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Brooklyn Teen Republican Club with club President Batya Goldberg (center, sitting down). Photos courtesy of Batya Goldberg

Trump’s words disappoint Brooklyn Teen Republican Club

President Donald Trump’s response to the horrific events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend seem to have infuriated Americans on both sides of the political aisle,  … Full Article
Councilmember Brad Lander speaks on Tuesday at the groundbreaking of St. Mary’s Park. The area will feature a multi-purpose synthetic turf field, an adult fitness area, a skating rink, basketball courts, a running track and a children’s play area. Photo courtesy of Councilmember Lander’s office

A Greener Gowanus: Lander and leaders celebrate groundbreaking at St. Mary's Park

Gowanus is known for its notoriously polluted green canal, but the neighborhood may soon be recognized for being viridescent in a more positive way. … Full Article
Everett Robinson with his lawyer, Rebecca Kabamagh at Brooklyn Supreme Court, as he is sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted robbery. Eagle photos by Paul Frangipane.

Subway firebug gets 7 years for robbery, torching booth with worker inside

A Crown Heights man with 14 previous convictions was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday for attempted robbery after he torched a Brooklyn subway booth, leaving a worker in the gasoline-fi … Full Article
Crew working with the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island saw into one of the plaques commemorating Robert E. Lee. Photo: Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Photos: Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.

Plaques honoring Robert E. Lee removed from Fort Hamilton church

Leaders of a New York Episcopal diocese removed two … Full Article

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BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Poster courtesy of BKBF, created by Adrian Tomine and Rodrigo Corral
Author Colin Harrison. David Zheng Photography
Author Erica Wagner. Photo by Olivia Beasley

COURTS AND LAW

Civil Court judge candidate Patria Frias-Colon visits the office of the Brooklyn Eagle. Eagle photo by John Alexander
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese.
Brooklyn DA candidate Patricia Gatling called for an investigation into former KKK leader David Duke after groups of white supremacists sparked violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

BUSINESS

North Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President and grill maestro Paul Samulski works the coals to the benefit of all. Eagle photos by Andy Katz
From left: BCC President and CEO Andrew Hoan; Young BK Professionals Committee Chairman Jonathan Judge; Assemblymember Pamela Harris; and Founder of Unplugged Influence Raphael Mavi. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta
The Wing, a women-only club and workspace, is slated to open its third location in DUMBO’s Clocktower Building in 2018. Photos courtesy of Two Trees Management/ The Wing

EDUCATION & KIDS

Assemblymember Robert Carroll and, right, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon hosted a press conference last week to announce that SUNY Downstate will be keeping five School Based Health Centers in Brooklyn open for one more year. Photo courtesy of Assemblymember Carroll’s Office
Lyubov Yevseenko (left), Chen Semendouev (center) and Clarence Givhans took part in the graduation ceremony at the end of the Brooklyn Science Innovation Initiative. Photos courtesy of AT&T
Geri Hearne will teach broadcast journalism, British literature and literature of conscience at Bishop Kearney High School starting in September. Photo courtesy of Bishop Kearney High School

RELIGION

Crew working with the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island saw into one of the plaques commemorating Robert E. Lee. Photo: Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Photos: Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.
The Unity Parade of Flags makes its way to Borough Hall Plaza. Eagle photos by Francesca N. Tate
Rabbi Dan Ain. Photo courtesy of Because Jewish

HISTORY

Steve Martin. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP.
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Actor Antonio Banderas. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

REAL ESTATE

The Brutalist-style building on the corner plus the three townhouses to the right are 117-125 Columbia Heights, which the Jehovah’s Witnesses just sold to a California-based investment firm. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan
Mapleton is full of handsome houses — for starters, these are on 63rd Street between 19th and 20th avenues. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Washington Cemetery is an important Brooklyn graveyard. It was founded in the 1840s. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Nets and Barclays Center owner Mikhail Prokhorov is reportedly urging the New York Islanders to find a way to play some of their regular-season games on Long Island during the 2018-19 season. AP Photo by Seth Wenig
Though he’s currently residing in La-La Land, former Nets great Brook Lopez still knows how to point the way to Brooklyn, where he will be on Feb. 2 in what should be a very emotional return to the only franchise he played for during his first nine years in the NBA. AP Photo by Chris Pizzello

POLITICS

Brooklyn Teen Republican Club with club President Batya Goldberg (center, sitting down). Photos courtesy of Batya Goldberg
One of the plaques honoring Robert E. Lee in Fort Hamilton before it was taken down. AP photo by Kathy Willens

HEALTH

Sheryl Haft joins kids at Magical Years Early Childhood Center for a reading and a sing-a-long of her newly released book. Photo courtesy of Family Health Centers at NYU Langone
Music That Heals musician and singer David Diedrich plays his keytar for a hospital patient. Photo courtesy of Kathy Lord
Dr. Prashant Sinha is named Chief of Surgery at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

A young girl takes her shot at hitting the DUMBO BID piñata at The Pearl Street Triangle. Photos by Gabriella Bass
The cast of the Narrows Community Theater production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is busy rehearsing for opening night on Aug. 18. Photo by Jessica Specht
Arlo Guthrie performs during the Arlo Guthrie: Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour at the Ferst Center for the Arts Jan. 31, 2015 in Atlanta. Photo by Katie Darby/Invision/AP

CRIME

Hani Kabbara used fraudulent prepaid debit cards as part of his scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from older victims. AP Photo Patrick Semansky, File
Everett Robinson with his lawyer, Rebecca Kabamagh at Brooklyn Supreme Court, as he is sentenced to seven years in prison for attempted robbery. Eagle photos by Paul Frangipane.
William Siguencia Hurtado with his wife Marta Mizhquiri at the Brooklyn DA’s Office after he was released by ICE. Eagle photos by Paul Frangipane.

OPINIONS

Trucks on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Eagle file photo by Don Evans
Steve Wagner. Photo courtesy of Steve Wagner
Liam McCabe, at the podium. Photo courtesy of McCabe

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