Bibliophiles turn out in huge crowds for the annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Arts and Entertainment

Brooklyn Book Festival unveils 2019 lineup

June 20 | Alex Williamson

The primary is coming up on June 25.

Brooklyn judicial candidates debate the issues

June 20 | Jeffery Harrell

Community Board 7 hosted the first of several meetings on Monday to discuss the implications of Industry City's rezoning on Sunset Park. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane

Sunset Park residents gear up for Industry City rezoning review

June 20 | Scott Enman

It's summer in Brooklyn, and the possibilities are endless. Photo by Paul Frangipane

Arts and Entertainment

Poetry and Parades: 8 things to do in Brooklyn this weekend

June 20 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Is the blunt instrument of a lottery the best approach to dealing with the complicated issue of segregation? Image via Pexels

OPINION: A lottery is not the answer to desegregating schools

June 20 | Lisa Chamberlain

Estate lawyers flood Surrogate’s Court race with campaign contributions

June 20 | Noah Goldberg

Crime

Jonathan Harris was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for pimping out teenage girls and young women and assaulting one of them. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn District Attorney

East New York man who pimped out teenagers sentenced to 4 to 12 years

June 19 | Noah Goldberg

An East New York man who pimped out teenage girls and repeatedly...

Real Estate

One place to get a good look at the Green Shed is the corner of Plymouth and Jay streets. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Look up: A DUMBO developer is growing trees on scaffolding

June 20 | Lore Croghan

Developers in DUMBO are trying a new approach to scaffolding: beautification. Greenery...

Masha Bezlepkina feeds the hens at Imani Community Garden in Crown Heights. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Meet lovable chickens in a Crown Heights community garden

June 19 | Lore Croghan

Chickens are such a Brooklyn thing. If you don’t have a...

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

Bibliophiles turn out in huge crowds for the annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Brooklyn Book Festival unveils 2019 lineup

June 20 | Alex Williamson

Good news, bibliophiles: the Brooklyn Book Festival is returning Sept. 16-23...

It's summer in Brooklyn, and the possibilities are endless. Photo by Paul Frangipane

Poetry and Parades: 8 things to do in Brooklyn this weekend

June 20 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

It’s almost the weekend, which means it’s time...

Politics

Environmental activists rallied outside the office of Representative Hakeem Jeffries in Fort Greene on Tuesday, pushing him to support a clean air amendment to an energy bill. Photo courtesy of Laura Shindell at Food & Water Watch

Environmental advocates urge Jeffries to lean green

June 18 | Mary Frost

About a dozen climate activists held a rally outside the office of...

Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson shake hands on the 2020 budget, announced ahead of schedule on Friday. Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

The big winners in the city’s 2020 budget

June 14 | Mary Frost

Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and City Council...

Environment

Environmental activists rallied outside the office of Representative Hakeem Jeffries in Fort Greene on Tuesday, pushing him to support a clean air amendment to an energy bill. Photo courtesy of Laura Shindell at Food & Water Watch

Environmental advocates urge Jeffries to lean green

June 18 | Mary Frost

About a dozen climate activists held a rally outside the office of...

Mary Cinadr. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Greenpointers say gas fumes are making them sick, and gov’t is stalling

June 12 | Scott Enman

When Mary Cinadr first started smelling gas fumes in her Greenpoint apartment...

Opinions

Is the blunt instrument of a lottery the best approach to dealing with the complicated issue of segregation? Image via Pexels

OPINION: A lottery is not the answer to desegregating schools

June 20 | Lisa Chamberlain

This coming school year, Brooklyn’s District 15 is implementing a pilot...

Walt Whitman, Brooklyn's most famous poet. Overlay: AP Photo Background: AP Photo/Tony Camerano

OPINION: Walt Whitman, black Brooklyn, Wounded Knee and me

May 28 | Ron Howell

As we celebrate the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth on May...

History

MILESTONES: June 14, birthdays for Boy George, Kevin McHale, Donald Trump

June 14 | Brooklyn Eagle

NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include singer Boy George, who was...

June 14: ON THIS DAY in 1937, senate report blasts F.D.R.’s court bill

June 14 | Brooklyn Eagle

ON THIS DAY IN 1934, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “A red...

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