The majestic Williamsburgh Savings Bank, combined with a beautiful early-winter sunrise, makes for a breathtaking scene, although the building has recently been surpassed as Brooklyn’s tallest by the 51-story Brooklyner.
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) bestowed the 2009 Hall of Fame Award on the creators of Coney Island’s historic Luna Park, Frederick Thompson (1873-1919) and Elmer “Skip” Dundy (1862-1907). Millions of people have fond memories of the more than 16-acre amusement park, which operated from 1903 until it was destroyed by fire on August 12, 1944 (See below for the Eagle’s original 1944 report on the {read more...}
Demolition of the massive vacant Cold Storage Warehouse on the upland of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 is underway, with salvaging of bricks, lumber and other usable material for recycling into ongoing park construction. The park’s design calls for a low-rise hotel and limited housing on the cleared site. Eagle photo by Don Evans {read more...}
A grand Christmas tree has been installed at MetroTech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn and will soon be covered with decorations. The annual tree lighting will take place Tuesday, Dec. 1, courtesy of the MetroTech tenants and owner Forest City Ratner. Bruce Ratner will host and Mike Weiss of the MetroTech BID will MC the event, which features performances by Joey Morant and Catfish Stew, the Brooklyn Friends School Sixth Grade Chorus and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. This year, Ratner will {read more...}
In this photograph provided by Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Avi Shay, of Kiev, Ukraine, left; Rabbi Motl Malowany, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, center; and Rabbi Yosef Muchnik, of Camarillo, Calif., right, stand with other Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries as they wait to have a group picture taken in front of Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. Nearly 4,000 rabbis from around the world were in New York last weekend for the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, an annual event aimed at reviving {read more...}
Isa Cheng, age 2 ½, is playing “dress up” at last Saturday’s Yankee Fair at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn Heights. The annual fundraiser was filled with rides and activities for kids and a full program of entertainment for all ages.
Eight O’Clock Coffee is teaming up with Candlewick Press to jointly contribute 20,000 books to children across the country through their partnership with First Book, an organization that provides new books to children in need. To help kick-off this year’s donation, celebrity decorator Evette Rios read to 20 enthusiastic second-graders on Tuesday morning at the Brooklyn Brownstone School library. Ms. Rios is a regular on {read more...}
“Franklin,” a male wild turkey, resides with several female companions at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo. The wild turkey is an American bird, originally brought to Europe in early 16th century by Spanish conquistadors. In 1776, in search of a national bird, Benjamin Franklin nominated the wild turkey as a symbol because of its courage. Visitors can see Franklin strutting in the barn {read more...}
A flag flaps in the breeze over Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights to commemorate Veterans Day. The Brooklyn Federal Courthouse rises in the distance. The small pedestrian bridge over the street connects one of Cadman Plaza West’s co-op towers to another.
Digging a tulip bed in a Promenade garden are Lorraine Ruprecht, left, and Christine Rocco, who are among a group of Brooklyn Heights Association members volunteering to assist the Parks Department in planting bulbs for next spring’s blossoming.
NBC’s hit comedy Parks and Recreation filmed at Noodle Pudding restaurant on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights Monday morning. Shown here is Amy Poehler — who stars as bureaucrat Leslie Knope — with Parks producer Morgan Sackett on Henry Street. Poehler received an Emmy nomination in 2008 for her work on "Saturday Night Live."
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) recently held the grand opening of its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in Brooklyn. The PACE program provides personalized health care for seniors in the Brownsville and East New York communities with long-term needs by offering them on-site access to a medical team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, among others. In {read more...}
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz recently joined the Honorable Krzysztof W. Kasprzyk, consul general of the Republic of Poland in New York, and Marek Skulimowski, deputy counsel general, for a celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall observing Polish-American Heritage Month. Seen here, left-right, are Rev. Canon Witold Mroziewski, Nadia Gryziec, Borough President Markowitz, Danuta Bronchard, Bogdan Bachorowski and Krzysztof Kasprzyk.
Mona Chu and her children arrive at the polling place Tuesday at Congregation Mount Sinai on Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights. With her were Isa, not yet 3, and Nia, 10 weeks old.
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes dressed up as King Neptune for the Park Slope Annual Halloween Parade, held this past Saturday Night on Seventh Avenue. Joining him are “Magician” Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and members of the Park Slope Halloween Parade Committee.
