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Mourners gradually fill up space before Yetev Lev D’Satmar to mourn Isaac Rosenberg. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

Nearly 1,000 fill Williamsburg street to mourn Isaac Rosenberg

Nearly 1,000 members of the Satmar Hasidic community filled Hooper Street in Williamsburg on Wednesday to mourn the sudden and shocking death of Isaac Rosenberg, 67, a major real estate investor and developer who was also a key presence in the Williamsburg Satmar community.  … Full Article
 
U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm. AP photo/Finley

Crown Heights North Historic District placed on National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke announced Wednesday that the Crown Heights North Historic District was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places.  … Full Article
 
The state-controlled Empire State Development (ESD) agency told New York City on Monday it would not approve Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to allow affordable housing at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Shown above: The two controversial Pier 6 towers, shown center and left, at the center of the firestorm. Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services - Oliver's Realty Group

State halts de Blasio’s affordable housing on Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park

In a stunning development, the state-controlled Empire State Development (ESD) agency told New York City on Monday it would not approve -- for now -- Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to allow affordable housing at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article
 
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton speaks to the media after the NYPD crushed about 70 confiscated motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles at the Erie Basin tow pound in Red hook on Tuesday. AP Photos/Kathy Willens

NYPD uses bulldozers to wreck renegade cycles in Red Hook

Police crushed about 70 motorbikes beneath bulldozers on Tuesday in Red Hook to send a signal to thrill-seekers who take dirt bikes and ATVs to city streets: They should be uneasy riders. … Full Article
 
Fresh spring leaves frame 232 Hancock St., a Bed-Stuy home designed by one of BKLYN's most revered architects, Montrose Morris.

Bonus photos: Bed-Stuy eye candy

The first roses are blooming in Bed-Stuy. Gardeners have spring flowers bursting forth all over the neighborhood. Some of them are trying to win the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. … Full Article
 
Here's a glimpse of the Marcí, a newly built rental apartment building at 691 Marcy Ave. in Bed-Stuy. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Construction and renovation galore in Bed-Stuy

There's action on almost every block. Condo construction. Rental apartments rising up. Historic-home restoration. Bedford-Stuyvesant is busy, busy, busy. … Full Article
 
This is the developer's vision for a condo project at 366-368-370 Gates Ave. in Bed-Stuy. Rendering courtesy of Tower Real Estate Investments

Bidding wars for 366-368-370 Gates Ave. development site in Bed-Stuy

How hot is demand for Bedford-Stuyvesant development sites? So hot that there was a bidding war for a fire-damaged property — even though its tenants were living in shelters and the purchaser would have to find them new homes. … Full Article
 
Welcome to the John C. Kelley Mansion, AKA 247 Hancock St., which is for sale for a $6 million asking price. Photos courtesy of Halstead

The saga of Bed-Stuy's $6 million mansion

The Queen of Hancock Street was thisclose to being sold to a Russian couple who traveled with a translator and a bodyguard. But nyet — it was not to be. … Full Article
 
Carmen Fariña, chancellor, New York City Department of Education; T. Denny Sanford, philanthropist and entrepreneur; and Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, president, LIU. Photos courtesy of LIU

LIU Brooklyn honors schools chancellor Carmen Fariña

LIU Brooklyn honored Carmen Fariña, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, at its Commencement Ceremony on May 12 at Barclays Center. The distinguished philanthropist and entrepreneur T. Denny Sanford presented an honorary degree to Fariña at the ceremony. … Full Article
 
Jameera Blackwell. Photos courtesy of St. Francis College

St. Francis students earn $1,350 in speech contest

Personal and poignant stories ruled the day at the annual Delaney Speech Contest on April 20 as students offered three- to four-minute persuasive talks to earn a share of the $1,350 in prize money. … Full Article
 

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