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Shown from left, front row: María Roca, founder of Friends of Sunset Park, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey, U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a check recipient, Borough President Eric Adams, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, Prospect Park Alliance President Susan Donoghue, McGolrick Park representative, Korean War veteran. Left of BP Adams: Councilmember Carlos Menchaca. Right of BP Adams: Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon.

BP Adams announces millions to overhaul Brooklyn War Memorial, parks

Brooklyn veterans, elected officials and community groups joined Borough President Eric Adams at the Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park on Thursday as he unveiled his plans to allocate almost $12 million to overhaul parks across Brooklyn. … Full Article
 
Sculptor Dave Mitri creates championship trophies for fantasy sports leagues in his Sunset park studio. Photo courtesy of Mitri

Meet the Sunset Park sculptor who creates fantasy football trophies

Fantasy football team owners will soon be gathering together in bars and in friends’ living rooms all over Brooklyn to conduct drafts to select players for their teams for the 2015 season. … Full Article
 
A nostalgic look at the landmark Montero Bar on Atlantic and Hicks was featured in a New York Times piece earlier this week, inadvertently sounding an alarm right in the middle of a “perfect storm of development concerns,” which is right now nearby Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and the old LICH site just across Atlantic Avenue. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Nostalgic look at landmark bar sounds alarm

"This could be the next South Street Seaport."  That is the way Stuart Venner, owner of 71 Atlantic Ave., referred to the potential development happening around his building, as quoted in a recent New York Times article. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Bridge Park. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

DUMBO Family Fest to celebrate Brooklyn Bridge Park’s upcoming additions

The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy is hosting the DUMBO Family Fest, previewing the new views and parkland to come to Brooklyn Bridge Park. The party, co-sponsored by One John Street, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. … Full Article
 
Senator Charles Schumer wants to make it harder for drunk drivers to get behind the wheel of a car. Eagle file photo by Bill Kotsatos

Schumer says technology can stop drunk drivers

Someday, a drunk person won’t be able to drive a car because the car won’t start. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said he wants someday to be here soon. … Full Article
 
Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services-Oliver's Realty Group

Brooklyn Bridge Park: 'Let's get facts straight on Pier 6'

On Thursday, the Empire State Development Corporation will hold a hearing on proposed changes to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s General Project Plan (GPP). The park operates under a mandate that requires development sites to pay for its maintenance. … Full Article
 
This residential and commercial development, whose address is 79 Grand St., is a new addition to Wythe Avenue. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A new arrival on Wythe Avenue

What do we think of when we think of Wythe Avenue? The Wythe Hotel. Brooklyn Bowl. Restaurants such as Rosarito Fish Shack and 12 Chairs Café. Heatonist, a shop devoted entirely to selling hot sauces. … Full Article
 
An office building called the Williamsburg Generator is planned for a massive site at 25 Kent Ave. Rendering by Gensler

Cool places on Kent Avenue

You don't have to be a hipster to love Kent Avenue. Williamsburg's waterside avenue has lots of spots that charm non-hipsters, with the landmarked Domino Sugar Refinery being Numero Uno on the Hit Parade, of course. Even the avenue's graffiti is nifty-looking. … Full Article
 
On a fine summer day, what could be more entertaining than a ferry to check up on the Domino Sugar Refinery? Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

How Sweet It Is: A ferry visit to the Domino Sugar site

The coolest thing in Williamsburg is the ferry. This is especially true in summer, when passengers can stand out on the deck and take photos without their fingers turning into wind-whipped icicles. … Full Article
 

OPINION: Brooklyn Library developer should do more for our community

Year after year, developers come to our communities asking for approval to build bigger, better and taller.  … Full Article
 

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