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Assemblymember Bill Colton (left) gets help from a group of volunteers, including incoming Democratic District Leader Nancy Tong (third from left) in the “Speak-Up & Clean-Up” campaign to rid Bensonhurst of street litter. Throughout the morning, dozens of people came to lend a hand to the effort. At right is Priscilla Consolo, who co-founded the campaign with Colton in 2011

Bensonhurst gets summertime cleanup

August 20 | By Paula Katinas

Bensonhurst residents were greeted with clean, litter-free sidewalks on Wednesday, thanks...

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Councilman Vincent Gentile gets doused not by one, but by two buckets of ice water, courtesy of Bay Ridge businesswoman Arlene Rutuelo (left) and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis outside his district office on Fifth Avenue Wednesday morning. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Vincent Gentile takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

August 20 | By Paula Katinas

It’s a good thing Councilmember Vincent Gentile didn’t...

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Two pieces of undeveloped land at Pier 6 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, is a hotly debated topic between residents and the BBP Corporation members. The reason: luxury housing inside the park. Watch the story to find out where this issue stands.

VIDEO: The Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 development debate

August 20 | Shlomo Sprung

The development of two pieces of undeveloped land at Pier 6 at...

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Arab-American leaders Dr. Ahmad Jaber, Dr. Husam Rimawi, and Zein Rimawi (left to right) are pictured with Douglas Jablon, executive vice president of Maimonides Medical Center at the breakfast. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge Unity Task Force revives its peace mission

August 19 | By Paula Katinas

In the wake of a series of attacks on Muslim Americans in...

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False alarm on Brooklyn Bridge triggers search by air, land and sea

August 19 | By Mary Frost

The NYPD received a report of someone climbing on the cables of...

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Jean Green Dorsey is seated on her sofa among shelves of books at her rent-stabilized apartment in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Dorsey, who lived in the apartment since 1972, is among a growing group of New Yorkers who live in the same building with market rate residents. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

New York City haves, have-nots divided by apartment poor doors

August 18 | By Jennifer Peltz

In Courtney Harding’s glassy condo tower in Williamsburg, owners pay...

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A fire truck passes a tree that has fallen across parked cars in Brooklyn the morning after Superstorm Sandy struck in October of 2012.The city's chief fiscal officer on Sunday accused his city of endangering residents by mismanaging the program to maintain the 650,000 trees lining streets. Comptroller Scott Stringer says contractors hired to care for the urban greenery have pruned trees that didn’t need it and neglected those that required attention. There are also questions about charges and record-keepin

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer faults city’s care of its trees

August 18 | By Verena Dobnik

New York’s chief fiscal officer on Sunday accused his city...

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Together 48 years, couple from Brooklyn fights N.C. marriage ban

August 14 | By Michael Biesecker

On the summer night Brooklyn natives Ellen Gerber and Pearl Berlin committed...

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Pacific Street Library handicapped by lack of funding

August 14 | By Matthew Taub

A persistent shortfall in funding has curtailed the potential of the Pacific...

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Friday, August 19, 2022

DOT ALERT: CLINTON ST. BLOCK CLOSED OFF THIS WEEKEND: A portion of Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights will be closed to traffic this weekend, including possibly during the time that the Montague Open Street fair takes place on August 20. 

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DOT ALERT: MONTAGUE ST. CLOSED OFF FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STREET FAIR: The DOT today announced also that Montague Street between Clinton and Court streets will be closed Saturday, August 20 at 12:01am to Sunday, August 21 at 3:01 p.m. to facilitate crane operation. 

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LORIMER ST. CLOSED THROUGH 9/17 FOR SUBWAY UPGRADES: More traffic headaches are in store for commuters in Williamsburg, as Lorimer Street between Metropolitan Avenue and Conselyea Street will also be closed around-the-clock through September 17 to facilitate MTA station upgrade operation.

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Brooklyn Bird Watch

The Double Crested Cormorant, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

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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“One of the most closely watched races in next w “One of the most closely watched races in next week’s primary election is also one of the most jam-packed, with 12 Democratic candidates vying for New York’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District, covering Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. How can a voter differentiate between the dozen Dems? One sorting method is to examine how the candidates could use the coveted seat in Congress to improve life for New Yorkers who live in the district.” Read the rest of the “Three local issues NY-10’s next member of congress could actually influence” article, which is linked in our bio.
“When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beauti “When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials. He stomped on it.” Read the rest of the “See it? Squish it! Fighting the invasive spotted lanternfly” article, which is linked in our bio.
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“While the problem of abandoned outdoor dining s “While the problem of abandoned outdoor dining sheds has given rise to community complaints, it seems to be mainly a Manhattan problem, and on the whole, Brooklyn restaurants and their dining sheds are doing well — with some exceptions. The outdoor dining program has been widely hailed as having saved the restaurant industry during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Read the rest of our “NYC begins removing unused, derelict outdoor dining sheds” article, which is linked in our bio.
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