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The Friends of the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library will hold its 20th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser to raise funds for the collection on Monday, Oct. … Full Article

Earlier this year, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle featured an article about Carroll Gardens grandmother Carolyn Meiselbach, who parachuted from a plane 13,500 feet off the ground in upstate Gardiner, N.Y. … Full Article

The crew of the Mary A. Whalen started storm preparations four days before Hurricane Sandy was expected to strike last October. An elementary school class had just finished its visit when the crew began clearing the deck and securing dock lines. … Full Article

When David Harris-Gershon’s wife Jamie was severely injured in the 2002 bombing at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he was devastated, confused and angry. … Full Article

History lives at 128 Pierrepont St. – and now a new gift shop, classroom and galleries will make it more consumer-friendly. … Full Article

More than 1,000 residents of Carroll Gardens have signed a petition against a homeless shelter for 170 single men planned fo … Full Article

A “cutting-edge” automatic public toilet (APT) is coming to Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article

The District Attorney’s office is not permitted to revoke a defendant’s bail on the sole grounds that it is protecting a trial witness, a Brooklyn Criminal Court judge ruled this month.  … Full Article

The Watchtower tunnels are for real – and the city collects thousands of dollars each year for their use, Department of Finance records reveal. … Full Article

 Now that summer is over, a Brooklyn swimming pool will be put to a new use: An ice skating rink. The rink at McCarren Park Pool will open on Nov. 15. It's located on the Greenpoint-Williamsburg border. … Full Article