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Plants hang from the rafters in this Brooklyn Botanic Garden greenhouse. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Botanic Garden shows off the plants threatened by planned high-rises

January 13 | Lore Croghan

The shadows could threaten the wellbeing thousands of plant species.

Brooklyn ‘institution’ Sen. Montgomery to retire, backing Wright

January 13 | Emma Whitford

Brooklyn State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery has served in the state legislature since 1985.

Amid hate spike, a Crown Heights leader pleads: ‘We have to do better’

January 13 | Reuven Blau, THE CITY

“Now we are seeing the toothpaste coming out of the tube and we are trying to get it back in.”