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Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), returns to his office after speaking to the media on Capitol Hill on Nov. 27 after allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior had been leveled against him. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Gillibrand calls on Franken to resign

In a sharply worded rebuke of a fellow lawmaker, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) called on Al Franken to resign after another woman came forward to charge the Minnesota senator of forcibly kissing her. … Full Article
 
The condo development on the corner stands on the site of a laundromat. The rowhouse at right is 87 Nevins St., which recently changed hands. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

The $5.85 million Greek-Revival rowhouse and other recently sold Boerum Hill homes

We've got nothing against laundromats. But if you own a house, wouldn't you rather have the property next door be a handsome new condo building? The red-brick rowhouse at 87 Nevins St. has had it both ways. … Full Article
 
This Neo-Classical Boerum Hill public school building is a former New York Times printing plant. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A Neo-Classical newspaper-printing plant and other Boerum Hill eye candy

There's a monumental building that looks kinda like a Neo-Classical temple and has the New York Times' name inscribed on a doorsill — on Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, of all places. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn’s newest Apple Store opened in Fort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday, and business is already brisk. Photos by Mary Frost

‘Downtown Brooklyn’ Apple Store visually stunning and already packed

Business was quite brisk Monday evening at Brooklyn’s latest Apple store, which cuts a dramatic triangular wedge into the sky at 123 Flatbush Ave. in Fort Greene, within the BAM Cultural District. The store opened on Saturday. … Full Article
 
North Brooklyn officials, businesses and commuters gathered in Williamsburg Tuesday morning to demand that the MTA report on what it is doing to ameliorate the effect of the impending L Train shutdown. Stakeholders say they haven’t heard from the MTA in a year. Photo courtesy of the Office of Councilmember Stephen Levin

Brooklyn L Train riders demand answers from MTA, DOT on upcoming shutdown

It’s been about a year since L Train commuters last heard from the MTA and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) about the coming 15-month service shutdown, scheduled to commence in April 2019. … Full Article
 
Downtown Brooklyn’s Christmas tree is a whopping 55 feet tall and is only one foot less in width than Rockefeller Center’s tree. Eagle file photo

Move over, Rockefeller Center: Brooklyn’s tallest Christmas tree comes with live reindeer and free booze

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree may be receiving all of the attention lately, but across the river in Downtown Brooklyn, there’s an equally impressive tree.   … Full Article
 
Darius Dubarry is undergoing his second Brooklyn Supreme Court trial on murder charges for the killing of a Brooklyn nurse in a Crown Heights shootout. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Brooklyn shooter takes second chance on trial for nurse death

A Brooklyn man is trying his hand at a second self-defense argument after his first Brooklyn Supreme Court trial that pinned him with the shooting death of an innocent nurse was overturned. … Full Article
 
Allen Cooper was sentenced to 90 years to life in prison at Brooklyn Supreme Court for a 2015 Fort Greene triple homicide. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office

Brooklyn man gets 90 years to life for Fort Greene triple homicide

A 33-year-old man from Brooklyn, who was previously convicted on charges stemming from a triple homicide in Fort Greene was sentenced to 90 years to life in prison on Monday, even as he refused to be seen in the Brooklyn Supreme courtroom. … Full Article
 
Fellow councilmembers support Laurie Cumbo following Thursday’s disruption in the chambers. The City Council overwhelmingly passed the revised plan for the Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights. Photo by Mary Frost

City Council vote approves volatile Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment in Brooklyn

Spectators screaming "Kill the Deal!" "Laurie lied!" and "The city is not for sale!" were led from the City Council chambers on Thursday after disrupting the full Council vote on the Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment proposal and shaking the key Councilmember backing the plan, Laurie Cumbo. … Full Article
 
The first commissioned graffiti mural commissioned by a college was unveiled at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights on Thursday. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

‘Brooklyn Tough’ graffiti mural unveiled at St. Francis College

St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights unveiled a one-of-a-kind graffiti wall mural in its gymnasium on Thursday, becoming the first college in the nation to commission a graffiti artwork. … Full Article
 

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