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A milestone: Clark Street Station, the last subway station in the city to receive cell phone service is going live on Monday. Photo by Mary Frost

Last NYC subway station to get cellphone service going live Monday at Clark Street in Brooklyn

Soon you'll be able to chat with friends — or answer your boss' call — on any subway platform in the city. The final subway station in New York City to be wired for cellphone service, Clark Street on the 2 and 3 line in Brooklyn Heights, is going live on Monday. … Full Article
 
Emergency personnel work at the scene at Atlantic Terminal after New York City authorities said a Long Island Rail Road train hit a bumping block at the station in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Photo by Aaron D. Neufeld via AP

Council hopeful blasts de Blasio over LIRR crash absence

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision not to visit the scene of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) crash at the Atlantic Terminal on Jan. 4 has opened him up to a great deal of criticism and negative publicity in the wake of the accident. … Full Article
 
This CompStat map shows places where burglaries took place in Brooklyn Heights in 2016. Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Crime down across NYC, but NYPD warns Brooklyn Heights residents to keep eyes open

Statistics released on Wednesday show that 2016 was New York City’s safest year since the city began keeping records on crime. … Full Article
 
Welcome to the Bedford Historic District, where the Alhambra Apartments (shown here) and many other buildings designed by prominent architect Montrose Morris can be found. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Bedford Historic District buildings we love

It looks like a castle. What's not to like? Sixteenth-century Loire Valley chateaux served as the inspiration for renowned Brooklyn architect Montrose Morris' design for 480 Nostrand Ave., AKA the Renaissance Apartments.  … Full Article
 
A pair of New York City Police Department officers investigate at the scene where a fellow officer shot and killed an armed man, in the Crown Heights section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Officials said plainclothes officers confronted the man as he fired a handgun into a lounge around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. The NYPD said the man turned the gun on the officers, who fired at him. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

NYPD: Officers shoot, kill gunman in Brooklyn

The New York Police Department says officers have shot and killed a man who was firing a gun on a Brooklyn street. … Full Article
 
Late 19th-century Brooklyn architect and builder Susanna Russell designed, constructed and owned this row of brownstones from 70 Hancock St. (at right) to 84 Hancock St. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Architect Susanna Russell, a post-Civil War Bed-Stuy trailblazer

This is a paean of praise for a trailblazer in post-Civil War Brooklyn. We salute you, Susanna. … Full Article
 
Timothy J. Houlihan. Photo courtesy of SFC

St. Francis College names Timothy J. Houlihan interim president

The St. Francis College board of trustees has named Timothy J. Houlihan interim president of St. Francis College. Dr. Houlihan currently serves as Provost of St. Francis. He will be replacing Brendan J. Dugan, ’68, who passed away on Dec. 18, 2016.  … Full Article
 
Bin Xing Wang and Daci Zhu welcome baby Helen Zhu to the world. Photo courtesy of NYU Lutheran Medical Center

Brooklyn hospitals welcome first babies of 2017

The first baby born at NYU Lutheran Medical Center in 2017 arrived just a few short hours into the New Year. At 4:10 a.m. on Jan. 1, little Helen Zhu made her big debut at the hospital at 150 55th St. in Sunset Park. … Full Article
 
Tom Avitabile, best-selling author of techno thrillers, will be speaking and signing books at the Brooklyn Heights Library on Jan. 12. Photo courtesy of the author

Techno-thriller author Tom Avitabile to speak at Brooklyn Heights Library

Tom Avitabile, the author of a series of best-selling political techno thrillers, will speak at the Brooklyn Heights Library’s interim branch and sign his fifth and newest book “Give Us This Day.” The book is his third best-seller. … Full Article
 
The plans call for an eight-story building to be erected above the library at 5108 Fourth Ave. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Adams backs Sunset Park Library proposal, but has changes in mind

Borough President Eric Adams has come out in support of a controversial proposal to tear down the Sunset Park Library and build an eight-story apartment complex at the site, but he also called for significant changes in the floor plans for the project. … Full Article
 

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