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Brighton Beach is full of fine old-fashioned bungalows if you know where to look for them. These are on Brighton 1st Lane. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Come see the Brighton Beach bungalows

Oh, the nostalgia.

Beach bungalows. In Brighton-by-the-Sea. Think back to the end of World War I. … Full Article
Protesters demonstrated on Fort Hamilton Parkway and 84th Street to demand action to make streets safer. A 10-year-old boy was struck and critically injured at the site. Eagle photo by John Alexander

Golden co-sponsors speed camera bill

A state Senate bill to allow New York City to install more cameras on streets near schools to catch speeding drivers has won the support of a major holdout, state Sen. … Full Article
“Brahms vs. Radiohead” mashes together alternative rock and classical music. Photos by M. Pomerleau

‘Brahms vs. Radiohead’ comes to Kings Theater

How can today's performers appeal to a younger generation? Composer, conductor and arranger Steve Hackman has an answer: smashing together the old and the new.  … Full Article
Lou Lamoriello, the Islanders’ new President of Hockey Operations, has three Stanley Cup rings, a gold medal as general manager of Team USA and a bust in the Hockey Hall of Fame. AP Photo by Mel Evans

Lamoriello on board to save Isles’ sinking ship

“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won.”
  … Full Article

NEWS

G-Eazy. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Marlow and Daughters in Williamsburg. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan
Lionel Shriver splits her time between Windsor Terrace and London (where she is in this photo). The author of "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is back with a new collection, “Property.” Credit: Associated Press/Lefteris Pitarakis
Jesmyn Ward, photo by Beowulf Sheehan

COURTS AND LAW

Court sketch by Alba Acevedo
Public Advocate Letitia James, who is currently running to be the next attorney general for New York State, was honored by the MBBA last week with the Public Servant of the Year Award. Photo by Rowena Husbands/Blink of An Eye Photography Online
The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County honored five members of Brooklyn’s legal community, including Justice Wayne Saitta (second from right), during a ceremony on Thursday. Pictured from left: Gregory M. LaSpina, Gregory Cerchione, Hon. Wayne P. Saitta and President Dominic Famulari. Eagle photos by Mario Belluomo

BUSINESS

Empire Stores, seen here from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan
Patrons were shocked to find Armando’s, Brooklyn Heights’ classic Italian restaurant, closed over the weekend. The building was sold by the owner. Eagle file photo by Don Evans
The Fulton Mall entrance to Macy's. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

EDUCATION & KIDS

Seventh-grader Giovanni Santana, a student at Bedford-Stuyvesant’s New Beginnings Charter School, said his school should get funds for security guards, too. Behind Giovanni is Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (left) and Councilmember Robert Cornegy Jr. Eagle photo by Mary Frost
Rabbi Berel Hecht at one of his neighborhood’s dangerous intersections. He supports a bid for more speed cameras near schools, though his state Senator, Simcha Felder, does not. Eagle photo by Andrew Katz
The 2018 Edward R. Murrow High School chess team. Photos courtesy of Edward R. Murrow High School

RELIGION

Members of Brooklyn's Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities gathered at a 2016 interfaith iftar dinner. Left to right: Carmen Catalino, Imam Abdallah Allam, Pastor Khader El-Yateem, Douglas Jablon and Dr. Ahmad Jaber. Eagle file photo by Francesca N. Tate
Ed Wilkinson, left, receives the St. Francis De Sales Distinguished Communicator Award from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. Eagle photos by Francesca N. Tate
The Rev. Khader El-Yateem, who had a promising run for Council last year, is moving to Florida to lead Evangelical Lutheran there. Eagle file photo by John Alexander

HISTORY

Jewel. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Billy Joel. Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP
Dwayne Johnson. Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File

REAL ESTATE

Connelly and Paul Bettany, seen here at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala, are reportedly the buyers of a $15.5 million Brooklyn Heights house. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Brighton Beach is full of fine old-fashioned bungalows if you know where to look for them. These are on Brighton 1st Lane. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Welcome to the Boardwalk in Little Odessa, aka Brighton Beach. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Lou Lamoriello is still getting a feel for the organization he will be running, refusing to make any statements regarding the future of current general manager Garth Snow or head coach Doug Weight. AP Photo by Mel Evans
Lou Lamoriello, the Islanders’ new President of Hockey Operations, has three Stanley Cup rings, a gold medal as general manager of Team USA and a bust in the Hockey Hall of Fame. AP Photo by Mel Evans
Brooklyn’s Spencer Dinwiddie is one of three NBA players nominated for the league’s Most Improved Player award. AP Photo by Matt Slocum

POLITICS

Photo courtesy of Sal Albanese's office
Protesters demonstrated on Fort Hamilton Parkway and 84th Street to demand action to make streets safer. A 10-year-old boy was struck and critically injured at the site. Eagle photo by John Alexander
Longshot Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon addressed the Bay Ridge Democrats at the Bridgeview Diner in Bay Ridge on Thursday night. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

HEALTH

Hopefully Brooklyn dogs like these cute fellas won't be impacted. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost
Charlotte Wells, a resident of Manhattan, practices saving a choking infant on a practice dummy known as Little Anne at a Red Cross CPR /first aid /AED class on Friday. Eagle photo by Mary Frost
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams compares today’s opioid epidemic with the crack cocaine scourge of the 1980s. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

“Brahms vs. Radiohead” mashes together alternative rock and classical music. Photos by M. Pomerleau
Elliott Arkin works on the initial stages of “The Spanish Gardener,” depicting artist Pablo Picasso mowing a lawn. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit that empowers refugees, asylees and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education, recently opened at 345 Smith St. Shown: Culinary director Alexander Harris speaks with a student. Photos by Giada Randaccio Skouras Sweeny

CRIME

Driver Dorothy Bruns, who cops say killed two children on Ninth Street on March 5, was charged May 3 in Brooklyn Supreme Court. Eagle photo by Mary Frost
Cops are still investigating the twin killings that were discovered days apart.

OPINIONS

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