Nissan Foundation Grants $15K to Crown Heights Oral History Project

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports:

Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) announced that it is a 2016 recipient of a Nissan Foundation grant. The grant will help fund “Voices of Crown Heights,” an oral history project that aligns with the Nissan Foundation’s mission of promoting the value of cultural diversity and building inclusive communities.

Modell's takes over Crown Heights Art Deco Gem at Eastern Parkway and Utica

The 127-year-old NYC sporting goods company Modell's is taking over a prime Art Deco architectural gem, 1117 Eastern Parkway, at Utica. Brownstorner reports the building, originally a bank, was most recently a Popular Community Bank.