The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is ready for Sakura Matsuri, which will take place this weekend. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Arts and Entertainment

What to see at the Cherry Blossom Festival

April 23 | Lore Croghan

The mayor announced the newly appointed Civic Engagement Commission on Tuesday. AP Photo/Hans Pennink

De Blasio appoints slate of activists to NYC’s new Civic Engagement Commission

April 23 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill banning single-use plastic bags in New York, which goes into effect on March 1, 2020. Photo via pexels

New York bans plastic bags on Earth Day

April 23 | Scott Enman

A new poll found that a majority of Brooklynites support homeless shelters opening in their neighborhoods. AP Photo/Seth Wenig.

Most Brooklynites support homeless shelters in their neighborhoods, poll finds

April 23 | Noah Goldberg

With a Democratic-controlled State Senate, lawmakers have their best chance in years to revise 50-a or eliminate it altogether. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

The law that shields police records, explained

April 23 | Jake Bittle

Advocates rallied ahead of a public forum earlier this month at Queens Borough Hall to discuss segregation at the city's elite specialized high schools. Photo via Christina Veiga/Chalkbeat

Education & Kids

Effort to save the SHSAT gets deep-pocketed allies

April 23 | Reema Amin and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY

Real Estate

Baklava and brownstones — that’s a magical combination for a real estate nerd and dessert fan like me. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Try this Brooklyn baklava crawl

April 22 | Lore Croghan

Pub crawls are for amateurs. How about a baklava crawl? It takes...

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is ready for Sakura Matsuri, which will take place this weekend. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

What to see at the Cherry Blossom Festival

April 23 | Lore Croghan

Everybody from Brooklyn knows at least two words in Japanese. If you...

The Adams Street Library in DUMBO, the first new branch to open in Brooklyn in 36 years, is in the works in the building shown in the photo above to the left. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Diminutive DUMBO library, first new Brooklyn branch in 36 years, in the works

April 17 | Mary Frost

The first new Brooklyn Public Library branch in more than a generation...

Politics

The mayor announced the newly appointed Civic Engagement Commission on Tuesday. AP Photo/Hans Pennink

De Blasio appoints slate of activists to NYC’s new Civic Engagement Commission

April 23 | Mary Frost

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his pick of eight new members of...

Stephen Levin speaks at a community board hearing on the proposed renovation of the Brooklyn Detention Complex. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane.

Health care over jail time, says councilman

April 19 | Noah Goldberg

A new proposal from a Brooklyn councilmember would bring critical health services...

Crime

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the creation of a dedicated Hate Crimes Bureau on Tuesday in a response to the growing number of hate crimes in the borough over the past two years. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Softer parole policy pushed by Brooklyn DA

April 17 | Rob Abruzzese and Noah Goldberg

A new policy announced today by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s...

Sebastian Telfair poses for photos in 2014. AP Photo/Brett Deering

Former NBA player risks rearrest for shouting down witness

April 17 | Noah Goldberg

Brooklyn prosecutors threatened to rearrest former NBA phenom Sebastian Telfair Tuesday – in...

Sports

Veteran Islanders forward Casey Cizikas and his teammates can’t wait to get back on the Barclays Center ice after nearly a week-and-a-half of waiting for their next postseason opponent. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Isles say Barclays will rock in round two

April 23 | JT Torenli

“It’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re...

The Islanders celebrated their first-round sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night, but might have to take upwards of a week-and-half off before hitting the ice again against a yet-to-be-determined second-round opponent. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Waiting is the hardest part for red-hot Isles

April 18 | JT Torenli

The New York Islanders still don’t know whether they will open...

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