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Construction of residential towers on Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park won’t begin until at least December 1, as a court mulls a request by the park to move a lawsuit seeking to block the development from a Manhattan court to Brooklyn. Shown: The two towers can be seen above, center and left. Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services - Oliver's Realty Group

Brooklyn Bridge Park seeks to move Pier 6 lawsuit from Manhattan to Brooklyn court

Construction of two controversial residential towers on Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park won’t begin until at least Dec. 1 as a court mulls a request by the park to change the venue of a lawsuit seeking to block the development. … Full Article
 
Rendering courtesy of the NYC Department of Design and Construction

FDNY breaks ground on new home for Rescue Company 2 in Ocean Hill

New York City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora and Fire Department Commissioner Daniel A. … Full Article
 
As public advocate, Bill de Blasio protested the closure of Long Island College Hospital. Now his role in selling the hospital may be under investigation by the U.S. attorney. Shown: De Blasio storms LICH during a protest in 2013, before he became mayor. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn residents react to investigation into de Blasio’s role in LICH closure

U.S. … Full Article
 
The award-winning chamber musical “Ghost Quartet” will be performed in Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park on July 29. AP Photo/Kathy Willens

‘Off-Broadway in the Boros’ bringing ‘Ghost Quartet’ to Bushwick

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) is presenting its inaugural “Off-Broadway in the Boros” event on Friday, July 29, featuring a free outdoor performance of award-winning chamber musical “Ghost Quartet” in Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park. … Full Article
 
Representatives of the Online Trading Academy cut the ribbon to mark the opening of a new location in downtown Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of Online Trading Academy

Online finance school opens branch in downtown Brooklyn

A school that teaches students financial literacy and investment strategies is investing in Downtown Brooklyn. The Online Trading Academy has opened a new education center at 2 Hanson Place, across the street from Barclays Center. … Full Article
 
Kathleen Donohoe will speak in Brooklyn on Sept. 7. Photo © Beowulf Sheehan

Writer’s debut novel tells story of Irish immigrants in Brooklyn

Kathleen Donohoe’s debut novel “Ashes of Fiery Weather” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, on sale Aug. 30), tells the story of another Brooklyn — one of hardworking and displaced Irish immigrants coming to find a new start in its less glamorous neighborhoods. … Full Article
 
Troy Odendhal says he is running for the New York State Assembly to advance a progressive agenda. Photo courtesy of Odendhal’s campaign

Odendhal says he will fight for affordable housing

Charging that elected officials in Park Slope, Kensington and other Brooklyn communities have done nothing to create affordable housing, Troy Odendhal, a candidate in the Democratic Primary in the 44th Assembly District (AD), vowed that he would fight to bring housing issues to the forefron … Full Article
 
A stunt biker goes off a jump in front of the abandoned Red Hook Grain Terminal while a fire breather performs below. Photo by Khadija Bhuiyan

Elements Music and Arts Festival returns to Brooklyn waterfront

On Aug. 13, thousands of young adults will flock to Red Hook to do what true Brooklynites do: party in an abandoned industrial waterfront lot. … Full Article
 
The Brooklyn Heights Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West closed its doors on Tuesday. Brooklyn Public Library unveiled an interim site, shown above, at Our Lady of Lebanon Church, 109 Remsen St. The interim site was set to open Wednesday. Eagle photos by Mary Frost

Brooklyn Heights Library closes, interim library opens on Remsen Street

After a prolonged fight by advocacy groups to keep it open, the Brooklyn Heights Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West closed its doors at the end of the day on Tuesday and was set to open an interim site in the refurbished social room of Our Lady of Lebanon Church, 109 Remsen St., at 10 a.m. on … Full Article
 
Photo courtesy of Dr. Hal Levey

Retired Brooklyn Heights Dr. Hal Levey pens first novel at 91

Longtime Brooklyn Heights resident Hal Levey, 91, is a retired thyroid specialist, who recalls that he spent "many years with my nose to the grindstone," at Downstate Medical College. … Full Article
 

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