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Tag: Fight for Sunlight

In 2019, Brooklyn Botanic Garden opened an exhibit about the threat to its Conservatories, seen here, which it said was posed by the Continuum development. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane

Long-running fight over development near Botanic Garden may be over

November 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The highly-contested rezoning of the 962-972 Franklin Ave. site in...

City Planning Commission unanimously rejects plans for BBG-neighboring high-rise

September 22 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The City Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously rejected the controversial proposal to...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden to hold community rally ahead of City Planning Commission’s hearing on 960 Franklin Avenue rezoning

July 27 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

WHEN AND WHERE Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Press Arrival: 10:45 a...

Plants hang from the rafters in this Brooklyn Botanic Garden greenhouse. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Botanic Garden shows off the plants threatened by planned high-rises

January 13 | Lore Croghan

The shadows could threaten the wellbeing thousands of plant species...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is renewing its campaign against proposed development that would cast ruinous shadows on its greenhouses. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn Botanic Garden hosts ‘Fight for Sunlight 2020’ event

January 9 | Lore Croghan

The event, which is free, is scheduled for noon on Sunday, Jan...

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    Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, greets Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, at the start of a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on McMahon's nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.
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    The egg shortage has awakened many New Yorkers to The egg shortage has awakened many New Yorkers to the prevalence of a serious type of bird flu, officially dubbed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.  The virus, carried long distances by migratory ducks and geese, is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy farms across the country.  Now researchers suspect that farm cats may play a role in spreading the virus, and veterinarians are warning house cat owners that the virus can be deadly for felines as well.  Read more at the link in bio. Photo: Erin Scott/The White House via AP
    A coalition of preservationists and environmentali A coalition of preservationists and environmentalists is racing to save the SS United States, the largest and most famous ocean liner ever built in the United States. The celebrated vessel, launched in 1951 and bigger than the Titanic, still holds the transatlantic speed record and remains a symbol of America’s proud maritime history, members of the ‘New York Coalition to Save the SS United States’ said Thursday. The coalition includes Brooklyn industrialist John Quadrozzi Jr., members of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association and others.  Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File
    One of the two pilots of the flight that crashed i One of the two pilots of the flight that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after a mid-air collision with a military helicopter was 34-year-old native Brooklynite Jonathan Campos. A woman who lived in Brooklyn was also among the victims, according to Mayor Eric Adams. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
    Floyd — a popular bar with a 40-foot indoor bocc Floyd — a popular bar with a 40-foot indoor bocce court, located at 131 Atlantic Ave. before it closed in December — is seeking to reopen at 72 Clark St. between Hicks and Henry streets, according to The Brooklyn Heights Blog. According to paperwork filed by one of the owners, Kevin Avanzato, the bar will seat 16 at two tables and 24 at the bar for a total of 40 seats. It will feature rustic decor and will have a pizza oven, bocce playing area and three TVs for live sports viewing. Read more at the link in bio. Photo courtesy of Floyd
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