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Sheepshead Bay docks have been accommodating dinner cruise boats and fishing vessels for years. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Parks Department moving ‘booze cruises’ out of Sheepshead Bay

The city is being hailed in Sheepshead Bay for a plan to scatter the Emmons Avenue “booze cruise” business — but the plan has enraged lawmakers in the other Brooklyn neighborhoods that will s … Full Article
From left: BPL Director Linda Johnson, Outgoing Board Chair Nicholas A. Gravante Jr., honoree, former Fed Chair Dr. Janet Yellen. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

Brooklyn Public Library gala honors Janet Yellen in Williamsburg bash

As the Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) 21st annual Spring Gala got underway, there was a sense of excitement that transcended years past. … Full Article
Protesters get their point across about the travel ban ahead of the Supreme Court hearing.

Bodega owners shutter shops to protest Trump's 'Muslim ban'

Yemeni-American bodega owners across Brooklyn shuttered their essential stores for an hour on Tuesday to protest the Trump Administration’s so-called Muslim travel ban. … Full Article

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

NEWS

Gun supporters gathered in Dyker Heights on Thursday night.
Wind power developer Deepwater Wind is considering establishing a major fabrication hub in Brooklyn to support what would be the largest offshore wind farm in the United States. Photo courtesy of the Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Project
The Angel Guardian Home. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Weike Wang. Photo by Saavedra Photography
Author Jana Casale. Photo: Elena Seibert
Siobhan Vivian. Photo by Janelle Bendycki

COURTS AND LAW

Retired FDNY captain and 9/11 first responder Brenda Berkman poses with her lawyer Jonathan Richman (left) and Stanley Kessler (right) during the opening of her gallery titled, "Lawyer to Firefighter to Artist: the Evolution of Brenda Berkman.” Eagle photos by Edward King
Margaret Stanton and the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association hosted Justice Matthew D'Emic, administrative judge of the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, as the guest speaker during its monthly meeting where he discussed bias in the judicial system. Eagle photos by Edward King
The Kings County Criminal Bar Association honored four people during its annual dinner dance at Giando on the Water on Saturday. Pictured from the left are honorees: Hon. Dineen A. Riviezzo, Danielle V. Eaddy, KCCBA President Michael Cibella, Siobhan Shea-Gillespie and Stuart D. Rubin. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

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

Fox News Channel anchor Maria Bartiromo was the gala’s keynote speaker. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta
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

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
The Religious Society of Friends Meeting House on Schermerhorn Street. Photo courtesy of the New York Landmarks Conservancy
Jews and visitors from around the world visit and pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. It is a remnant from the Second Temple that Herod the Great built during his reign. It was destroyed in 70 C.E., during the First Jewish-Roman War. The history of the Jewish people and the Holy Land are topics to be explored in a 20-week Introduction to Judaism Course that several Brooklyn synagogues are co-sponsoring. Eagle file photo by Francesca N. Tate

HISTORY

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker. AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Victoria Beckham. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Baron Davis. Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP

REAL ESTATE

Here's a glimpse of the city's fix-up of Prospect Park's Flatbush Avenue perimeter. Rendering courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance
Welcome to West Midwood, a landmark-worthy Victorian Flatbush micro-neighborhood. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Ron and Diane Russo love their West Midwood house, which they bought in 1981 when people were moving out of the Victorian Flatbush neighborhood in droves. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Anders Lee scored his 40th goal of the season in the Islanders’ season finale in Detroit earlier this month. He will find out Monday if he is one of three finalists for the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the league’s top humanitarian off the ice. AP photo by Paul Sancya
Veteran point guard Pablo Prigioni will now be in charge of helping the Nets develop their logjam of backcourt playmakers after being hired as an assistant on head coach Kenny Atkinson’s staff this week. AP Photo by Jason DeCrow
Jen K. Norton performs a somersault during a recent performance of the Brooklyn Peaches Synchronized Swimming Troupe. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Peaches

POLITICS

State Sen. Simcha Felder. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas
Dov Hikind, seen in action at a protest last year, will not seek re-election.
Volunteers handed out lots of reusable shopping bags outside supermarkets on Earth Day.

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

From left: BPL Director Linda Johnson, Outgoing Board Chair Nicholas A. Gravante Jr., honoree, former Fed Chair Dr. Janet Yellen. Eagle photos by Andy Katz
Tom Fruin at his studio in Dumbo. Eagle photos by Liliana Bernal
Step Afrika! at Brooklyn Center on April 28. Photo by Sekou Luke

CRIME

66 Wyckoff Ave. Image © 2018 Google Maps photo
The NYPD's 75th Precinct station house. Image date ©2018 Google Maps
Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. Image date ©2018 Google Maps

OPINIONS

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