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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
Loretta Lynch, Eagle file photo

Lynch defends Obama's immigration policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Challenged by Republicans, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama's decision to  … Full Article
Welcome to the Wythe Lane Townhouses, which are envisioned in this rendering. Rendering courtesy of KUB Capital and Halstead Property

Houses — built and unbuilt — for sale near the Domino Sugar Refinery

Well done, Halstead. The brokerage has nailed down buyers for big-ticket Williamsburg townhouses that exist solely as architectural plans. … Full Article
LIU-Brooklyn freshman Martin Hermannsson earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors and kept the Blackbirds in the tournament hunt. Photo courtesy of LIU-Brooklyn Athletics

‘Hermann-ator’ keeps LIU in contention

Left out in the cold of the Northeast Conference Tournament picture last season after reeling off a record three consecutive league titles, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds are still clinging to one of  … Full Article

NEWS

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
Brooklyn Community Foundation Board of Directors: (top row, from left) Donald Elliot, Malcom MacKay, Rev. Emma Jordan Simpson, John Wright, Michael Sherman, Robert Catell and Richard Moore; (bottom row, from left) Constance Roosevelt, Genevieve Kahr, Alan Fishman, Sarah Williams, Harsha Marti and Gabriel Schwartz. Not pictured: Deborah Archer, Rohit Desai and Hildy Simmons. Photo by Jeyhoun Allebaugh, courtesy of Brooklyn Community Foundation
Loretta Lynch, Eagle file photo

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

J. Ivy will speak about his book “Dear Father” at the Brooklyn Museum on Feb. 7. Photo: Copyright Juan Anthony, 2015
American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland will appear at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation on Jan. 26 to read from her book “Life in Motion.” Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
John Clarkson, author of “Among Thieves.” Photo courtesy of Minotaur Books

COURTS AND LAW

Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth Thompson, Eagle file Youtube screenshot
Mister Softee’s lawyer, Jeffrey Zucker. Photo Courtesy of Fisher Zucker LLC
NYC Public Advocate Letitia James. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost

BUSINESS

Daimler’s Car2go car-sharing program opened in Brooklyn in October. Photo: Aaron Rogosin Photography
Opponents of Airbnb hold a rally outside City Hall on Tuesday in New York. With home-as-hotel sites like Airbnb doing booming business, New York City lawmakers are holding a hearing to scrutinizing how the trend affects the housing market and economy. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Bob Howe, president of the Merchants of Third Avenue, says he likes the proposed tax cut, but is concerned that costs will increase in other ways. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

EDUCATION & KIDS

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
Students got the chance to display their debate skills at the event held at Brooklyn College. Photo by Janet Marcic/Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow

RELIGION

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
Left to right: Pastor Rohann D. Wellington, moderator; Dr. Allen Martin, Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church; NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker; Pastor Shane Vidal, Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist Church; U.S. Reps Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke; and Pastor Gilford Monrose, president of the 67th Precinct Clergy Association. Eagle photos by Francesca Norsen Tate

HISTORY

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
Ellen DeGeneres celebrates her 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

LIU-Brooklyn freshman Martin Hermannsson earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors and kept the Blackbirds in the tournament hunt. Photo courtesy of LIU-Brooklyn Athletics
Brent Jones became St. Francis Brooklyn's all-time leading passer with an 11 point, nine assist performance against Robert Morris. He is now has 536 in his NCAA career. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese
Lionel Hollins could be out of Brooklyn soon if the Nets don't stop getting embarrassed on the court. Associated Press photo

POLITICS

Sheldon Silver leaves his office on Tuesday. AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Patrick Dodson
FROM BOERUM HILL TO ALBANY- JOURNEY OF JO ANNE SIMON
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is transported by federal agents to federal court on Thursday. Silver, who has been one of the most powerful men in Albany for more than two decades, was arrested Thursday on public corruption charges. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

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

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
Kathleen Chalfant and her husband, Henry. Chalfant family photos, courtesy of Kathleen Chalfant
Ethan Sirotko, a Brooklyn-based writer, is a finalist in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbeine’s International David and Clare Rosen Memorial Play Contest. Photo by Janet Kaplan

CRIME

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
In this photo from a surveillance video provided by the NYPD, an alleged suspect orders food at a Chinese restaurant in the Bronx on Monday. Two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx were shot and wounded Monday night, and a manhunt was still underway hours later for a pair of suspects, authorities said. AP Photo/NYPD

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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