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Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson will host a Gun Buyback event in Flatbush on Saturday. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announces gun buyback

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Monday announced that his office, in collaboration with the NYPD, is hosting a Gun Buyback event this coming Saturday, Aug. … Full Article
Members of the community attended a memorial service on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights this past Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the riot that linked the neighborhood with images of racial unrest. In August 1991, a riot broke out in the area after 7-year-old Gavin Cato was struck and killed by a car in a rabbi's motorcade. Hours later, a Jewish doctoral student, Yankel Rosenbaum, was stabbed to death. Four days of violence followed. AP Photo/Mike Balsamo

NYC remembers dark chapter of Crown Heights race riot

Twenty-five years after race riots scarred a Brooklyn neighborhood, residents of Crown Heights gathered Sunday to mark the quarter-century anniversary with a memorial service, march and stree … Full Article
New York City has become an engine for job growth in the region over the last several years, with gains in the outer boroughs outpacing those in Manhattan, according to William Dudley, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Image courtesy of the NY Fed

Brooklyn showing ‘phenomenal’ job growth

New York City has become an engine for job growth in the region over the last several years, with gains in the outer boroughs outpacing those in Manhattan, according to William Dudley, president an … Full Article
Wahlburger's prior to its 2015 opening. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Former Wahlburgers employees sue Brooklyn franchise over denied wages, tips

 Five former employees of the burger chain founded by celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg are suing the company over what they call "rampant" violations of labor laws. … Full Article

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. AP file photo
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson will host a Gun Buyback event in Flatbush on Saturday. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese
Members of the community attended a memorial service on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights this past Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the riot that linked the neighborhood with images of racial unrest. In August 1991, a riot broke out in the area after 7-year-old Gavin Cato was struck and killed by a car in a rabbi's motorcade. Hours later, a Jewish doctoral student, Yankel Rosenbaum, was stabbed to death. Four days of violence followed. AP Photo/Mike Balsamo

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Ina Garten will speak as part of BAM’s and Greenlight Bookstore’s Unbound literary series on Oct. 25 at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File
“Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront Transformed,” written by Henrik Krogius and Joanne Witty, will be published in September. Jacket design: Mark Lerner
Kathleen Donohoe will speak in Brooklyn on Sept. 7. Photo © Beowulf Sheehan

COURTS AND LAW

After nearly two months the Kings County Courts Student Employment and Internship Program is finished. Photos courtesy of Kings County Courts.
Court sketch by Alba Acevedo
John Simmond (left), Hon. Michelle Weston and Rod Randall (right) helped to run the annual mock trial that the court's summer interns put on each year. Photos courtesy of Charmaine Johnson

BUSINESS

From left: Patrick Krause, Ryan Grew, Laurel Brown, Peter Coyne, Vivian Liao Korich, Tucker Reed, Andrew Kalish, Roscoe L. Smalls and Alan Washington. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese
From left: Stephen Donofrio, Lauren Grayson, Edward Baker, Jake Schiff, Norm Brodsky, Dana Rachlin, Monica Holowacz and James Park prepare to undertake their bocce tournament. Photos by Andy Katz

EDUCATION & KIDS

Dr. Thomas McBryde Jr. Photo courtesy of the NYC Department of Education
Dr. Margret Minson, who left her post as president of Bishop Kearney High School in May, has agreed to serve as a consultant to the new interim president, Sister Elizabeth Hill. Photo courtesy of Bishop Kearney High School
Matt Damon’s daughters have been denied admission to Brooklyn Heights’ prestigious Saint Ann’s school because the school is fully booked for the upcoming year. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

RELIGION

Fr. Gerald Emem Umoren shakes hands with a well-wisher. Photos by Arthur DeGaeta
Christ Church-Cobble Hill was severely damaged when lightning struck the building at Clinton and Kane streets on July 26, 2012, causing the death of local resident Richard Schwartz. Construction crews are pictured removing the tower. Eagle photo by Francesca N. Tate

HISTORY

Actor John Stamos celebrates his birthday today. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Edward Norton celebrates his birthday today. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Sean Penn celebrates his birthday today. AP photo

REAL ESTATE

Jonathan Berman. Photo courtesy of Ariel Property Advisors
Neptune/Sixth will feature commercial and residential spaces. Rendering courtesy of @S9 Architecture
Newly renovated and remodeled 15 Willow St. in Brooklyn Heights is for sale. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Brooklyn third baseman Blake Tibieri committed two critical errors in the Cyclones’ heartbreaking 4-3 loss in Staten Island on Wednesday night. Eagle photo by Jeff Melnik
The Cyclones still have to time to celebrate a playoff berth, and perhaps even their first NY-Penn League Championship since 2001, if they can continue playing well over the last 20 games of the regular season. Eagle photo by Jeff Melnik
The Cyclones hope their winning ways continue following this week’s All-Star break as they pursue their first playoff berth since 2012. Eagle photo by Jeff Melnik

POLITICS

Bensonhurst Park is slated for a $6.5 million renovation. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
Assemblymember Dov Hikind says he enjoyed meeting Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson. Photo courtesy of Hikind’s office
Eric Adams speaks at Borough Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Erica Sherman, Borough President's Office

HEALTH

A record number of 390 Summer Youth Program participants gained valuable professional experience working alongside Maimonides staffers. Photo courtesy of Maimonides
Mayor Bill de Blasio, and officials on Monday urged the federal government to release the full $1.9 billion in emergency funding requested by President Barack Obama to combat the Zika virus. (From left) State Sen. Martin Dilan, state Sen. Adriano Espailat, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assemblymember Brian Cavanaugh and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney. Photo by Mary Frost
Mayor Bill de Blasio, as Public Advocate, fought to save Long Island College Hospital (LICH), even arranging to get arrested for the cause. Now that de Blasio’s role in the sale of LICH is under investigation, the Brooklyn Eagle has compiled an index of hundreds of articles published on the topic since it began to play out. Photo courtesy of the de Blasio campaign

ARTS AND FUN

Red Bull athlete Steel Lafferty performs wakeboarding stunts in the heinous waters of the Gowanus Canal on a recent Saturday at the BangOn!NYC Elements Music and Arts Festival. Photo: Chris Lazzaro / Freedom Film LLC
An interactive Old Stone House exhibit showing an actual rifle used by the First Maryland Regiment in August 1776. Photos by Etienne Frossard
Eugene Mirman, curator of the festival. Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP

CRIME

Imam Maulama Akonjee is shown and another man died in a fatal shooting Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in Queens. Abdul Chowdhury via AP
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. Eagle file Youtube screenshot
A man was slashed in a vicious attack in front of Shake Shack in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. Shown: Police cordon off the area following the slashing. Shake Shack was placed on temporary lockdown Photo by Chaplain Aaron Williams

OPINIONS

Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. Photo courtesy of DeSales Media
Cartoons courtesy of Cagle Cartoons
In this Thursday, July 7, 2016, photo, Courtney Hartman poses for a photo with her children Lois, 2, and Declan, 4, as they wear gender-neutral clothing of Hartman's in Seattle. Hartman owns Jessy & Jack, a collection of unisex T-shirts, and Free to Be Kids, where a shirt with the slogan, “I'm a Cat Guy” comes in blue, gray and yellow. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

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