EPA claims the city's design decisions and choice to acquire property through eminent domain has increased the cost of two retention tanks, while the city claims the EPA's initial estimate was extremely conservative. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Millions to billions: A price breakdown of the Gowanus Canal’s costly sewage tanks

March 25 | Scott Enman

Chris Adams, who runs marketing and events for the Empire Stores building, with artwork on display at Gallery 55. This month’s show is by artists affiliated with Park Slope Windsor Terrace, a Brooklyn-based artist collective. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Arts and Entertainment

Small art gallery nestled within Empire Stores is big springboard for Brooklyn artists

March 25 | Mary Frost

Mayor sets special election date to fill Williams’ seat

March 25 | Paula Katinas

East New York's 75th Precinct has the highest number of 911 calls regarding Emotionally Disturbed Persons. Scott Roth/Invision/AP

East New York precinct gets highest number of calls for Emotionally Disturbed Persons

March 25 | Paul Stremple

Five staffers at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, including bookseller Kim Small, gave us their reading recommendations for Women's History Month. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Brooklyn Bookbeat

Five books you should read for Women’s History Month

March 25 | Lore Croghan

Budget cuts could shutter veterans suicide prevention program, lawmakers say

March 25 | Paula Katinas

Real Estate

There are two Greenpoint Landing high-rises on the waterfront and more are on the way. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Greenpointers sound off about neighborhood mega-development

March 21 | Lore Croghan

It’s going to be big. As in 23 acres big. As...

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

Chris Adams, who runs marketing and events for the Empire Stores building, with artwork on display at Gallery 55. This month’s show is by artists affiliated with Park Slope Windsor Terrace, a Brooklyn-based artist collective. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Small art gallery nestled within Empire Stores is big springboard for Brooklyn artists

March 25 | Mary Frost

Hidden within Empire Stores, the historic former warehouse on the waterfront in...

Stephen Kaltenbach, “What Death Does,” Installation View at The Boiler, February 2019. Courtesy of The Boiler.

Greenpoint gallery The Boiler is closing. The theme of its last exhibit? Death

March 22 | Sara Bosworth

The first day of spring brought sun and 50-degree temperatures to...

Politics

Mayor sets special election date to fill Williams’ seat

March 25 | Paula Katinas

Activists, lawyers, architects and influencers are throwing their hats in the ring...

Budget cuts could shutter veterans suicide prevention program, lawmakers say

March 25 | Paula Katinas

A state-funded program that gives traumatized military veterans a chance to...

Crime

East New York's 75th Precinct has the highest number of 911 calls regarding Emotionally Disturbed Persons. Scott Roth/Invision/AP

East New York precinct gets highest number of calls for Emotionally Disturbed Persons

March 25 | Paul Stremple

Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct has the highest number of 911 calls for...

Lydia Hills, from Brooklyn, has been practicing law since 2011. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the EDNY

Brooklyn attorney faces up to 20 years for helping a client avoid paying off a penalty

March 21 | Rob Abruzzese

An attorney from Brooklyn could go away for up to 20 years...

Sports

Fresh off his career-best performance in Sacramento, D’Angelo Russell and the Nets hope to go roaring into Los Angeles when they visit the Lakers at Staples Center Friday night. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Nets must remain desperate in La-La Land

March 21 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

After suffering three straight losses to begin this critical seven-game road...

Robin Lehner and his dejected teammates were dominated from start to finish during Tuesday night’s 5-0 loss to Boston in front of a disappointed sellout crowd in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Second-place Isles blanked by Boston

March 20 | JT Torenli

This isn’t the way the New York Islanders want to go...

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