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Surrounded by press and supporters, Nancy Bedard describes her ordeal at the hands of NYPD and an allegedly racially biased store employee.

Williamsburg vintage boutique becomes battleground over racial profiling

More than 50 people protested in front of a vintage boutique shop in Williamsburg on Friday night, one week after a black customer and her daughter were allegedly racially profiled, wrongly accused of shoplifting, chased down the street and handcuffed before police realized they … Full Article

Andrew Hoan with a gifted bottle of Brooklyn Winery’s Reserve Merlot with (from left) Joy Sian, Kevin Thompson, Diana Zelvin, Charley Ryan, Martha Holstein, Monica Holowasz and Josh Cohen. Eagle photo by Andy Katz

Outgoing Brooklyn Chamber President Andrew Hoan looks back at his achievements

Chamber of Commerce President Andrew Hoan ended his two-year term in classic Brooklyn style Thursday with a stop at the North Brooklyn Chamber’s venerable Greenpoint Trailer — where he received (what else?) a bottle of Brooklyn Winery Merlot from North Brooklyn Chamber President Paul Samulski. … Full Article

Sunset Park's housing stock includes hundreds of landmark-worthy, century-old rowhouses, like these on 50th Street. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

What can you get, and how much will it cost you, in Sunset Park?

Just add gentrification? The city’s announcement this week that it will create hundreds of jobs by enlarging the port in Sunset Park raised an immediate question for those would-be workers: Where are they going to live? … Full Article

Film crews and their trucks are filling the narrow streets of Brooklyn Heights once again. Eagle photo by Will Hasty

Film crews flood Brooklyn Heights once again, and local merchants say business is hurting

It’s not your imagination — film crews and their paraphernalia are filling the narrow streets of Brooklyn Heights once again. … Full Article

The proposed mega-development 80 Flatbush can be seen at right in this rendering, which shows other tall buildings nearby.

Community board knocks down plan for supertall tower at 80 Flatbush

Community Board 2 overwhelmingly rejected a proposed supertall skyscraper that opponents call “a Chrysler Building” on the edge of Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article

Clean water activist Chris Swain has swum some of America’s most toxic waterways, including the Gowanus Canal three times. Yet out of all of his plunges, Newtown Creek was the most horrifying, he said. Photo courtesy of Chris Swain

Move over Gowanus, Newtown Creek is WAY grosser, says daredevil swimmer

The Gowanus Canal gets all the attention, but Newtown Creek is so much more disgusting. … Full Article

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

Windsor Terrace’s own Lionel Shriver on how everything boils down to ‘Property’

Love, life, ownership and happiness — it all boils down to real estate. That’s the tantalizing premise behind Windsor Terrace author Lionel Shriver’s exquisite new collection, “Property.” In two novellas and 10 short stories, Shriver captures urban life through its omnipresent lens. … Full Article

The Puppet Parade turned Montague Street into a roving circus on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights.

SEE IT! Saint Ann’s 'Puppet Parade' electrifies Brooklyn Heights

More than 100 students from Saint Ann’s School turned Montague Street into a roving circus as the school celebrated its 33rd annual puppet parade on Tuesday. Founder Ronnie Asbell told the Brooklyn Eagle that she began the parade simply for fun. … Full Article