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Councilmember Vincent Gentile. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Councilmember Gentile joins Brooklyn Public Library to celebrate reopening of New Utrecht branch

Councilmember Vincent Gentile joined Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) today to celebrate the reopening of New Utrecht Library. … Full Article
 
Chef Jacques Torres (center), who was a premature baby at birth, says he is happy to help the March of Dimes. He is pictured with Dominick Sarta (left) and March of Dimes Greater New York Brooklyn Committee Chairman John Quaglione. Photo courtesy of Quaglione

Jacques Torres to host March of Dimes event at chocolate factory

Chef Jacques Torres, the world-famous chocolatier, revealed a little-known fact about himself when he recently announced that he will host a special event next month to raise money for the new Brooklyn chapter of the March of Dimes. … Full Article
 
Volunteers spent the day removing debris from the historic old wharf. Photos courtesy of Thomas Greene

Friends of Denyse Wharf want to teach kids on pier

A grassroots group that has spent years pushing the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to build a marine science lab on a historic Bay Ridge wharf to no avail is now trying to change its game plan. … Full Article
 
House Speaker Paul Ryan isn’t running for president but that isn’t stopping Assemblymember Dov Hikind from voting for him. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Hikind to cast write-in vote for Paul Ryan

Turning his back on his party’s nominee for president, Democratic state Assemblymember Dov Hikind announced that he plans to write House Speaker Paul Ryan’s name on his ballot on Election Day. “Hillary Clinton, for me, is not an option,” Hikind said bluntly. … Full Article
 
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
 

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