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Tag: Jackie Robinson

MLB players taking visible stance on social justice

July 23 | David Brandt Associated Press

Baseball hasn’t always been at the forefront of the social...

Nets should be renamed after Jackie Robinson, says Brooklyn Assemblymember

July 7 | Editorial Staff

Assemblymember Robert Carroll (D/WF-Brooklyn) sent a letter on Tuesday to...

This walkway juts out of Penn Pier in Shirley Chisholm State Park. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Around Brooklyn: Cranberry’s closes in Brooklyn Heights

July 7 | Editorial Staff

Cranberry’s closes in Brooklyn Heights Well-known Brooklyn Heights take-out...

Kaufman’s Brooklyn: Six photos of ‘Small people in pairs’

June 22 | Phil Kaufman

My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started...

Welcome to Cypress Hills Cemetery, a fine place for a fall stroll. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Take a stroll around Cypress Hills Cemetery

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Eye on Real Estate: Halloween is coming. What a perfect time for...

Rum and reggae: 10 things to do in Brooklyn this weekend

August 15 | Scott Enman

Welcome to the weekend, Brooklyn. We’ve once again selected the...

New York Museum exhibit marks Jackie Robinson centennial

January 31 | By Ronald Blum

As the 100th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s birth approached, Sharon...

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN HOTELS: Hotels must post notices on preventing human trafficking, and are being sent resources from the Office of State Attorney General Letitia James.  

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KIDS’ PODCAST TO ENCOURAGE LOVE OF READING: The Brooklyn Public Library has just launched its first podcast for kids.

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REWARD OFFERED  FOR INFO ON STOLEN PRICELESS TABERNACLE: The Most Reverend Robert Brennan, Bishop of  the Roman Catholic Diocese Brooklyn, has announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the return of the Tabernacle stolen from St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Park Slope during the Memorial Day weekend.

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Gray Catbird, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

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..."

On Buddy Scotto

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— 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.

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“The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative th “The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby’s natural history auction on July 28, the auction house said.” Read the rest of our “76 million-year old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC” article, which is linked in our bio.
“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.” Read the rest of our “State Senate Passes Sweeping Gun License Legislation, Gounardes and other Dems Strike Back Against SCOTUS” article, which is linked in our bio.
“New York Democrats are considering enshrining a “New York Democrats are considering enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, possibly as part of a broader amendment that would also prohibit discrimination based on gender expression. 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.” Read the rest of our “NY faces calls to enshrine abortion rights in constitution” article, which is linked in our bio.
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