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Neighbors have started a fundraising campaign to save Mohammed Kamara’s Crown Heights hardware store. Photo courtesy of Maria Padilla

Neighbors campaign to save threatened Crown Heights hardware store

Customers and neighbors are rallying to help a hardworking Crown Heights hardware store owner save his business. … Full Article
 
L Train Coalition organizer Felice Kirby makes a point during meeting’s opening minutes. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

L Train coalition prepares to confront agencies on behalf of North Brooklyn

The words “New York City,” “transportation” and “crisis” have become as redundant as that “expect delays” sign that overlooks the Gowanus Expressway.  Just navigating around to observe and report on Gotham’s growing transit problems gets harder every day. … Full Article
 
Members of the Middle School Chamber Orchestra entertained at Friday’s celebration. Shown playing is Breyten Neill, accompanied by chamber teacher Elvira Sullivan and high school student Maya Holtham. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn Friends School celebrates ‘150 Years of Light’

A blowout celebration held at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Jan. 29 honored the 150th anniversary of Brooklyn Friends School (BFS). … Full Article
 

Hollywood East on Wallabout Bay: Eagle interview with Doug Steiner

Editor’s note: Doug Steiner’s impact on Brooklyn ranks him among the most influential people of the new century. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Law School will honor three of its distinguished alumni during a luncheon in Manhattan on Friday. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Law Schoo

Brooklyn Law School to honor counsel for China's Silk Road fund

Brooklyn Law School (BLS) will honor three of its distinguished alumni, including Hannah Cao, who is the general counsel of China's Silk Road Fund, during its annual alumni awards luncheon that will take place on Friday in Manhattan. … Full Article
 
Two Trees Management is purchasing two sites in Gowanus for more than $100 million, according to Crain’s New York Business. The sign for one of the sites, the Lowe’s Home Improvement store, can be seen rising next to the Gowanus Canal. Photo courtesy of Katia Kelly, @pardonmeforasking

Two Trees impact may come to new coastline: Gowanus

Two Trees Management, the development company noted for having created DUMBO, as well as iconic waterfront amenities like Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park and a new waterfront park at the Domino site in Williamsburg may someday bring their magic to another coast: the Gowanus Canal. … Full Article
 
Juliana Canfield, left, plays Kay and Tom Pecinka, right, plays Chris in the world premiere of Adrienne Kennedy's play, “He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box.” Photos by Gerry Goodstein

Riveting premiere of “He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box” at Brooklyn’s Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Adrienne Kennedy is brilliant. She will make you weep. Her first new play in a decade, “He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box,” packs a devastating emotional wallop. … Full Article
 
The Brooklyn Queens Expressway’s $1.9 billion rehabilitation is in the planning stages. Without approval of a money- and time-saving method known as design-build, however, 16,000 trucks daily may be diverted through the streets of Brooklyn starting in 2026. Photo courtesy of the NYC Department of Transportation

Traffic time bomb looms if state fails to authorize faster, cheaper BQE fix

Unless Albany acts soon, a nightmare traffic scenario is looming for Brooklyn and the entire metropolitan region. … Full Article
 
That's 240 Willoughby St. at right, seen from Fort Greene Park. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Report: The Brooklyn Hospital Center is selling $100 million property next to Fort Greene Park

Ka-ching! The Brooklyn Hospital Center has lined up an approximately $100 million deal to sell a building located right next to Fort Greene Park. … Full Article
 
The proposed Pier 6 development. Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services-Oliver's Realty Group

Rendering unveiled for building at park’s Pier 6

This newspaper recently reported on a new “teaser site” for the planned 28-story building at the southern end of Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, known as the Quay Tower. Now, a new close-up rendering has been unveiled, according to New York Yimby. … Full Article
 

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