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From left: BPL Director Linda Johnson, Outgoing Board Chair Nicholas A. Gravante Jr., honoree, former Fed Chair Dr. Janet Yellen. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

Brooklyn Public Library gala honors Janet Yellen in Williamsburg bash

As the Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) 21st annual Spring Gala got underway, there was a sense of excitement that transcended years past. … Full Article
Protesters get their point across about the travel ban ahead of the Supreme Court hearing.

Bodega owners shutter shops to protest Trump's 'Muslim ban'

Yemeni-American bodega owners across Brooklyn shuttered their essential stores for an hour on Tuesday to protest the Trump Administration’s so-called Muslim travel ban. … Full Article

Junior’s Cheesecake on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Eagle file photos by Lore Croghan

Junior’s hit with federal lawsuit over website that ‘discriminates’ against the blind

Junior's, the internationally known cheesecake maker and fixture on Flatbush Avenue for decades, discriminates against blind people by building a website that is intentionally inaccessible to the v … Full Article
Here's a look at the new aluminum facade that's planned for 489 Washington Ave. Rendering by Beam Group

An 1870s Clinton Hill mansion gets White House-style columns and a black aluminum facade

It’s a renovation fit for a president — or unfit, depending on whom you ask. … Full Article

NEWS

Gigi Hadid. AP Photo/Antonio Calanni
Barclays Center. AP photo

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Weike Wang. Photo by Saavedra Photography
Author Jana Casale. Photo: Elena Seibert
Siobhan Vivian. Photo by Janelle Bendycki

COURTS AND LAW

Junior’s Cheesecake on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Eagle file photos by Lore Croghan
The Brooklyn Bar Association held a two-day military continuing legal education seminar over the weekend worth 12 CLE credits. Pictured is Charles L. Emma (left), chair of the Brooklyn Bar Association’s military committee, with U.S. District Court Judge Brian M. Cogan, of the Eastern District of New York, one of the seven judges to present over the weekend. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese
Two women, Inge Wagner (left) and Suzanne Loebl (center), were invited to the Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term, on Thursday for a Holocaust Remembrance event with Justice Ellen Spodek (right), the Brooklyn Brandies Society, the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association and the Brooklyn Bar Association. The two women discussed how their families escaped the Nazis during World War II. Eagle photos by Mario Belluomo

BUSINESS

Andrew Hoan was cited by the U.S. Small Business Administration for his advocacy. Eagle file photo by Arthur DeGaeta
The Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue BID, which already hosts the highly successful Fifth Avenue Spring Festival, a street fair featuring live music, dancing and outdoor, is now planning to host one of the city Weekend Walks events. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas
Nine businesses operating out of the Brooklyn Army Terminal are taking part in the ApprenticeNYC program and will train new workers. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

EDUCATION & KIDS

Fox News Channel anchor Maria Bartiromo was the gala’s keynote speaker. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta
The students carefully look after the tiny gardens they planted this semester in school. Photo courtesy of Saint Anselm Catholic Academy
Local kids will be offering their written suggestions on getting New Yorkers to stop littering. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

RELIGION

Daniel Rodriguez, beloved as “America’s Tenor,” gave a free concert for healing at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Park Slope last Sunday. Eagle photo by Francesca N. Tate
Jen K. Norton performs a somersault during a recent performance of the Brooklyn Peaches Synchronized Swimming Troupe. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Peaches
The Religious Society of Friends Meeting House on Schermerhorn Street. Photo courtesy of the New York Landmarks Conservancy

HISTORY

Victoria Beckham. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Baron Davis. Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP
Brendon Urie. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

REAL ESTATE

Here's a glimpse of the city's $5.6 million fix-up of Prospect Park's Flatbush Avenue perimeter. Rendering courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance
Welcome to West Midwood, a landmark-worthy Victorian Flatbush micro-neighborhood. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Ron and Diane Russo love their West Midwood house, which they bought in 1981 when people were moving out of the Victorian Flatbush neighborhood in droves. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Veteran point guard Pablo Prigioni will now be in charge of helping the Nets develop their logjam of backcourt playmakers after being hired as an assistant on head coach Kenny Atkinson’s staff this week. AP Photo by Jason DeCrow
LIU-Brooklyn earned its second straight trip to the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships on Sunday, rolling past Bryant, 4-1, in the NEC Tournament Final in West Windsor, N.J. Photo courtesy of Long Island University Brooklyn Athletics
Adrien Broner went from playful to angry to offensive to realistic during his press conference rant ahead of Saturday night’s headline bout against Jessie Vargas at Downtown’s Barclays Center. Photo courtesy of Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment

POLITICS

State Sen. Simcha Felder. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas
Dov Hikind, seen in action at a protest last year, will not seek re-election.
Volunteers handed out lots of reusable shopping bags outside supermarkets on Earth Day.

HEALTH

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams compares today’s opioid epidemic with the crack cocaine scourge of the 1980s. Eagle photos by Andy Katz
New Bushwick Cafe Where You Can Get a Healthy Meal & Not Go Broke
Doctors and officials from Maimonides Medical Center cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the new Spine Center. Pictured left to right are: Chairman of Orthopedics Dr. Jack Choueka; Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Dr. Ahmed Saleh; Director of Spinal Neurosurgery and Neurotrauma Dr. John Houten; Maimonides President and CEO Kenneth Gibbs; Senior VP of Operations and Clinical Programs Declan Doyle; and Chairman of Surgery Dr. Patrick Borgen. Photo courtesy of Maimonides Medical Center

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

From left: BPL Director Linda Johnson, Outgoing Board Chair Nicholas A. Gravante Jr., honoree, former Fed Chair Dr. Janet Yellen. Eagle photos by Andy Katz
Tom Fruin at his studio in Dumbo. Eagle photos by Liliana Bernal
Step Afrika! at Brooklyn Center on April 28. Photo by Sekou Luke

CRIME

66 Wyckoff Ave. Image © 2018 Google Maps photo
The NYPD's 75th Precinct station house. Image date ©2018 Google Maps
Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. Image date ©2018 Google Maps

OPINIONS

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