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About 200 middle school students launched their hand-made sailboats at Brooklyn Bridge Marina on June 11. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn students launch and sail boats they built by hand

June 20 | Mary Frost

Almost 200 Brooklyn middle school students experienced the joy of sailing with...

Brooklyn kids launch hand-built sailboats

June 6 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Over 200 middle school students will launch 7-foot wooden sailboats they...

From left: Reed Langridge, Emma Burke and Leon Paley. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman

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Preservationists hope to halt the sinking of ‘America’s Flag Ship’

February 6 | Mary Frost

The celebrated vessel, launched in 1951 and bigger than the Titanic, still...

The LEGS III liftboat up on its legs inside the Gowanus Bay Terminal. RETI Center’s former barge can be seen to the right. Photo courtesy of John Quadrozzi

3-legged boat arrives for eco-duty on the Gowanus Bay in Red Hook

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A self-propelled liftboat  — which can lift itself out of the water...

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The motor yacht Vanish, roughly 235 feet long, docked at ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park in July 2023. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Exclusive: Marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park files for bankruptcy

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The primary entity, ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, cited insurmountable debt dating back...

Models walk the runway during the Tommy Hilfiger Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show onboard a Staten Island Ferry as part of New York Fashion Week on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Hilfiger goes full nautical for Fashion Week, with runway show on former Staten Island Ferry boat

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Tommy Hilfiger loves celebrating New York City and its landmarks. He also...

The fireboat John J. Harvey passes the Statue of Liberty, Oct. 28, 2011, in New York Harbor.

Man arrested for allegedly taking a decommissioned NYC fireboat for an overnight cruise

April 12 | Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking a decommissioned New York...

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    A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at the A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at the historic base of Atlantic Avenue on Friday at 3 p.m. Numerous elected officials, as well as the head of Brooklyn Bridge Park, will celebrate two brand-new murals that welcome all traffic passing beneath the portal that has become one of the official entrances to Brooklyn Bridge Park. 🔗Click the link in bio to read the inspiring story behind the murals. Photos courtesy of the Atlantic Avenue BID #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #BrooklynNews #AtlanticAvenue #Art #PublicArt #BrooklynBridgePark
    Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Br Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Brooklyn Bridge Park viewing tickets for the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks called the event a “total fiasco,” with a large number not making it onto the piers. Numerous people told the Brooklyn Eagle they found themselves in panic-inducing logjams while trying to get into the park. Many commenters said there appeared to be no central coordination for handling the huge crowds, and photos show unsafe, crammed streets.  🔗Click the link in the bio to read more and to see more photos. Photos courtesy of Murray Schechter (1), Justin Pollock (2) and Marc Hermann (3). #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #Fireworks #LocalNews #BrooklynBridgePark #FourthOfJuly
    It was like a bombshell dropped on Brooklyn Height It was like a bombshell dropped on Brooklyn Heights earlier this week when the city announced a police shutdown of traffic into the neighborhood — particularly the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, which will be closed to all public viewing of the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks 🎇 on the waterfront. For the full story, click the link in bio. #4thofjuly #brooklynheights #brooklynheightspromenade #policeshutdown #Fireworks #bkheights #brooklynbridgepark #bkeagle #news #BKnews
    This year, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade — usua This year, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade — usually one of the best spots to watch the Macy’s fireworks — will be off-limits to the public and reserved exclusively for 4,000 city employees.
 The surrounding neighborhood will face major disruptions starting at 2 PM: 
🔒 Street closures
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🚷 Clark Street subway station skipped from 8–11 PM For the full story, visit the link in bio.
 Photographs by Mary Frost
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