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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
 
The “As-of-Right” version, shown above, which would not require community review, could now include student housing -- which would increase Cobble Hill’s population by almost 30 percent, opponents say.

Cobble Hill shocked at latest change in LICH development proposal

Cobble Hill residents said they were shocked to learn at a recent meeting that Fortis Property Group has changed the “worst-case scenario” of their development plan for the site of the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH). … Full Article
 
The hole shown above was made by a bullet that crashed through the window of a bedroom at 8 Old Fulton St. in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by Kevin Jones

Gunfire shatters calm at Brooklyn’s Fulton Ferry Landing

A frightening incident involving what was thought to be semi-automatic weapon fire at Fulton Ferry Landing early Sunday morningwas connected to a music video being filmed on Front Street in DUMBO, where rival gang members converged, according to a report by Capt. … Full Article
 
Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Stacy Schiff will be coming to Brooklyn to discuss her new book “The Witches: Salem, 1692.” Photo: Elena Siebert Photography

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer to visit Park Slope, discuss new book on Salem Witch Trials

In 2010, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Stacy Schiff released her universally celebrated No. … Full Article
 
Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella will read her work at St. Francis College on Nov. 2. Photo by Maki Hirose

St. Francis welcomes Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella

The St. Francis College Women's Poetry Initiative Series welcomes Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella to read her work and answer questions on Monday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. in the college’s Founders Hall. … Full Article
 

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