s Brooklyn Cigar Lounge; not a documentary depiction of the establishment.
Nightlife

Try a Visit Before Membership at Diamante’s Cigar Lounge

Conceptual illustration of a film ribbon, pages and abstract stage light for Minor Music at BAM; not a depiction of the production.
Events

Minor Music at BAM Connects Performance, Film and Black Futures

Conceptual editorial illustration for Mark Morris Dance Center; not a documentary depiction of the establishment.
Culture

Choose a Starting Level at the Mark Morris Dance Center

Conceptual editorial illustration for Steiner Studios; not a documentary depiction of the establishment.
Culture

What a Production Team Should Prepare Before Contacting Steiner Studios

Conceptual illustration of bass and piano for the BAM concert; not a photograph of the performers or venue.
Events

Meshell Ndegeocello and Samora Pinderhughes Share BAM’s Stage on October 23

Conceptual editorial illustration for HUMAN at BAM; not a documentary depiction of the venue.
Culture

An Underwater World Comes to BAM in Nehprii Amenii’s HUMAN

Conceptual editorial illustration for Stones in the Water; not a documentary depiction of the venue.
Culture

Four Poets, One Friday: Stones in the Water Returns to BAM

Conceptual editorial illustration of restaurant planning in Brooklyn; not a documentary depiction of Colonia Verde.
Food + Drink

Lunch, Brunch or Dinner Changes the Colonia Verde Visit

Conceptual editorial illustration of upcoming event planning in Brooklyn; not a documentary depiction of Be Holding.
Culture

Be Holding Brings a Basketball Moment Into Poetry and Music

Conceptual editorial illustration of upcoming event planning in Brooklyn; not a documentary depiction of Turn. Turning. TURNT..
Events

Cynthia Oliver’s Turn. Turning. TURNT. Makes Room for Three Eras

Conceptual editorial illustration of upcoming event planning in Brooklyn; not a documentary depiction of How does it feel to look at nothing.
Events

Sound and Movement Meet at BAM’s How does it feel to look at nothing

Conceptual editorial illustration of upcoming event planning in Brooklyn; not a documentary depiction of La Distance.
Events

La Distance Brings a Father–Daughter Story From Mars to BAM

Conceptual editorial illustration of local service provider planning in Brooklyn; not a documentary depiction of Bicycle Station.
Community

Bring a Clear Repair Brief to Bicycle Station