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North Brooklyn Angels cofounders John Merz and Neil Sheehan pose next to one of the non-profit’s “Angelmobiles” on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Photo by Owen Lavine

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A view of a jury booth, the cornerstone of the courtroom where citizens play a vital role in upholding justice. New Yorkers are encouraged to volunteer for jury service this month as part of Chief Judge Wilson’s Jury Appreciation Month campaign. Photo by Brett Coomer/AP

New York’s Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wants you to consider voluntary jury service

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Chief Judge Rowan Wilson announced a monthlong series of PSAs that are...

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WILLIAMSBURG — Culminating after a weeklong Donation Collection Drive powered by local businesses...

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    Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of T Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Friday announced that the city will finally shut down operations at a controversial concrete recycling facility on the western Brooklyn waterfront by this August. Local residents had been flooding their elected officials with complaints about the dust, vibrations and noise from the SIMS Concrete Recycling Facility, operated by NYC DOT, ever since it was temporarily relocated to the north end of Brooklyn Marine Terminal site in the Columbia Street Waterfront District in February 2024. 🔗Read more at the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mary Frost #BKnews #BrooklynEagle #ColumbiaStreetWaterfrontDistrict #LocalNews #Brooklyn
    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
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