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New pastor chosen for St. Charles Borromeo Church

The Rev. William G. Smith will preside at a memorial Mass at noon Wednesday, June 28 at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn Heights, in memory of the late Msgr. Charles Diviney. Diviney, who led St. … Full Article

Eagle interview with Cobble Hill playwright Anna Ziegler on her new play ‘Actually’

The playwright Anna Ziegler possesses one of the boldest and most distinctive voices in contemporary American theater. … Full Article

The two towers to the left of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank clocktower are part of a planned development at 80 Flatbush Ave. in Downtown Brooklyn. Renderings by Alloy Development

Public review process moves forward for 925-foot skyscraper planned for 80 Flatbush Ave.

This is a tale of two towers, plus two public schools. One tower, designed to soar 925 feet in the air, is among the tallest skyscrapers ever planned in the borough of Brooklyn. … Full Article

The state Legislature in Albany failed to approve a money- and time-saving method known as design-build to expedite the Brooklyn Queens Expressway’s long-overdue $1.9 billion rehabilitation. Officials called the failure “a disgrace.” Photo by Mary Frost

Albany’s failure to approve faster, cheaper fix for BQE ‘a disgrace,’ say Brooklyn officials

In another of Albany’s epic misses, the state Legislature ended its session last week having failed to authorize the city’s use of the “design-build” bidding process to expedite the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s (BQE) long-overdue $1.9 billion rehabilitation. … Full Article

Wu Long Chen is on trial before a jury and Judge Neil Firetog at Brooklyn Supreme Court for allegedly killing a man in cold blood. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane.

Sunset Park murder caused by family dispute in China

Jurors were shown a confession video in Brooklyn Supreme Court Monday of a Chinese military veteran who killed a man in cold blood on a Sunset Park street amid a 20-year family dispute in China. … Full Article

The town hall, organized by the group El Grito de Sunset Park, is expected to feature a lively discussion on police-community relations. Photo courtesy of El Grito de Sunset Park

Broken windows policing focus of Sunset Park forum

“Broken windows,” a crime-fighting theory practiced by NYPD for decades, holds that putting an emphasis on fighting quality-of-life crimes such as vandalism, public drinking and turnstile-jumping helps to create an atmosphere of law and order … Full Article