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Crowdsourcing: Broken Car Windows

The Local wants your help in mapping out an urban scourge: broken auto windows – a jagged herald of everything from vandalism to auto theft.

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The Fridge

The Fridge is a showcase for the artwork of students from Fort-Greene / Clinton Hill. Do you have a drawing or photo (horizontal preferred) you’d like to display? Send it to us »

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The Local will be running photojournalism and reporting workshops in the coming months to encourage community journalism. We need cameras. Donate and we'll pick it up at a location in the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill area.

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