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I’m going to greet the dawn of a new decade on the Brooklyn Bridge. How about you? Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Watch the new decade dawn on the Brooklyn Bridge

December 31 | Lore Croghan

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One of Brooklyn’s 2019 preservation battles included the fight against the demolition of the Lidgerwood Building (at left). Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Wins and losses in 2019’s preservation battles

December 26 | Lore Croghan

Here’s a recap of the Eagle’s big preservation stories over...

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Tom Selleck’s “Blue Bloods” house looks swell in the snow. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

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December 24 | Lore Croghan

From the waterfront, to cemeteries, to a little bit of TV history...

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This is a design for improved pedestrian safety on Gallatin Place. Rendering via Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Sweeping redesign for Downtown Brooklyn would improve cyclist and pedestrian safety

December 19 | Lore Croghan

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has devised a plan to cut cars’ access...

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The tower at right is 90 Sands St., a former Watchtower hotel that’s being turned into housing for formerly homeless New Yorkers. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

DUMBO set to be next front for development’s battle against homelessness

December 19 | Michael Stahl

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The eye-catching Bushwick Theatre can be seen from the Gates Avenue Station’s train platform. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Take a wintry stroll to Queens on Gates Avenue | Part Two

December 18 | Lore Croghan

See old theatres, a beautiful bank and a Masonic lodge in Bed...

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Activist Alicia Boyd continues to fight in court against rezoning that allows high-rise development near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Crown Heights developers stymied in Brooklyn Botanic Garden lawsuit — for now

December 17 | Lore Croghan

Activist Alicia Boyd was back in court this week to defend the...

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Megan Adams, in apartment 4E, complains of lack of heat, mold and mice in her apartment. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Most of the buildings owned by city’s worst landlords are in Brooklyn

December 16 | Ned Berke, David Brand and Jonathan Sperling

More than half of the properties owned by New York City’s...

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Two Trees Management will seek residential rezoning for its proposed River Street development, seen in the center of this image. Rendering by James Corner Field Operations and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group courtesy of Two Trees Management

Skyscrapers, beaches and tidal pools: Two Trees reveals plan for Williamsburg waterfront

December 13 | Lore Croghan

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

RALLY TO SAVE POSTAL SERVICES: New York Metro Area Postal Union and concerned citizens will rally today, Sept. 23, to protest the reduction of postal delivery services, rate hikes, closing of mail processing plants and shorter branch hours scheduled to take effect next Friday, October 1.

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FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR HEATING BILLS: Funding is now available to help low-income households that have fallen behind on their utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. 

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BROOKLYN MAN ARRAIGNED IN TODDLER’S DEATH: A Brooklyn man has been arraigned on an indictment for murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. 

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APPLAUSE FOR REZONING OPPOSITION “This a victor APPLAUSE FOR REZONING OPPOSITION “This a victory for the community and for the city,” said BBG president Adrian Benepe. “This ill-conceived luxury housing development would have threatened the future of one of the city’s most cherished cultural institutions and plunged the surrounding community into perpetual shadow. We applaud the City Planning Commission members, Borough President Eric Adams, Community Board 9, and the thousands of local residents who rejected the 960 Franklin Avenue Rezoning application,” Benepe said. Link in bio.
CALIFORNIA BURNING A tree stood in the Trail of 1 CALIFORNIA BURNING A tree stood in the Trail of 100 Giants grove as flames from the Windy Fire burned in Sequoia National Forest, on Sunday. Link in bio.
TRUMP SUES FAMILY Former President Donald Trump o TRUMP SUES FAMILY Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices that was partly based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters. Link in bio.
VACCINATIONS AGAINST RABIES Now, in an effort to VACCINATIONS AGAINST RABIES Now, in an effort to deal with rabies, the city Health Department, along with several other entities, is starting an effort to vaccinate raccoons in wooded areas of Brooklyn, as well as the city’s other boroughs. Link in bio.
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