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On Saturday, Brooklyn Bridge Park opened the 3.5-acre meadows and lawns at Pier 6 during the Park Conservancy's sixth annual Harvest Festival. The new section is planted with an array of native plants and trees and provides spectacular views of the New York Harbor. Shown: A young girl dressed as a character from "Frozen" studies the newly opened Pier 6 meadow. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

New parkland opens at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) opened 3.5 acres of parkland on Saturday to complete the landscape of Pier 6. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Author Jessica Tom will discuss her new book at the powerHouse Arena on Nov. 2. Photo by Liz Clayman

Brooklyn author to discuss debut foodie novel in DUMBO

The powerHouse Arena will host Brooklyn author Jessica Tom to discuss her debut novel “Food Whore: A Novel of Dining and Deceit” (on-sale Oct. 27, William Morrow Paperbacks) on Nov. 2. … Full Article
 
St. Francis College history Professor Sara Rzeszutek Haviland has published a book titled “James and Esther Cooper Jackson: Love and Courage in the Black Freedom Movement” (University Press of Kentucky). Images courtesy of St. Francis College

St. Francis prof. authors book on James and Esther Cooper Jackson

What began as an undergraduate oral history project is now a freshly published book on a Virginia couple that sat at the vanguard of the black civil rights movement from the 1930s and for decades later. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn author Susan Elia MacNeal’s new book “Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante” is now on sale. Photo by Andrea Vaszko

Park Slope author publishes fifth in mystery series

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal delivers her most captivating Maggie Hope mystery to date, blending thoroughly researched WWII historical facts with one-of-kind storytelling and a remarkable, daring heroine. … Full Article
 
Stagnant water level with low tide sits in the westernmost portion of the Flushing Tunnel, which is the only section without the sewer installed. Photo by Steve Duncan

The Gowanus Canal: A neglected and misunderstood waterway

At approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, clean-water advocate Christopher Swain did the unthinkable. He swam the entire length of what is arguably the dirtiest body of water in America: the Gowanus Canal.  … Full Article
 
Brooklyn native Bernie Sanders appeared at BAM for ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Wednesday. AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File

'The 'Bern ' at BAM

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders — who was born and raised in Brooklyn — was featured on “Jimmy Kimmel Live: Back to Brooklyn” Wednesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). … Full Article
 
Ahoy water-loving Brooklynites! PortSide NewYork is launching a campaign to garner support for the Mary A. Whalen, a museum and floating cultural center. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Anchors aweigh for #GetOnBoard support campaign for the Mary A. Whalen

Carolina Salguero is a woman with a mission. She wants you to share it. She rescued a decommissioned oil tanker, the Mary A. Whalen, and spent a decade nailing down a long-term berth for the historic vessel that's accessible to the public. … Full Article
 
PHOTO: Kids at P.S. 29 race during a past Smoke-Free Kids event. Photo by Mary Frost

Overcrowded schools in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens subject of tonight’s meeting

A public meeting to address overcrowding at public elementary schools in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens (District 15) will take place on at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21 at P.S. 58, 250 Carroll St. (between Carroll and 1st Place). … Full Article
 
Rendering from the Board of Transportation Annual Report, 1949. Photo courtesy of the New York Transit Museum

'The Secret Life of 370 Jay Street' to be revealed in Downtown Brooklyn

For more than 50 years, the 13-story white limestone building at 370 Jay St. housed the headquarters of New York’s evolving transit agencies: first the Board of Transportation, then the Transit Authority, and finally New York City Transit. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Diana Richardson won her seat with the support of the Working Families Party. Photo courtesy of Assemblymember Richardson’s office

In Public Service: Richardson relishes role as political upstart

Diana Richardson rocked the political establishment when she won a special election in May to fill the seat in the 43rd Assembly District left vacant by Karim Camara. … Full Article
 

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