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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. File photo by Bill Kotsatos

Schumer calls for $2.5M for Navy Yard project

April 28 | Shlomo Sprung

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Tuesday urged the U.S. Economic...

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Coney Island’s Steeplechase Pier, damaged by Superstorm Sandy, is shown undergoing repairs in May 2013. U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday announced more than $3.4 million in federal funding for Sandy-related repairs to pier. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

$3M in Sandy funding approved for Coney Island’s Steeplechase Pier

April 28 | Shlomo Sprung

U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries...

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Andrew Cuomo would like to see New York's minimum wage increase. AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

NY Senate shelves plan to allow local minimum wage increases

April 28 | By David Klepper

A proposal to let cities in New York state set their own...

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Smoke billows from a CVS Pharmacy store in Baltimore on Monday. Demonstrators clashed with police after the funeral of Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. AP Photo/Juliet Linderman

De Blasio: No threats against police amid Baltimore violence

April 28 | Shlomo Sprung

Mayor Bill de Blasio is saying he is not...

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Brooklyn Heights preservationists are rolling out a campaign to raise serious money for the legal fight to reduce the height of the Pierhouse development in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo by Mary Frost

Legal hardball: Brooklyn Heights preservationists put more muscle behind ‘Save the View Now’

April 27 | By Mary Frost

No more hand-made flyers and five dollar bills gathered in a...

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U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

Brooklyn congressman drafts bill making police chokeholds a crime

April 27 | Shlomo Sprung

A New York congressman, citing last year’s videotaped death of...

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Stanley Green and K. Wray of Sandbox Pack & Ship, Cortney McKenzie and Siovhan Shanks of Myrtle Avenue Drug Care Corporation and Grace Tappin of Move with Grace yoga studio represent some of the businesses that have pledged to help make Fort Greene and Clinton Hill more senior friendly. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

Groups trying to turn Myrtle Avenue into an age-friendly thoroughfare

April 27 | By Rob Abruzzese

It is no secret that Brooklyn is rapidly changing — cranes can be...

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Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn Law School Professor Joseph Crea turns 100

April 27 | Shlomo Sprung

Professor Joseph Crea, who turned 100 years old on April 26, has...

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Monday April 27, Our World In Pictures

April 27 | Shlomo Sprung

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

DATABASE ON COMPLAINTS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT: New York City now has the most comprehensive database on law enforcement misconduct records, which the Legal Aid Society unveiled on Monday.

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SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS: Youth aspiring toward a career in architecture or historic preservation may be interested in a series of Open House events, starting next week and running through November.

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“Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall, lifelike puppet of “Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall, lifelike puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, bid goodbye on Sunday to New York City after a whirlwind 19-day visit across all five boroughs. As she walked across the city, Little Amal brought attention to the plight of refugees around the world.” Read the rest of our “Little Amal leaves NYC with spectacular sendoff” article, which is linked in our bio.
“Despite threats of inclement weather, Little Am “Despite threats of inclement weather, Little Amal attracted adoring crowds of Brooklynites on the final day of her visit. She will return, and we hope readers will follow her schedules and her inspirational impact in BROOKLYN EAGLE coverage, online and in print.” Read the rest of our “Little Amal captures more hearts of Brooklyn today, as she bids us farewell” article, which is linked in our bio.
“Early in the morning of Sept. 24, more than a h “Early in the morning of Sept. 24, more than a hundred enthusiastic folks gathered at ONE15 Brooklyn Marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park for a unique adventure: rowing around the entire island of Manhattan in 26-foot Whitehall rowing gigs — a trip of almost 30 miles. Every fall for 14 years, friends and co-workers have joined together in teams to raise money for the nonprofit Rocking the Boat and its programs for youth in the South Bronx. The organization teaches the skills involved in boat building, sailing and environmental science, and provides strong social support.” Read the rest of our “SEE IT: Rowing 30 miles around Manhattan for Rocking the Boat nonprofit” article, which is linked in our bio.
“New York’s hottest club this fall? The Brookl “New York’s hottest club this fall? The Brooklyn Museum. It’s got everything.” Read more about the Brooklyn Museum’s fall programming, which is linked in our bio.
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