The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved “with modifications” a fence surrounding a landmarked property at 347 Henry St. in Cobble Hill. Neighbors scoffed at the idea that the Japanese Holly must be permanently maintained as part of the approval. Rendering courtesy of Romines Architecture PLC

News

LPC to Fortis: Deck the Wall with Boughs of Holly

January 15 | By Mary Frost

News

Car crashes into scaffolding in Brooklyn Heights, driver injured

January 15 | By Todd Maisel

Crime

Man charged with stealing elderly neighbor’s deed to East New York home

January 15 | By Raanan Geberer

News

Tenants alleging harassment have hard time finding landlord’s office

January 15 | By Raanan Geberer

Real Estate

Landmarks agency says: Tweak this Remsen Street hotel design

January 15 | By Lore Croghan

News

Cuomo’s executive budget includes money for speed cameras

January 15 | By Paula Katinas

Brooklyn Today

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The Lede

THE LEDE: Happy Tuesday! Congestion pricing gives hope to Brooklyn Heights residents, hundreds ride the subway without pants, and three are arrested in a Park Slope gang attack. Plus, elected officials call on the mayor to ease commuter traffic congestion, Gage & Tollner is reopening in Downtown Brooklyn, and a Bed-Stuy pastor is charged with sexually abusing his relative. Finally, we recommend the best happy hour deals in the city, and Rebecca Traister speaks tonight at the Brooklyn Historical Society.

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Landmarks agency says: Tweak this Remsen Street hotel design

January 15 | By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A Romanesque Revival office building that was saved from demolition several years...

Arts and Entertainment

Andre Braugher, a cast member in the television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," poses for a portrait at CBS Radford Studios in Los Angeles. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Andre Braugher leads ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ to a new network

January 9 | By Lynn Elber The Associated Press

When Andre Braugher learned last May that Fox’s “...

Emily Blunt, left, and John Krasinski arrive at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski purchase entire floor in Brooklyn Heights for $11 million

January 8 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Show business couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski have paid $11 million...

Politics

Cuomo’s executive budget includes money for speed cameras

January 15 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

After all of the noise, protests and controversy — much of it centered...

Elected officials call on mayor to ease commuter traffic congestion

January 14 | By John Alexander Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A vocal chorus of elected officials is demanding that Mayor Bill de...

Crime

Man charged with stealing elderly neighbor’s deed to East New York home

January 15 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A man who had been hired to help care for his elderly...

3 arrested in unprovoked Park Slope attack

January 14 | By Todd Maisel Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Three young men were arrested and several others are being identified after...

Sports

Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson is enthused about the giant strides his playoff-hopeful team has made thus far this season, but he doesn’t want them to lose focus on the task at hand and grow overconfident. AP Photos by Frank Franklin II

Atkinson wants surging Nets to stay ‘humble’

January 15 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The question was loaded, and Kenny Atkinson refused to take the bait...

Joe Harris and the Nets rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit en route to a 116-100 victory over the Hawks in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.

Nets display maturity in epic comeback win

January 10 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Even Kenny Atkinson had to admit that previous versions of his Brooklyn...

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