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Eye on Real Estate is offering up a cheat sheet full of info about Boerum Hill for the new owner of The Bergen, the apartment building shown here. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A cheat sheet for The Bergen's new owner: Ten things you should know about Boerum Hill

Dear European investor: Your real estate broker announced recently that you had bought The Bergen, a spanking-new Boerum Hill rental-apartment building. You forked over $52.2 million for the 84-unit property at 316 Bergen St. … Full Article
 
This photo, tweeted by @HenryPublic on Jan. 5, shows the pub’s damaged storefront after a car crashed into the restaurant. Photo courtesy of @HenryPublic, used with permission

Car smashes into Cobble Hill restaurant

“Sorry, we are closed tonight. A car just crashed into our restaurant,” a tweet from Cobble Hill’s Henry Public bar stated Monday evening. Matt Dawson, one of the restaurant owners, told the Brooklyn Eagle that the crash occurred at 3:19 p.m. … Full Article
 
Writer Menna van Praag, who was born in Cambridge, England, will visit BookCourt in Cobble Hill on Jan. 13 to read from her latest book. Photo by Jeffry Santos

Author to launch ‘brightly colored’ novel in Cobble Hill

Author Menna van Praag will be appearing at BookCourt in Cobble Hill on Jan. 13 to launch her latest book, “The Dress Shop of Dreams” (Ballantine Trade Paperback Original), a fairytale-like story about second chances.     … Full Article
 
The two-alarm fire ripped through a building at 5311 Fourth Ave. in Sunset Park, causing devastating damage to the Borin’Queyz Restaurant. Photo by John K. Pisciotta

Sunset Park neighbors help restaurant owners after fire

A family-owned Sunset Park restaurant sustained devastating damage in a two-alarm fire that ripped through the building where the eatery is located, but a group of neighbors is trying to help the owners in the aftermath of the blaze. … Full Article
 
Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi died Dec. 17 at the age of 87. Photo courtesy Chancery of the Eparchy of Saint Marin of Brooklyn

Maronite Catholics mourn Bishop Emeritus Doueihi

Members of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn are mourning the recent death of their beloved Bishop Emeritus, Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi, who passed away on Dec. 17 at the age of 87 after a long illness. … Full Article
 
Steven Guterman addresses the crowd at the first organizational meeting of a campaign to save the view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn Heights ‘Save the View Now’ meeting draws large crowd

On Saturday, roughly 70 Brooklyn residents attended the first organizational meeting of a grassroots campaign to save an iconic view once visible from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade -- the tower-to-tower arc of the Brooklyn Bridge.  … Full Article
 
A Brooklyn Heights man is spearheading a campaign to save the iconic “tower to tower” view of the Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. That supposedly protected has been obstructed by the construction of the Pierhouse hotel and condo complex in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo by Mary Frost

Campaign to save Promenade’s Brooklyn Bridge view picks up steam

A Brooklyn Heights man is spearheading a campaign to save the iconic tower-to-tower view of the Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. … Full Article
 
The numbers on this Bingo card have been replaced by the names of well known Sunset Park landmarks. Photo courtesy Sunset Parker

Sunset Park fans create their own version of Bingo

A group of Sunset Park residents whose members enjoy sharing stories on Facebook about growing up in that neighborhood have a new way to celebrate their favorite community. … Full Article
 
“New Dogs Symmetrical,” 2014, by Nell Painter. Digital collage on paper on foam core; 48” x 96.” Credit: Nell Painter

Brooklyn Histroical Society to host artist, historian discussing Brooklyn-inspired works

Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) will host a special discussion in connection with one of its current exhibits, “She said, She said:  Art and inspiration in the work of Nell Painter and Lucille Fornasieri Gold,” which pays homage to two different but equally dynamic women sharing their vie … Full Article
 
The former Williamsburgh Savings Bank is one of Brooklyn's most famous buildings. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Father Time's Favorite Brooklyn Real Estate: The Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Fort Greene

Happy New Year, Brooklyn. To honor the arrival of 2015, we're eyeballing the Brooklyn real estate that Father Time loves best. … Full Article
 

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