The 36th Street subway station is one of 17 across the city that will receive contracts this year for new elevators, the MTA said last week. The upgrade is part of the 2020-2024 Capital Program, which includes $5.2 billion to make 67 stations accessible. Councilmember Alexa Avilés, who represents Sunset Park, said she is looking forward to the project. “In
After a 39-23 quarterfinal playoff loss to Staten Island’s Notre Dame Academy, Fontbonne JV coach Brittany McDonough reflected on her team that finished in fifth
A new building for the McKinley Park branch library is slated to begin going up in April, the Brooklyn Public Library announced last week. The
A hearty welcome back to former 68th Precinct P.O. Daniel Rodriguez, who has gained national fame as America’s singing cop. Rodriguez will perform as one of
The scoring watch began when varsity sophomore Noelle Polanco surpassed her freshman point total of 305 points at the midway point of this season. With
From booklyneagle.com How many lanes should a reimagined BQE Central have? That unanswered question has been hanging over the entire redesign process. On Friday, the
Construction of the Narrows tunnel, which is favored by municipal leaders from Mayor [Jimmy] Walker down, depends, it was said recently, on the creation of
A simulated indoor groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday at the site of the new Bay Ridge Center (BRC), 15 Bay Ridge Ave. For the past 47 years, the center has
Moving operations, transferring the 9th District Magistrate Court and the 5th District Municipal Court from their old quarters to the new courthouse at 4th Ave. and 43rd St., were carried
Let’s get the party started! The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to take place “on the avenue” at the end of March, but supporters came out in
The fortieth jubilee concert for the benefit of the Kallman Home for Children, Ridge Boulevard and 86th St., will be held on Saturday evening, Feb. 26, at the Baptist Temple, 3rd Ave.
By Claude A. Porter What promises to be one of the most colorful and spectacular religious demonstrations held for many years in Brooklyn will be the formal consecration Monday of
Cops arrested a man who allegedly shot a worker in A&M Jewelry on Fifth Avenue and 48th Street Feb. 5. Joseph Gonzalez, 45, allegedly fired a shot that grazed the
Officers of the 62nd Precinct felt the community’s love during a Valentine’s Day event outside the station house on Bath Avenue. The precinct’s community council, Friends of New Utrecht Library
Jeanette Bigelson celebrated her 103rd birthday at the JASA Older Adult Center in Coney Island Feb. 2. The center’s Luna Park Annex threw Bigelson a Roaring ’20s-themed bash that included
Col. Brian Jacobs, the garrison commander of Fort Hamilton, had a meet-and-greet at the ll Centro Italian-American Cultural Center Feb. 15. The event was hosted by the Federation of Italian
The Xaverian H.S. Greek Club, led by president George Kotsis and adviser Tim Vouderis, gave a donation to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church Feb. 1. The students held a bake
The community held a candlelight vigil Monday night for the victims of last week’s deadly U-Haul rampage. Mayor Eric Adams joined local leaders, residents and the victims’ family members on
Negotiations between the Army and the Port of New York and Triborough Bridge Authorities are “nearly completed at the local level,” Robert Moses said this week in reporting on the
With March almost upon us, celebrants are getting ready for two major St. Patrick’s parades in Brooklyn and, of course, the oldest and biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the country,
Pizza lovers flocked this weekend to say bon voyage to an old friend. Lenny’s Pizza, at 1969 86th St., closed for good Sunday night, but not before feeding long lines
Two firefighters were hurt battling a blaze in Dyker Heights Feb. 18. The fire started at 2:17 a.m. in the three-story building that houses 11th Ave. Bike Shop on 63rd
The Fontbonne JV set the tone for Senior Night in the first game of the evening’s doubleheader with a dominant 64-32 win over the St. Edmund Eagles. Once again the
After a cold winter in Michigan, there is no question that Chris Newell is looking forward to the warmth of spring training at Port St. Lucie to prepare himself as
Lenny’s Pizza – which will live forever in Hollywood lore – is closing for good at 10 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant, at 1969 86th St., opened in 1953. It was
Since it was launched some 46 years ago by late Bethlehem Pastor Rev. Darrel Helmers, the Bay Ridge Center — housed appropriately in the Ovington Avenue Church’s basement headquarters —
By Dan O’Connell The year 1961 begins a nationwide centenary observance of the War Between the States, and Bay Ridge has its reminder in “Old Big Mouth,” a 20-inch cannon
From brooklyneagle.com Would line up with Biden’s ‘climate friendly’ infrastructure bill More than a dozen Brooklyn officials representing neighborhoods along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway sent a letter on Tuesday to U.S.
They’re singing for your supper — literally! Talented members of Regina Opera Company will be making a special appearance “on the avenue” to kick off the annual Embrace Winter Festival
By Felicity Hoffecker Christ Church Bay Ridge will have a minister in mid-March, senior warden William Ottaway told the parishioners this week. The pulpit at Christ Church has been vacant
Cops charged a Las Vegas man with murder after one of the nine people he allegedly injured with a U-Haul truck died Monday night. Weng Sor, 62, was charged with
From brooklyneagle.com Mayor Eric Adams says this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a grand re-imagining of the dilapidated Brooklyn-Queens Express- way — but it appears the city and state lack
Chelsea Piers was the site of this year’s 43rd annual Thurman Munson Awards Gala for the benefit of the AHRC NYC Foundation. Over the years this annual charity fundraiser has
Family, friends and colleagues paid their respects to slain NYPD officer Adeed Fayaz at his funeral Feb. 9. Fayaz, 26, was shot in the head Feb. 4 when he and
Cops arrested a man who allegedly hit eight people with a U-Haul truck in Bay Ridge and Sunset Park shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. The suspect, 62-year-old Weng Sor, has
Senator Gounardes and Councilman Brannan are pleased to announce that Catrina’s Mexican Grill (located at 7316 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn) has finally had its liquor license revoked after