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Sunset Park's housing stock includes hundreds of landmark-worthy, century-old rowhouses, like these on 50th Street. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

What can you get, and how much will it cost you, in Sunset Park?

Just add gentrification? The city’s announcement this week that it will create hundreds of jobs by enlarging the port in Sunset Park raised an immediate question for those would-be workers: Where are they going to live? … Full Article
 
Film crews and their trucks are filling the narrow streets of Brooklyn Heights once again. Eagle photo by Will Hasty

Film crews flood Brooklyn Heights once again, and local merchants say business is hurting

It’s not your imagination — film crews and their paraphernalia are filling the narrow streets of Brooklyn Heights once again. … Full Article
 
The proposed mega-development 80 Flatbush can be seen at right in this rendering, which shows other tall buildings nearby.

Community board knocks down plan for supertall tower at 80 Flatbush

Community Board 2 overwhelmingly rejected a proposed supertall skyscraper that opponents call “a Chrysler Building” on the edge of Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article

 
Clean water activist Chris Swain has swum some of America’s most toxic waterways, including the Gowanus Canal three times. Yet out of all of his plunges, Newtown Creek was the most horrifying, he said. Photo courtesy of Chris Swain

Move over Gowanus, Newtown Creek is WAY grosser, says daredevil swimmer

The Gowanus Canal gets all the attention, but Newtown Creek is so much more disgusting. … Full Article
 
Lionel Shriver splits her time between Windsor Terrace and London (where she is in this photo). The author of "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is back with a new collection, “Property.” Credit: Associated Press/Lefteris Pitarakis

Windsor Terrace’s own Lionel Shriver on how everything boils down to ‘Property’

Love, life, ownership and happiness — it all boils down to real estate. That’s the tantalizing premise behind Windsor Terrace author Lionel Shriver’s exquisite new collection, “Property.” In two novellas and 10 short stories, Shriver captures urban life through its omnipresent lens. … Full Article
 
The Puppet Parade turned Montague Street into a roving circus on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights.

SEE IT! Saint Ann’s 'Puppet Parade' electrifies Brooklyn Heights

More than 100 students from Saint Ann’s School turned Montague Street into a roving circus as the school celebrated its 33rd annual puppet parade on Tuesday. Founder Ronnie Asbell told the Brooklyn Eagle that she began the parade simply for fun. … Full Article
 
There’s a $6,600 per month duplex for rent at 239 Front St., the rowhouse whose stoop is seen at left. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

What can you rent for $6,600 in Vinegar Hill?

Blame it on the Greek Revival rowhouse. … Full Article
 
Come walk with us through Vinegar Hill, which stands right beside DUMBO but is a quieter place to stroll. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Come see Vinegar Hill, DUMBO's quaint, quirky cousin

Commandants. Cobblestones. A Con Ed substation. What a combo. No other Brooklyn neighborhood is quite like Vinegar Hill. … Full Article
 
The city announced a large expansion of the port in Sunset Park, which some worry could lead to a shrinking of the existing port in Red Hook, a site coveted by developers. Photo by Associated Press/Gregory Bull

Sunset Park’s marine terminal and hundreds of maritime jobs returning to Brooklyn

Sunset Park’s waterfront would be transformed into the one of the city’s biggest ports — creating hundreds of jobs and removing thousands of trucks from local roadways — under a city plan announced Tuesday. … Full Article
 
The proposed landmarking of 50-plus Atlantic Avenue buildings has ignited opposition among landlords. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Some Atlantic Avenue landlords oppose expansion of Boerum Hill Historic District

Leave us out of it! Some landlords on Atlantic Avenue are mounting a last-minute campaign to keep the blocks between Hoyt and Nevins streets out of the proposed expansion of the Boerum Hill Historic District, claiming the landmark status will affect the value of their buildings. … Full Article
 

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