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Tag: Scot Medbury

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...

Remembering Betty Scholtz, director emeritus of Brooklyn Botanic Garden

April 30 | Editorial Staff

Elizabeth (Betty) Scholtz, celebrated horticulturist and beloved director emeritus of Brooklyn Botanic...

Guests at the opening ceremony for Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Robert W. Wilson Overlook check out the view of the Cherry Esplanade. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Brooklyn Botanic Garden has a new selfie spot (and some new plants too)

November 8 | Lore Croghan

Brooklyn just got a new selfie hot spot. When Brooklyn Botanic Garden...

Scot Medbury is stepping down as director of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Eagle file photo by Andy Katz

‘A wild place:’ Brooklyn Botanic president looks back on 14 years at the helm

June 18 | Alex Williamson

From urban oasis to just… oasis.  Scot Medbury, who has served...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Announces CEO Transition

June 13 | Editorial Staff

Scot Medbury to Assume Directorship of Quarryhill Botanical Garden Medbury’s move...

Diane Steinberg, Shelby White and Scot Medbury cut the ribbon for the Water Conservation Project. Photo by Julienne Schaer, courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers model to tackle city’s sewage problem

April 18 | Scott Enman

Amidst the emerging cherry blossoms, Brooklyn Botanic Garden revealed an ambitious conservation...

Bed-Stuy beauty: neighborhood block named Brooklyn’s greenest

August 6 | Faraz T. Toor

Bainbridge Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant was named the 2015 Greenest Block in...

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Local green spaces win awards

April 29 | Heather Chin

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was one of five educational institutions to...

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Local green spaces win awards

April 29 | Heather Chin

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was one of five educational institutions to...

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    New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral c New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to accompany a person out of a courtroom. A reporter with The Associated Press witnessed Lander’s arrest at a federal building in Manhattan. The person Lander was walking out of the courtroom was also arrested. Lander had spent the morning observing immigration court hearings and told an AP reporter that he was there to “accompany” some immigrants out of the building. 🔗 Read more at the link in bio AP Photos/Olga Fedorova
    Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday to mark “No Kings Day,” a national day of protest against the Trump Administration. Despite the rain, the crowd grew larger as the marchers, almost all local residents, circled around two parks — Korean War Veterans Plaza and Cadman Plaza Park — next to the Federal Courthouse and other Downtown courts. 🔗 To see more photos and to read more, click the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mary Frost #NoKingsDay #DowntownBrooklyn #DonaldTrump #BrooklynNews #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #LocalNews
    After years behind scaffolding, Brooklyn’s Soldi After years behind scaffolding, Brooklyn’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch is shining once again. Built in 1892 to honor Union troops of the Civil War, this iconic Prospect Heights monument stands tall as a symbol of history and pride. 🔗 For the full story on the newly restored Grand Army Plaza Arch, check out the link in bio.

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    The Federal Courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn was ev The Federal Courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn was evacuated for hours on Thursday as FDNY, NYPD, Emergency Services and HAZMAT responded to a report of a delivery of a suspicious package containing an unknown substance. Courthouse personnel were told to just drop what they were doing and get out. Police told the Brooklyn Eagle that they received a call of a suspicious package at 10:35 a.m., while an FDNY spokesperson said they received a report of a suspicious substance — a white powder. 🔗 Read more at the link in bio Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mary Frost #DowntownBrooklyn #BrooklynEagle #BrooklynNews #BrooklynFederalCourt #LocalNews
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