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Congressmember Charlie Rangel will lie in state at City Hall; St. Patrick’s Cathedral to host funeral

June 10 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

THE BODY of Congressmember Charlie Rangel will lie in state at City...

Green-Wood Cemetery in South Slope began offering green burials eight years ago. Since then, around 20 people have been buried with no steel-lined casket or embalming fluid—just a shroud. Photo: Green-Wood Cemetery

Historic Green-Wood Cemetery adapts to 21st Century by adding ancient, more intimate funeral experiences

May 2 | Owen Lavine

Brooklyn-based funeral director Amy Cunningham is leading a new type of...

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington. Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard via AP

Funeral set for Brooklyn pilot killed in DC plane crash

February 11 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A FUNERAL WILL BE HELD Tuesday for Jonathan Campos, a Brooklynite pilot...

Firefighter killed in Brooklyn blaze ‘died doing what he loved’

May 1 | Michael Sisak, Associated Press

The funeral of a New York City firefighter killed while battling a...

Brooklyn neighborhood comes together to bury a stranger

May 4 | Julie Walker Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The request, posted on an online neighborhood forum by...

The F.G. Guido Funeral Home in Carroll Gardens brought out its 1888 Studebaker horse-drawn hearse for the first time in 11 years for a funeral procession on Feb. 7, 2020. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

19th-century funeral rolls down Brooklyn streets | Photos

February 10 | Paul Frangipane

Two white Percheron horses trotted over tar bumps and metal bridges as...

Thousands attend funeral for Marine Park firefighter killed in bridge fall

January 11 | Todd Maisel

Nearly 10,000 firefighters and other rescue workers attended the funeral for...

Thousands attend funeral for Marine Park firefighter killed in bridge fall

January 11 | By Todd Maisel

Nearly 10,000 firefighters and other rescue workers attended the funeral for...

At the scene of the brawl. Photo by Loudlabs News NYC

Three arrested in violent encounter between FedEx drivers, members of local mosque following funeral

December 4 | By Jaime DeJesus

Three people were arrested following a brawl that broke out after a...

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      ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??”  Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers ... this is 21st Century.”
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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.
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🚷 Clark Street subway station skipped from 8–11 PM For the full story, visit the link in bio.
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