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Jim Crow’s creator, Thomas D. Rice, is buried in Brooklyn. But his blackface legacy just won’t die.

November 6 | Elizabeth Kuster, Photos by John McCarten

Popular early-1800s entertainer Thomas D. Rice didn’t invent blackface, but...

Juneteenth becomes an official holiday in New York

October 15 | Associated Press and Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation officially making Juneteenth, a day...

Opinions & observations: Packing the Court: How Lincoln and his Republicans remade the Supreme Court to fit their agenda

October 13 | Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University

As a political battle over the Supreme Court’s direction rages in...

NY passes Juneteenth holiday, automatic voter registration

July 24 | Marina Villeneuve Associated Press

State lawmakers wrapped up work Thursday on bills ranging from automatic voter...

Green-Wood Cemetery’s landmarked gates are an iconic sight. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Opinions & Observations: James Weldon Johnson, composer of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ rests at historic Green-Wood

June 19 | Richard J. Moylan, President of The Green-Wood Cemetery

On this day, Green-Wood joins with our city and our country...

Bar Association leaders praise decision to close courts for Juneteenth

June 19 | Rob Abruzzese

The New York State court system confirmed on Wednesday that it is...

MTA makes Juneteenth an official agency holiday

June 18 | David Brand

The MTA will observe Juneteenth as an agency holiday, according to a...

New York declares Juneteenth a paid holiday for state employees

June 17 | Marina Villeneuve Associated Press

New York’s governor signed an executive order Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth as...

Reps. Rose and Clarke want Confederate names removed from Fort Hamilton streets

June 12 | Jaime DeJesus

U.S. Reps. Max Rose and Yvette Clarke want the names of...

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON HOUSING LOTTERY: Brooklyn Community Board 16 will hold a virtual workshop to explain the lottery process for getting into affordable housing units being constructed within the district, which encompasses Ocean Hill-Brownsville.  

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PENDING ANNOUNCEMENT ON COMBATING GUN VIOLENCE: Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez later this morning, at the Coro New York Leadership Center, will announce his plans to combat gun violence.

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IPS NEWS: BAY RIDGE LEADERS SPONSOR ANIMAL ADOPTION EVENT: State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Council Member Justin Brannan will host a mobile Animal Adoption Event next weekend, on Saturday, July 16 from noon to 4 p.m., at 8018 5th Ave in Bay Ridge, in conjunction with Animal Care Centers of NYC. 

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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

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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“Channeling poet Walt Whitman’s descriptions o “Channeling poet Walt Whitman’s descriptions of New York ferries, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander gave a dramatic press conference to blast the subsidized system’s failure to report huge losses—under-reported subsidies of a quarter of a billion dollars. This announcement follows on the heels of mounting complaints by Brooklyn ferry riders. Long lines and wait-times that often exceed an hour have been reported by commuters who travel daily along the Brooklyn waterfront.” Read the rest of our “Comptroller Audit Finds EDC Underreported the Costs of NYC Ferry System by $224 Million” article, which is linked in our bio.
“The Brooklyn Nets aren’t waiting for Kevin Du “The Brooklyn Nets aren’t waiting for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to find new homes. Instead, they’re welcoming new additions to the Barclays Center in anticipation of reshaping their ever-morphing roster.” Read the rest of our “Nets sign free-agent forward T.J. Warren” article, which is linked in our bio.
“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.
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