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Rubin and Belle Huffman, founding members of the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. Photo courtesy of Rabbi Serge Lippe/Brooklyn Heights Synagogue

Renewal of family faith brings growth of synagogues in Brownstone Brooklyn

Welcoming Shabbat, the free weekly sing-along for toddlers hosted by Brooklyn Heights Synagogue was recently named one of the Top 5 “Absolute Best Kids Music Classes in New York” by New York magazine, making it the only faith-based class to receive the honor and even ranking above popular mainstr … Full Article
 
That's the Weir Greenhouse's new copper dome peeking over a construction fence. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Hark! The Weir Greenhouse has a gleaming new dome

All that glitters is not gold. That new dome you see, glowing above the construction fence that surrounds the Weir Greenhouse, is made of copper. … Full Article
 
This Brooklyn Army Terminal building is one of many eye-catching industrial properties near the new Sunset Park ferry dock. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Nifty buildings near the Sunset Park ferry dock

People with jobs at the Brooklyn Army Terminal know their way around this terrain. For the rest of us, it's uncharted territory. … Full Article
 
Bon voyage to Brooklyn Army Terminal as the new Sunset Park ferry departs for the Rockaways. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Make like a tourist on the Sunset Park ferry to the Rockaways

Such a ferry fine shoreline. The new Sunset Park ferry allows us to see beloved Bay Ridge from the waters of New York Harbor. … Full Article
 
Here's the NYC Ferry near the shoreline of Sunset Park, on a newly inaugurated route. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Make like a tourist on the Sunset Park ferry to Wall Street

For real estate-obsessed Brooklynites, ferry boats are like amusement-park rides — fun, fun, fun. … Full Article
 
Welly Lai won an award for BRIC’s Brooklyn Free Speech in the category of Lifestyle Program: Feature/Segment for her piece “5 Boro Taste: World Cuisine in NYC.” Photo courtesy of BRIC

BRIC wins 2 NY Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Television

Since its inception last year, award-winning cable TV and digital network BRIC TV has strived to publicize and expose the lesser-known issues affecting Brooklyn. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Robert Cornegy Jr. (left) speaks before Mayor Bill de Blasio signs the bill into law. Photo courtesy of Cornegy’s office

New law allows merchants to be notified of complaints

The city will create a notification system to allow business owners to be informed about excessive noise and other complaints lodged against them under a new law recently signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio. … Full Article
 
For the first time, motorsports will be coming to New York City with the ePrix Formula E car racing championship in Red Hook on July 15 and 16. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Mayor

International ePrix Formula E Car Championship coming to Brooklyn expected to draw thousands

They’re competing on the streets of Hong Kong, Marrakesh, Buenos Aires, Monaco and Paris. … Full Article
 
Community Board 6 District Manager Craig Hammerman. File photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn’s CB6 bouncing back after District Manager Hammerman takes a leave

Long-time Community Board 6 District Manager Craig Hammerman will be taking a medical leave for 60 days, beginning on May 17th, CB6 Chair Sayar Lonial told the Brooklyn Eagle. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Robert Carroll (at podium) says the advocacy effort by high school students who came up to Albany to push for passage of his bill to lower the voting age will make a difference. Photo courtesy of Carroll’s office

Teens lobby state legislature to lower NY voting age

More than 30 teenagers trekked from New York City up to Albany to lobby the state Legislature for passage of a bill that would lower the voting age from 18 to 17. … Full Article
 

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