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There's architectural eye candy everywhere you turn in Victorian Flatbush. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Developers are flipping 82 Stratford Road

The house on the corner of Church Avenue and Stratford Road is looking good. In December 2014, Abramo LLC, with David Shavolian and Yonel Devico as members, bought 82 Stratford Road for $952,063 from an estate, city Finance Department records indicate. … Full Article
 
Aaron Dessner, seen here performing with the National, his indie rock band, has sold his Victorian Flatbush house and recording studio. Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP

Indie rocker Aaron Dessner sold his Victorian Flatbush house

I keep coming back here where everything slipped/ But I will not spill my guts out. … Full Article
 
Actress Michelle Williams, shown in this October 2016 photo, is making progress with the renovation of her Victorian Flatbush house. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Construction update: Michelle Williams' Victorian Flatbush house

Well done, Michelle Williams.

The Victorian Flatbush house that the Academy Award-nominated actress bought last year now has a great-looking historically appropriate façade.  … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis (right) presents state Sen. Marty Golden with a framed illustration. Eagle photos by John Alexander

Brooklyn GOP packs Gargiulo’s Restaurant for Sen. Marty Golden

It was a “Marty Party” at Gargiulo’s Restaurant in Coney Island on Oct. 24, as a packed house of Brooklyn’s movers and shakers came out to support Sen. Marty Golden as he seeks his eighth term in office.  … Full Article
 
In August, the Dept. of Buildings ordered this two-family Dyker Heights home evacuated after local officials said inspectors found more than 30 people living there. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Council hears testimony on illegal home conversions bill

A bill introduced by Councilmember Vincent Gentile to crack down on illegal home conversions was the subject of a City Council hearing on Monday as lawmakers sought to come up with remedies for the escalating housing problem. … Full Article
 
The Rhapsody Players, pictured backstage at a benefit concert in 2014, can’t wait to sing at the fundraiser for Saint Patrick Catholic Academy in Bay Ridge. Photo courtesy John Heffernan

Rhapsody Players to perform annual concert at Saint Patrick Academy

In what has become a much-anticipated annual event, The Rhapsody Players are returning to perform at Saint Patrick Catholic Academy, located on the corner of Fourth Avenue and 97th Street in Bay Ridge. This year’s fundraiser will take place Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. … Full Article
 
Alumni Association President Valerie Hodgson (right) and Vice President Mary Beth Alexander greeted visitors in the gym. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Fort Hamilton HS throws big bash to mark 75th anniversary

Judith Gordon, Elaine Fisher and Maxine Krantz were strolling through the corridors of Fort Hamilton High School on Saturday afternoon smiling and reminiscing about what it was like to be students there in the 1950s. … Full Article
 
Four Sifrei Torah Stolen From Flatbush Shul On Simchas Torah

Stolen Torah scrolls mysteriously returned to Midwood synagogue

Four Torah scrolls stolen from a Midwood synagogue Tuesday morning were unexpectedly returned in the early morning hours on Friday. The scrolls were found in four large garbage bags by a person studying at the Shul until 1:30 a.m., according to Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn). … Full Article
 
Adelphi Academy student Jade Beltre looks like she’s having fun painting the window of Casa Calamari on Third Avenue. Photos courtesy of Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn

Bay Ridge Community Council Halloween contest creates spooky store windows

Spooky, spectacular scenes can be found on dozens of store windows in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, thanks to talented students from local schools who took part in the Bay Ridge Community Council’s 64th Annual Halloween Art Contest on Oct. 25. … Full Article
 
A poster advertising the Nov. 13 run includes a photo of a young Liam McCabe with his father Willie. Photo courtesy of Liam McCabe

McCabe Memorial Run to raise funds for veterans

Willie McCabe was a homeless Vietnam War-era veteran who died cold and hungry on railroad tracks in Bay Ridge in 2005, according to his son, Liam McCabe, who said he is determined to prevent other veterans from suffering the same tragic fate. … Full Article
 

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