Real Estate

This is 30 Columbia Heights, where the Watchtower sign stood until December. The property's new owner is fighting the city's refusal to allow new letters to be installed on the sign's framework. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Can the Watchtower sign be replaced? Decision coming soon

October 23 | By Lore Croghan

Will the city allow the new owner of the old Brooklyn Heights...

Real Estate

All hail the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. This is our first chance to type its name with its new spelling. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A salute to Bay Ridge’s bridge, which is the Verrazzano with two Zs

October 17 | By Lore Croghan

You’re never too old for a spelling lesson.This one comes...

Real Estate

Bay Ridge houses sell for a pretty penny. For instance 8220 Colonial Road, the corner house shown here, recently changed hands. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Wanna know the latest Bay Ridge house prices?

October 17 | By Lore Croghan

Money can’t buy me love. So what? A house with...

Real Estate

Welcome to Ridge Boulevard. These handsome homes are on the corner of 67th Street. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Come stroll down Ridge Boulevard

October 17 | By Lore Croghan

From highway to harbor, Ridge Boulevard is a fine street for a...

Real Estate

The other day, we felt the need for a walk in Red Hook. Here's the Red Hook Grain Terminal, which we saw first. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Take an early autumn stroll around Red Hook’s historic waterfront

October 10 | By Lore Croghan

History lives on the Red Hook waterfront. The post-Civil War-era...

Real Estate

Welcome to Williamsburg's Bedford Avenue, the home of upscale retailers such as Space NK. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Come see Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue, before or after the L-pocalypse starts

October 3 | By Lore Croghan

When the L-pocalypse arrives in April, this will still be a...

Real Estate

There's lots of construction work near the L train station at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Retail vacancies abound near the Bedford Avenue L stop

October 3 | By Lore Croghan

L-mageddon already has a prime span of Williamsburg’s Bedford...

Real Estate

Marriott Brooklyn Bridge general manager Sam Ibrahim in the Great Room Bar and Lounge. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

N.Y. Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge celebrates 20 years as Kings County’s premier hotel

October 1 | By Andy Katz

Entering the lobby of the Marriott New York at Brooklyn Bridge on...

Real Estate

Welcome to Williamsburg’s Domino Park, which is open at night. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Come see Williamsburg’s Domino Park by night

September 26 | By Lore Croghan

There are gantry cranes and volleyball games in the moonlight. And fear...

Real Estate

Brooklyn Today

January 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019 | Rain, 36° F

The Lede

THE LEDE: Happy Friday! Alleged leaders of a drug delivery service in southern Brooklyn were arrested, we go inside Brooklyn’s first marijuana dispensary and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon tackles outrage over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway rehab plan. Plus, birds feast in Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn boxer returns to his old Greenpoint block and a Brownsvillefamily is imprisoned in their home by the NYPD. Finally, Helen Keller Servicesopens its new center, borough businesses offer specials to government workers and a West Bengal restaurant opens in Ditmas Park.

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Brooklyn Tonight

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Metamorphosis of Failure at Smack Mellon

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Tom Bennett: Paintings and Master Prints at Tabla Rasa Gallery

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Processing: A Gowanus Swim Society Exhibition at Old Stone House

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Fleur Noire Exhibit at Fleur Noire Tattoo Parlour

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January 19, 2019

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Milestones

NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor...

January 18: ON THIS DAY in 1942, trio of ships...