Sergeant Alan Chau of the 67th Precinct was sued seven times in 2018 for federal civil rights violations. Credit: Shutterstock/Alex Schmidt

Frequently sued East Flatbush cop in the hot seat again

May 22 | Noah Goldberg

Happy 200th birthday to famed poet Walt Whitman. AP photo

Visit Walt Whitman’s park on his 200th birthday

May 22 | Lore Croghan

Gowanus residents rallied on Wednesday morning, calling for a moratorium on the neighborhood's rezoning. Photo by Scott Enman

Gowanus residents make last-ditch effort to stop city plan

May 22 | Scott Enman

“I think they’re being coy and disingenuous about those projects,” said Councilmember Antonio Reynoso, who represents Bushwick. Eagle file photo by Andy Katz

City’s promise to invest in Bushwick rings hollow, community says

May 22 | Paul Stremple

The second tower from the left in the revised rendering is 200 Montague St. In the image showing the property’s existing condition, it’s the shortest building. Beyer Blinder Belle images via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Landmarked Brooklyn Heights bank slated for demolition

May 22 | Lore Croghan

Shops line the arcade of the Clark Street subway station. Shopkeepers say they have heard nothing from NYC Transit about the plans to close the station for a prolonged period, and worry they could go out of business without commuter traffic. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Rumored Clark Street station closure sparks call to action

May 21 | Mary Frost

Crime

Sergeant Alan Chau of the 67th Precinct was sued seven times in 2018 for federal civil rights violations. Credit: Shutterstock/Alex Schmidt

Frequently sued East Flatbush cop in the hot seat again

May 22 | Noah Goldberg

An NYPD sergeant who was sued at least six times in 2018...

Real Estate

Happy 200th birthday to famed poet Walt Whitman. AP photo

Visit Walt Whitman’s park on his 200th birthday

May 22 | Lore Croghan

Famed poet and former Brooklyn Eagle editor Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday...

The second tower from the left in the revised rendering is 200 Montague St. In the image showing the property’s existing condition, it’s the shortest building. Beyer Blinder Belle images via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Landmarked Brooklyn Heights bank slated for demolition

May 22 | Lore Croghan

The city has given developers the go-ahead to tear down a...

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Samuel Gordon conducts a Memorial Day tour of the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto in Brooklyn during Fleet Week New York 2017. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Keller

Your guide to 2019 Fleet Week in Brooklyn

May 21 | Mary Frost

2019 Fleet Week New York is a great opportunity to meet sailors...

A visitor at the London exhibit. Photo courtesy of Adrienne Adar

Make music by poking plants at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

May 21 | Scott Enman

A new botanical exhibit in Brooklyn invites visitors to interact with plants...

Politics

Eric Schneiderman resigned as attorney general in May 2018 after The New Yorker detailed allegations of his physical abuse of women in an article. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer.

The Eric Schneiderman saga is over, and it cost taxpayers at least $23M

May 17 | Noah Goldberg

When Flatbush residents elected Farah Louis to represent them in the City...

A tone-deaf moment: Mayor Bill de Blasio stands on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade in a presidential campaign video released Thursday. He recently proposed replacing the Promenade with a six-lane highway during BQE reconstruction. Screen grab via de Blasio campaign video.

De Blasio chooses promenade he wanted to tear down as prop for presidential bid

May 16 | Mary Frost

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s use of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade as...

Environment

Two layers of booms help to contain oil from entering the main body of Newtown Creek and eventually New York Harbor. Photo courtesy of Newtown Creek Alliance

There are 3 active oil spills on Newtown Creek

May 20 | Scott Enman

Three properties along Newtown Creek are actively discharging oil into the waterway...

Plastic water bottles are one of the most common pieces of litter in and around the Hudson River. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane

After plastic bag ban, activists turn attention to bottles

May 16 | Scott Enman

Less than a month after plastic bags were banned in New York...

Opinions

Brooklyn College is one of more than 20 schools in the CUNY system. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

OPINION: Stop writing off CUNY as a ‘value college’

May 15 | Jonathan Sperling

Earlier this month I was ecstatic to learn that I made the...

Kayla Bri Simon is a Girl Scout from Canarsie. Photo courtesy of family

OPINION: This girl scout wants more money for parks

May 10 | Kayla Bri Simon

As a kid who goes to my local park in Canarsie, Brooklyn...

History

MILESTONES: May 22, birthdays for Naomi Campbell, Frank Converse, Garry Wills

May 22 | Brooklyn Eagle

NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include director and actor Richard Benjamin...

May 22: ON THIS DAY in 1943, world communism ended

May 22 | Brooklyn Eagle

ON THIS DAY IN 1852, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “DISCOVERY OF...

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