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Assemblymember Robert Carroll (left) said he was proud to present an award to his predecessor, James Brennan. Photos courtesy of Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats

Democratic clubs flowering in Trump era, Carroll says

Republican President Donald Trump is giving a big boost to the rival Democratic Party by fostering an almost unprecedented rise in grass-roots political activism, according to Assemblymember Robert Carroll, who implored the president’s opponents to keep it up. … Full Article

The Watchtower has deactivated a tunnel connecting 124 Columbia Heights (the building at left) and 107 Columbia Heights (the building in the center of this picture). Photos courtesy of Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses start closing their Brooklyn Heights tunnels

The Watchtower, which has sold off many of its Brooklyn Heights properties, is starting to shut down the tunnels that connect them.
Last week, the Jehovah's Witnesses deactivated one of the tunnels that connect their big Brooklyn Heights residential buildings by fillin … Full Article

Assemblymember Joe Lentol used the analogy of a 16-year-old’s birthday to explain the inequities of New York State’s criminal justice law. Photo courtesy of Lentol’s office

Lentol reveals how he got ‘Raise the Age’ passed

State Assemblymember Joe Lentol was walking out of the state Capitol in Albany one day when a woman came up to him and gave him a big hug. “Thank you for saving my son’s life,” she told him. The brief encounter made him cry. … Full Article

Real estate development firm Two Trees Management announced on Wednesday that Domino Park is on track to open next summer. The quarter-mile-long green space will run along the Williamsburg waterfront in front of the landmarked Domino Sugar Refinery. Renderings by MIR

Developer releases big plans for Domino Park in Williamsburg

How sweet it is! Real estate development firm Two Trees Management announced on Wednesday that Domino Park would open next summer in front of the landmarked Domino Sugar Refinery. … Full Article

Signs like this one, erected by a contractor for Fortis Property Group at a former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site in Cobble Hill, are bogus, and residents are furious about all their unnecessary parking tickets. Photo courtesy of a contributor

Bogus No Parking signs at LICH site tick off Cobble Hill residents

Cobble Hill residents have finally had their suspicions confirmed: poorly displayed “no parking” and “no standing signs” that appeared on Henry Street between Amity and Pacific streets in January were illegal, put up by a contractor for Fortis Property Group, which is developing the former … Full Article

Rufus Wainwright performs at Harvey BAM Theater after the Alan Gala Dinner. Photos by Elena Olivo

BAM hosts The Alan Gala

On the evening of April 4 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Alan Fishman, chairman of the BAM board for the past 14 years, and a key part of BAM’s leadership for three decades, was celebrated by friends and colleagues at the Alan Gala. … Full Article