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Brooklyn Heights writer Amity Shlaes has just released “Coolidge,” her latest book that presents a fascinating biography of America’s thirtieth president.  Known as … Full Article

Taking a page from the book of BKLYN DESIGNS, which draws thousands annually to its showcase of Brooklyn-based furnishing designers and manufacturers, New York City officials announced on Thursday a new event --   … Full Article

Two Brooklyn congregations are getting the word out about blood drives coming up within this month.

The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue hosts its blood drive next Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 2 to 8 p.m.
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The Northeast Conference doesn't have the St. Francis women's college basketball team to kick around anymore. … Full Article

Rep. Nydia Velazquez told the Brooklyn Heights Association's 103rd annual meeting on Monday that the planned closings of both Long Island College Hospital (LICH) and the Brooklyn Heights public library branch were "scary." … Full Article

The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) says it expects a "lively" Q & A session Monday night folowing the annual meeting's keynote presentation by U.S. … Full Article

It is always good for law schools to provide support for students to do public interest work. … Full Article

Thousands of striking school bus drivers and their supporters staged a protest Sunday, calling New York's mayor "heartless" a day before the city opens competitive bidding for new contracts. … Full Article

A Bangladeshi man pleaded guilty Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court to trying to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan last October with what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb.
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A slew of seductive poets will perform as part of The Poetry Brothel’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre this Saturday, Feb. … Full Article