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Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch is shown testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday during her confirmation hearing before the committee. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Attorney General nominee from Brooklyn picks up GOP support

WASHINGTON — Key Republicans heaped praise on attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch Thursday and one senior lawmaker announced his outright endorsement, setting the stage for Lynch's confirm … Full Article
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Comptroller

Stringer launches commission to reduce red tape for small NYC businesses

New York City Comptroller Scott M. … Full Article
NYC comptroller Scott Stringer, photo courtesy of Stringer's office

NYC comptroller Stringer: Removing snow costs $1.8 million per inch

A new study says the cost of removing snow in New York City is about $1.8 million per inch. … Full Article
This is 19 Kent Ave., where demolition is progressing nicely. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Williamsburg construction checklist: 19 Kent Ave. and more

Going, going, gone soon. The city Buildings Department issued a demolition permit in December for 19 Kent Ave., Williamsburg's spec office site. … Full Article

NEWS

An attorney for the seniors at the Prospect Park Residence shared this photo of a leaking ceiling at the facility, which is also infested with bed bugs. Photo courtesy of Judith Goldiner, Legal Aid Society
Ferguson protests went on across the country, mourning for Michael Brown. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer spoke at Wednesday’s BRIC town hall, where he addressed concerns surrounding affordable housing in Brooklyn. He told the crowd to “start organizing and stop agonizing!” Photo used with permission

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Author Sandra Newman’s newest work, “The Country of Ice Cream Star,” will be highlighted at Greenlight Bookstore on Feb. 11. Photo by George Baier
Photo courtesy of Thinkstock
J. Ivy will speak about his book “Dear Father” at the Brooklyn Museum on Feb. 7. Photo: Copyright Juan Anthony, 2015

COURTS AND LAW

An attorney for the seniors at the Prospect Park Residence shared this photo of a leaking ceiling at the facility, which is also infested with bed bugs. Photo courtesy of Judith Goldiner, Legal Aid Society
Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch is shown testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday during her confirmation hearing before the committee. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton. AP photo

BUSINESS

The Shake Shack by Barclays Center. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Comptroller
Daimler’s Car2go car-sharing program opened in Brooklyn in October. Photo: Aaron Rogosin Photography

EDUCATION & KIDS

Photographer Brandon Stanton, creator of the popular Humans of New York blog, near Union Square in New York. A fundraising campaign inspired by the popular photo blog has raised more than $1 million to send middle-school students from a high-poverty Brooklyn school on field trips to Harvard. AP Photo/Kathy Willens
Rosemarie McGoldrick, principal of Holy Angels Academy, and her students welcomed visitors to an Open House at the Bay Ridge school on Sunday. Pictured with McGoldrick are Jonathan Mundy, Emma Bolino, Caroline Chelales, Anna Bolino, Meaghan Delle Cave and Daniel Mundy (left to right). Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
Bill de Blasio cancelled NYC schools for Tuesday due to the impending winter storm. AP Photo/John Minchillo

RELIGION

Vincent Bohanan joyfully conducts the Sounds of Victory Choir. Photo credit: Alston Media Group
Pope Francis is visiting NYC in September. AP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace, pool
Fr. Solanus Benfatti, CFR, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, presents the closing lecture on the manuscripts of St. Francis of Assisi. Photo by Francesca Norsen Tate

HISTORY

Oprah Winfrey celebrates her birthday today. AP photo
Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/dpa, Bernd von Jutrczenka
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts celebrates his birthday today. AP photo

REAL ESTATE

The Department of Buildings has issued a partial stop work order halting construction at 130 Furman St., the southern portion of the Pierhouse project at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, circled here. Rendering courtesy of Toll Brothers City Living
This is 19 Kent Ave., where demolition is progressing nicely. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
We checked out Williamsburg's One North Fourth the other day — before the Beastly Blizzard hit, of course. That's 1 World Trade Center in the distance. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Gerrell Martin led the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds with 17 points, including five three pointers, to beat Central Connecticut on Thursday. Photo by Rob Abruzzese.
Michael Megafu (15 in white) scored 24 points, including 18 in the second half, and had 10 rebounds to pick up his 10th double-double of the season in St. Joseph’s win over Medgar Evers College. Photo by Rob Abruzzese.
Head coach Jack Alesi called Doyin Isaac (pictured in white) the straw that stirs the drink at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

POLITICS

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Comptroller
Fashion icon Anna Wintour will be one of the 10 committee co-chairs to try and bring the 2016 Democratic National Convention to Brooklyn.
Will the next assembly speaker be from Brooklyn? Assemblymember Joseph Lentol (D-North Brooklyn) says he wants the job. Photo courtesy Lentol’s office

HEALTH

Basketball players and kids had fun at last year’s “Swish for Kids” event. The children in front are holding a portrait of Francesco Loccisano, whose death inspired his mother to start a foundation in his memory. Photo courtesy St. Ephrem Basketball/Youth Program
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget released on Wednesday includes $700 million in capital funding for the health care in central and eastern Brooklyn. AP photo by Mike Groll
The New York City Health Department says flu is making the rounds in the city. Kids are hit the hardest. AP photo

ARTS AND FUN

Artist Joyce Kozloff’s nine-foot diameter walk-in globe, painted with aerial maps of sites involved in U.S. military warfare, is part of the upcoming “Mapping Brooklyn” exhibition. Photo courtesy of BRIC
The Mariinsky Ballet performed "Chopiniana" at BAM as part of a program titled “Chopin: Dances for Piano.” Photos by Julieta Cervantes, courtesy of BAM
The Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue shut its doors in 1977. The venue's grand opening performance will take place on Feb. 3, 2015, when Diana Ross takes the stage. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

CRIME

NYPD commissioner William Bratton, AP photo
New York City Police officers stand in front of a Home Depot in Manhattan on Sunday. Police said an employee at the store argued with a co-worker before fatally shooting him and then killing himself. AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Eastern District Attorney Loretta Lynch. Eagle file photo

OPINIONS

Esther Meroño, an undocumented American who was born in Spain, is an Online Organizer at Auburn Seminary and a volunteer ambassador at FWD.us. She has joined others across the country in using the hashtag #undocumentedandunafraid. Photo courtesy of Esther Meroño
Steven Doloff is a Professor in the Dept. of Humanities at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of Steven Doloff
Michael Farkas, Eagle file photo by Mario Belluomo

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