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Last week, Martha Carr Atwater, 48, a well-known Brooklyn Heights resident and Emmy Award-winning TV writer, was struck and ultimately killed by an erratic drive … Full Article

Services for Emmy-winning writer and Brooklyn Heights mother Martha Carr Atwater, 48, killed on February 22 by an out-of-control pickup truck … Full Article

More than $100,000 in solar equipment donated to power vehicles and equipment has been stolen from the Pier 1 area of Brooklyn Bridge Park, according to the New York Post. … Full Article

By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle … Full Article

Two celebrated writers – James Lasdun and Michelle Orange – will appear at DUMBO’s powerHouse Arena on Wednesday, Feb. … Full Article

Services Set in Brooklyn Heights Friday

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So much of our world is controlled by computers that it should therefore be no surprise that a traditionally mechanical tool -- the ordinary car -- could be crippled by a computer glitch.  … Full Article

The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy. … Full Article

Purim, one of the most festive Jewish holidays of the year, is coming up this weekend, and the holiday is being celebrated by congregations throughout Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park has announced four new concessionaires for the Fulton Ferry Landing, Pier 5 and Pier 6 sections of the park.
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