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Fort Greene

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  • Houses along Lafayette Avenue between Adelphi Street and Clermont Avenue. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Brownstones along South Portland Avenue between Lafayette and Dekalb avenues in Fort Greene.
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • A statue of Gen. Edward Fowler, who led a New York regiment during the Civil War, stands proudly at the square named after him. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Relaxing near the tennis courts in Fort Greene Park. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Feliz, a gift shop at 185 Dekalb Ave. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Hungry Ghost, a coffee bar on Fulton Street, serves up Stumptown coffee and molasses spice cookies. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Fort Greene's Olea restaurant is a cozy, friendly Mediterranean taverna. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Children peer through the windows of Greenlight Bookstore, a popular local meeting spot on Fulton Street. (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • The window of the gift shop at The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA). (Dec. 4, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • A mural of Biggie Smalls at the corner of South Portland Avenue and Fulton Street in Fort Greene.
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier

The centuries-old Fort Greene neighborhood is a diverse, family-oriented community that is home to a burgeoning arts scene centered around the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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