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A rendering of the proposed BQX streetcar runs through Downtown Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of Friends of the BQX

Proposed BQX streetcar faces its first test

May 23 | Scott Enman

The proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar will face its first major test...

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Shops line the arcade of the Clark Street subway station. Shopkeepers say they have heard nothing from NYC Transit about the plans to close the station for a prolonged period, and worry they could go out of business without commuter traffic. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Rumored Clark Street station closure sparks call to action

May 21 | Mary Frost

The Brooklyn Heights Association has sent a “Call to Action” to its...

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This southbound section of Cadman Plaza West will be closed this weekend. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights partially closed this weekend

May 16 | Mary Frost

Correction (May 17, 4 p.m.) — The Eagle has learned that though...

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Nov. 1 marked the 100th anniversary of the Malbone Street wreck, the worst tragedy in New York City mass transit history. Photos courtesy of the New York Transit Museum

Ask, but don’t expect to receive: BP presses MTA for Malbone Street crash monument

May 14 | Raanan Geberer

After six months, the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office is still seeking...

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People have installed "ghost bikes" around the city in memory of killed cyclists. This one is at Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush. Eagle file photo by Todd Maisel

Southern Brooklyn streets account for half the cyclists killed this year

May 13 | Noah Goldberg

A bicyclist struck and killed by an SUV Sunday night as he...

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Here’s a look at the bike lane the Parks Department plans to build in cooperation with the Department of Transportation on Ocean Avenue. Prospect Park Alliance rendering via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Bike lane to replace tree line on Prospect Park perimeter

May 7 | Lore Croghan

The city Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a plan to construct a bike...

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A DriveRite vehicle double parked for 30 minutes Thursday outside the driving school's Prospect Heights office. Eagle photo Noah Goldberg.

Drive Rite, park wrong? Double-parking driving school instructors endanger cyclists

May 7 | Noah Goldberg

A Prospect Heights driving school called Drive Rite Academy breaks driving laws...

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Under the current system, which has been in place since 1986, the toll, now $19, is collected from motorists driving toward Staten Island. Motorists heading toward Brooklyn drive for free. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Pols push for two-way tolls on Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

April 26 | Paula Katinas and Mary Frost

Two-way tolls could soon be reinstated to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge...

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The L train slowdown begins Friday night, and riders at Broadway Junction are prepping any way they can. Eagle photo by Noah Goldberg.

L-train slowdown begins: Uber, alter or suck it up, East NY riders say

April 26 | Noah Goldberg

And so it begins. Far from the worlds of Williamsburg and Union...

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

BOROUGH HALL HOSTS CELEBRATING TRINIDAD & TOBAGO’S INDEPENDENCE: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosts an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago, this Thursday, August 11, from 5-8 p.m. 

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GRANT PANELISTS SOUGHT FOR ARTS COUNCIL: Art and culture experts are invited to become Grant Panelists for the Brooklyn Arts Council in the coming year of reviewing proposals. 

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MISSING CHILD FROM BROWNSVILLE: The NYPD seeks the public’s assistance in finding a missing child who resides within the 73rd Precinct, which encompasses Brownsville-Ocean Hill. 

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What Brooklyn author
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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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“Brooklyn Botanic Garden announced the winners o “Brooklyn Botanic Garden announced the winners of the 2022 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest today at a press conference held on the winning residential block, Lincoln Place between New York & Nostrand Avenues.

Representatives from the winning residential and commercial blocks and other participants were in attendance, along with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, BBG president Adrian Benepe, and president of National Grid—longtime supporters of the Greenest Block contest—Rudy Wynter.”

Read the rest of our “Brooklyn Botanical Garden makes Brooklyn greener far beyond its own walls” article, which is linked in our bio.
“Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast-casual Tex-Mex “Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast-casual Tex-Mex chain, has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the city in connection with city allegations it violated workplace protection laws around fair scheduling and paid sick leave.

The payout, the result of a four-year investigation and complaint filed by the city Department of Consumer and Worker Protection in 2018 through the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, is the largest settlement of its kind, according to DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga.”

Read the rest of our “Chipotle to pay NYC workers $20 Million to settle case alleging workplace violations” article, which is linked in our bio.
“Coney Island is continuing to celebrate its sto “Coney Island is continuing to celebrate its storied history, this time honoring a now-closed fun park that operated after the amusement district’s heyday but before its recent renaissance.

The Coney Island History Project is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Astroland Park with a new exhibit of history panels to be installed in front of the Astroland Moon Rocket, the park’s first ride.”

Read the rest of our “Coney History Museum celebrates 60th anniversary of Astroland Park” article, which is linked in our bio.
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