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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Shrese Davis, a native of Brooklyn, is seeing the world from aboard the amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Makin Island. Davis graduated from Pacific High School in 2004 and enlisted into the Navy the following year. … Full Article

BAM’s popular Eat, Drink & Be Literary series, presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation, enters its second decade and will host eight top-notch writers from Jan. 27 through June 10. … Full Article

Brooklyn had its very own Christmas tree lighting event in front of Borough Hall on Monday, and Borough President Eric Adams used the opportunity to promote unity between police and the community. … Full Article

Making A List, Checking It Twice. When we think about real estate instead of Santa, one of our lists is Brooklyn Heights construction and renovation projects we're keeping an eye on. Allow us to update this checklist: … Full Article

Is that Santa — or Spider-Man — scaling the wall? Christmas Is Coming, The Goose Is Getting Fat — and Brooklyn Heights homeowners are starting to decorate the façades of their jaw-dropping historic properties. … Full Article

What happened to Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) should never happen to another hospital, a group of city officials said at a press conference outside the shuttered complex in Cobble Hill on Tuesday morning. … Full Article

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So where will Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill drivers buy gas? … Full Article

A new solar-powered sculpture by Brooklyn artist Tom Fruin is lighting up the sky from the roof of 334 Furman St., near Pier 5, in Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP). The park, in partnership with Tom Fruin Studio, has welcomed the installation for one year. … Full Article

Chronicling one’s hometown in a meaningful way is serious business. … Full Article