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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
Tom Fruin at his studio in Dumbo. Eagle photos by Liliana Bernal

VIDEO: Meet the artist behind NYC's architectural 'icons series'

Meet the man who is turning water tanks into art. … Full Article
Sebastian Gorka will bring a history of controversial comments to the Brooklyn GOP annual gala.

Donald Trump Jr., Sebastian Gorka to headline Brooklyn GOP gala

UPDATED | The chickens are coming home to roost. … Full Article

NEWS

Protesters get their point across about the travel ban ahead of the Supreme Court hearing.
Park Place and Troy Avenue. Image © 2018 Google Maps photo

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

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

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
The fair included 60 information booths where students could learn about the latest developments. Photos courtesy of TechNYC

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 look at the new aluminum facade that's planned for 489 Washington Ave. Rendering by Beam Group
Here is the Lowe’s site Two Trees Management reportedly now owns.
This is movie mega-star of yesteryear Mary Pickford, in costume for her role in the 1924 film “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall.” AP Photo

SPORTS

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
Super rookie Mathew Barzal isn’t done playing hockey this year just yet. He and four other Islanders were selected to represent Team Canada in next month’s IIHF World Championships in Denmark. AP photo by Adam Hunger

POLITICS

State Sen. Simcha Felder. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas
Sebastian Gorka will bring a history of controversial comments to the Brooklyn GOP annual gala.
Former Rep. Michael Grimm at a recent Bay Ridge parade.

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

Tom Fruin at his studio in Dumbo. Eagle photos by Liliana Bernal
Step Afrika! at Brooklyn Center on April 28. Photo by Sekou Luke
Actress Allison Mack was arrested on sex trafficking charges for her alleged participation in a sex cult. Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP

CRIME

The NYPD's 75th Precinct station house. Image date ©2018 Google Maps
Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. Image date ©2018 Google Maps
The Dyker Heights Post Office on 13th Avenue is not very popular. This story might explain why.

OPINIONS

Photo courtesy of Cagle Cartoons
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