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In this file photo from Jan. 10, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents serve an employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven store in Los Angeles. Lawmakers in New York City are seeking to ban ICE agents from making arrests in court houses. AP Photo/Chris Carlson/File

Pols, immigration advocates want ICE out of courthouses

President Donald Trump’s promise to crack down on illegal immigrants is having troubling ramifications in Brooklyn, according to lawmakers and advocates who said agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are routinely and unfairly arresting immigrants in courthouses. … Full Article
 
The Brooklyn Heights Association lost its case against two towers at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services / Oliver’s Realty Group

Judge rules against Brooklyn Heights Association on Pier 6 development

On Thursday, Justice Carmen Victoria St. George of the state Supreme Court denied the Brooklyn Heights Association’s (BHA) petition against a controversial two-tower development on Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn-Based Artist Pulls Strings At Winter Olympics

Brooklyn-based artist pulls strings at Winter Olympics

Nicholas Mahon remained humble while he beamed with pride as an audience of more than 30,000 attended the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, showcasing his art projects at the forefront on Feb. 9. … Full Article
 
When Sunset Park High School at 153 35th St. opened several years ago, it jump started an effort to get the city to build more schools in the community. Plans are now underway to construct five elementary schools, according to Councilmember Carlos Menchaca. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Sunset Park parents demand multi-lingual educators

Sunset Park is slated to get five new schools during the next few years and parents are demanding to have a say in how the schools are designed and maintained, according to education advocates. … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Law School appoints Lawrence A. Sucharow to its Board of Trustees

The Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees announced this week that it has appointed Lawrence A. Sucharow to its board. Sucharow is an internationally recognized securities lawyer and is considered a leader of the class action bar. … Full Article
 
The city plans to enlarge and redesign the 11-story Brooklyn Detention Center on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill to handle additional inmates following a planned shutdown of Rikers Island. A City Council deal announced on Wednesday would speed construction. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Plan to enlarge & redesign Brooklyn House of Detention moves forward with Council deal

Under pressure to speedily replace Rikers Island with four smaller, safer municipal jails  — including the Brooklyn Detention Center — city councilmembers have reached a highly unusual agreement with Mayor Bill de Blasio for a joint public review process. … Full Article
 
Rosemarie Bader appears in Brooklyn Supreme Court to be sentenced for grand larceny. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Woman gets jail time for stealing over $1M in amusement park tickets

A longtime employee of a Red Hook charter bus company was sentenced to one to three years in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $1 million in amusement park tickets from the company. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Stephen Levin, left, asks residents of 79 Lorimer St. to raise their hands at a press conference Tuesday morning. The sign labeled S6828 refers to Senate bill S6828, which would amend the loft laws. Photo by Mary Frost

Williamsburg tenants demand city help them return to lofts after 3-year lockout

“It’s astounding to me that the city can throw some kids in Rikers for the weekend for jumping a turnstile but can’t stop a landlord who owes them half a million dollars in fines.” … Full Article
 
Teenage gang member Tyshawn Simon-Roberson stands with his attorney Terence Sweeney in Brooklyn Supreme Court before the sentencing. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Judge puts blame on parents at teen gang member sentencing

In sentencing a teenage gang member to 15 years in prison for a shootout that killed a 16-year-old, a Brooklyn judge on Tuesday pointed his finger to parents for not preventing gang violence. … Full Article
 
Left: Brooklyn Roasting Company co-owner Jim Munson with prospective members Samantha and Gordon Roth. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

Brooklyn Roasting Company stages VIP tour of their Navy Yard headquarters

“We wanted to take the opportunity to share with the wider community,” Brooklyn Roasting Company (BRC) director of sales Daniel Finn declared, guiding newly arrived guests indoors, where relief from biting chill winds was offered in the form of steaming cups of coffee brewed from an array of prem … Full Article
 

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