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Gowanus’ flash flooding problem may be a thing of the past

March 4 | Scott Enman

City officials recently announced the completion of a $27 million sewer expansion...

Welcome to Shirley Chisholm State Park in East New York. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Escape the city with a winter walk around Shirley Chisholm State Park

January 8 | Lore Croghan

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Newtown Creek. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

To get raw sewage out of Newtown Creek, EPA takes the cheap route

December 4 | Scott Enman

The federal agency tasked with overseeing the cleanup of Newtown Creek recently...

Work crews are busy on Monday at the scene of a water main break at Fifth Avenue and 44th Street in Sunset Park.

Sporadic water outages will continue for Sunset Park residents after water main break

November 25 | Lore Croghan

Fifty Sunset Park families whose water remains shut off Monday morning following...

Gowanus residents are frustrated that the Department of City Planning hasn't taken much of their input into account when drafting a rezoning proposal for the neighborhood. Shown: the Gowanus Canal. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane

Quiet on the set! Giant soundproof wall going up around Gowanus Canal film studio

November 14 | Scott Enman

One of the main parties responsible for the Gowanus Canal’s pollution...

A water main break flooded Water Street in DUMBO for hours on Thursday, backing up sewage into the surrounding basements. Shown: Workers for Halcyon Construction Corp. placed sandbags on Water Street to funnel the water into the sewer. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Water main break in DUMBO floods basements with sewage

September 6 | Mary Frost

A water main break flooded a DUMBO block with cascading water for...

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

Opponents of the city’s plan to rezone Gowanus mobilized their...

Manhattan Beach. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Sewage will shut down more city beaches in the future, experts say

April 18 | Mary Frost

The good news is New York Harbor is cleaner now than at...

Gowanus residents say they have been left with more questions than answers on the Gowanus Canal's cleanup and the neighborhood's looming rezoning. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzesse

Gowanus residents demand rezoning wait until after canal cleanup

March 27 | Scott Enman

Gowanus residents allege that two city agencies tasked with overseeing the neighborhood...

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Keeping history alive in revival of key retail blocks of Montague Street: "What we really want," said Calfa brothers," is the Brooklyn Women's Exchange..."


Tuesday, July 5, 2022

NEW LAW EXTENDS OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM FOR 3 YEARS: Governor Hochul signed legislation co-sponsored in the State Senate by Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-19) that extends the use of municipal space for outdoor dining, enabling New York’s restaurant industry to continue recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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FREE CONCERT SERIES AT SHORE ROAD PARK: A free Summer Concert series comes to Shore Road Park starting tonight, Tuesday, July 5.

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FIGHTING FOR NURSING MOTHERS’ TRAVEL RIGHTS: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 13 colleagues who have urged the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to address inconsistent implementation of the 3-1-1 Liquids Rule Exemption travel policy for breastmilk and formula at airport security checkpoints, and ensure that lactating individuals and their infants can travel safely without fear of harassment. 

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If Buddy Scotto had his way, there would be gondolas plying the waters of the Gowanus Canal...

— Helen Klein, opening remarks in a remembrance of Buddy Scotto, at the recent renaming of a Carroll Gardens Street

Ice Ages & Climate Change

Could humans live through another ice age? Probably. But like the frog in the frying pan, they may have more trouble with the man-made,  incremental warming of oceans and the LOSS of ice in glaciers.

— Environmentalist, commenting on a
discussion of ice age cycles.

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Red Winged Blackbird, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

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“In a bold move against a recent Supreme Court d “In a bold move against a recent Supreme Court decision striking down New York Pistol & Rifle Association v. Bruen, Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Senate passed a series of reforms, the most sweeping in recent years, to address a sharp increase in gun violence across the country.

State Senator Andrew Gounardes spoke with the Eagle and mentioned that the Bruen decision indicates the “just cause” or “may issue” doctrines that many states use to regulate firearm licensing are considered too subjective for the Supreme Court, but change requires reform “driven by federal legislation” for significant impact.”

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Lawmakers held a special legislative session Thursday that Gov. Kathy Hochul called primarily to pass an emergency overhaul of the state’s gun permitting rules after they were struck down by a Supreme Court ruling.”

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