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City Councilmember Brad Lander (center) and Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) President and CEO Linda Johnson (left) joined preschoolers and parents at BPL's Windsor Terrance branch on Monday to celebrate its recent nomination for the second annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. Photo courtesy of BPL

Lander visits storytime at Windsor Terrace Library, a finalist for NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

City Councilmember Brad Lander and Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) President and CEO Linda Johnson joined preschoolers and parents at BPL's Windsor Terrace branch on Monday in celebration of the branch’s recent nomination for the second annual NYC  … Full Article
 
Brooklynite Vincenzo Ciccone’s poem about local experiences won the Truman Capote Scholarship for creative writing. Photo by Maria T. Orro, International Tennis Federation, courtesy of James Ciccone

Brooklyn native wins creative writing scholarship

Vincenzo Ciccone used his experience of growing up in Brooklyn Heights as his inspiration for a poem that won him the 2015-16 Truman Capote Scholarships for creative writing at Xavier University of Louisiana. … Full Article
 
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer. AP Photo/Brett Carlsen

Schumer announces $2M for Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday announced that after his push, the U.S. … Full Article
 
Demonstrators march over the Brooklyn Bridge during the third annual Brooklyn Bridge march and rally to end gun violence on Saturday. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Hundreds march across Brooklyn Bridge for stricter gun laws

Hundreds of men, women and children, including fashion designer Donna Karan, marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday demanding stricter gun laws and offering a litany of violent stories to show why such laws are needed. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Carlos Menchaca says his district had the highest level of participation in the budgeting process of any council district in the city, with more than 6,200 votes cast for various projects. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

School technology project heads budget wish list in 38th Council District

Councilmember Carlos Menchaca asked constituents in his Sunset Park-Red Hood district to name the project they most wanted to see get funding in the new city budget and the answer he got could be summed up in three words: technology for schools. … Full Article
 
Uber Rides For $2.75 During L Train Weekend Work

VIDEO: Uber slashes rides to $2.75 for final weekends of L train closure

In April, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on the L train closures between Eighth Avenue in Manhattan and Lorimer Street in W … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Joseph R. Lentol, Susan Doban of Doban Architecture and Carlo Scissura, president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, kicked off the 13th annual BKLYN DESIGNS showcase at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint on Friday. BKLYN DESIGNS is a three-day exhibition of some of the best furniture, lighting and home accessories made or designed in Brooklyn. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

BKLYN DESIGNS moves to Greenpoint and is bigger than ever

Brooklyn's creative community gathered together on Friday for the 13th annual BKLYN DESIGNS, a three-day showcase of local artists and designers at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. … Full Article
 
Patients from the hospital’s Weight Loss Surgery Institute are pictured with Juan Batista, NYU Lutheran program nutritionist (left) and Dr. Corneliu Vulpe, one of the lead bariatric surgeons at NYU Lutheran. Photo courtesy NYU Lutheran

Brooklyn man tells how he went from couch potato to 5K runner

Three years ago, Donald Stankalis weighed 440 pounds and was a confirmed couch potato. But now, after losing an astonishing 250 pounds, he is no longer a slave to his couch. In fact, he’s so physically fit, he runs in 5K races and plans to take part in half-marathons. … Full Article
 
The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) will hold its 31st Annual Landmark House and Garden Tour this Saturday, May 9.

Brooklyn Heights Association’s Landmark House and Garden Tour this Saturday

The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) will hold its 31st Annual Landmark House and Garden Tour this Saturday, May 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. The tour will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law and historic district designation of Brooklyn Heights. … Full Article
 
Yuval Gans, the owner of P.S. Bookshop. Photo by Mary Frost

DUMBO’s P.S. Bookshop, hit with tax bill, turns to crowd-funding

P.S. Bookshop, the iconic DUMBO store that sells used and rare books, is scrambling to raise thousands of dollars to pay five years of real estate taxes that owner Yuval Gans says he wasn’t even aware of. … Full Article
 

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