On left: photo from inside a tenant's apartment on Flatbush Ave. On right: image from an Airbnb advertisement in one of the apartment buildings. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Legal Services.

Airbnb removes listings from three PLG buildings after tenants sue landlords

April 19 | Noah Goldberg

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

The number of confirmed measles cases rose this week to 359. Photo courtesy of CDC

Measles outbreak: Brooklyn judge dismisses anti-vaxxer lawsuit against the city

April 19 | Scott Enman

The mayor singled out the bus route on Livingston Street from Boerum Place to Flatbush Avenue. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost

NYC unveils plans to speed up buses — the slowest in the U.S.

April 19 | Mary Frost

Education & Kids

‘It’s basically jail:’ Inside NYC’s suspension centers, where there’s bullying, boredom — and sometimes support

April 19 | Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York

Statues of John Roebling, his son Washington Roebling and Washington’s wife Emily, who were chiefly responsible for the design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Eagle file photo

Ask a historian: What’s up with the Roeblings’ burial situation?

April 19 | John Manbeck

Real Estate

This former printing plant in Bushwick is the site of a new Netflix TV production hub with six sound stages, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday. Photo/image data via Google Maps

Netflix is bringing a new TV production hub to Bushwick

April 18 | Mary Frost

Internet media giant Netflix is building a production hub in Bushwick with...

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment

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...

The fog lends an air of mystery to Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

I rode Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel in the fog

April 15 | Lore Croghan

The Wonder Wheel is magic. It cured my fear of heights, at...

Politics

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...

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries weighed in on a number of issues during a Q&A with reporters at his office in downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Health care, immigration reform and infrastructure: Jeffries spotlights Congress priorities

April 17 | Paula Katinas

The high cost of prescription drugs and “kitchen table-pocketbook concerns” will...

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

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...

Mathew Barzal, Adam Pelech (center) and Jordan Eberle celebrate as the Islanders completed their first four-game playoff sweep since the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals against Edmonton Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Isles sweep their way back to Brooklyn

April 17 | JT Torenli

The last time the New York Islanders swept away a playoff opponent...

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