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Ned Berke headshot.

From the editor: We need to talk

April 4 | Ned Berke

From: The editor To: Brooklyn Subject: We need to talk I have...

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A sketch of a Gowanus Canal bridge with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. Courtesy of Department of City Planning

Gowanus waterfront activists can learn from past rezoning failures

March 28 | Paul Stremple

A presentation to the Community Board 6 Waterfront Committee last week showed...

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The second building from the left is 200 Montague St., a Modern-style landmark. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

OPINION: Preservation isn’t just for ‘old’ buildings

March 8 | By Simeon Bankoff,

Recently, the Landmarks Preservation Commission was presented with a proposal to demolish...

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Brooklyn Eagle readers sound off on half-price MetroCards

March 7 | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Daily Eagle editors welcome opinions, both pro and con, on all...

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The comeuppance of rampant vertical development has reached ground level — in the form of too much trash. Photos by Andrew Cotto

OPINION: Overdevelopment is trashing our streets

March 5 | By Andrew Cotto

There’s a moment in the legendary Brooklyn-based, ’50s TV show...

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OPINION: My One-Day Experience as a Juror in New York City

February 11 | By Raanan Geberer

For most people who are called for trial jury duty, the experience...

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OPINION: An open letter on the BQE-Promenade plan

January 24 | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A Better Way NYC — a grassroots group focused on the environmental, economic...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the L-train shutdown would be canceled. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

OPINION: Cuomo’s L-train surprise: What was his motivation?

January 9 | By Raanan Geberer

As most of our readers know by now, as the much-feared...

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

OPINION: Where’s the beef for Cuomo’s L-Train partial shutdown?

January 7 | By Larry Penner

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that the work on the Canarsie...

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