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Renowned conductor Marco Armiliato leads the MET Orchestra in concert in a unusual setting; the atrium of the Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare System hospital in Bay Ridge. Photos by Kate Glicksberg

Met Orchestra brings classical music to Brooklyn veterans

The joyful strains of Mozart's “Exultate Jubilate” filled the air at the Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare System’s Brooklyn Campus on Monday morning as the MET Orchestra performed in a special concert in tribute to those who have serv … Full Article
 
The decision by John Catsimatidis to bow out of the race for mayor leaves the door open for Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis. Photo courtesy of Malliotakis’ office

Catsimatidis clears path for Malliotakis to run for mayor

Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis made it clear when she was toying with the idea of running for mayor that she would not run if her friend and fellow Republican John Catsimatidis entered the race. … Full Article
 
City Council candidate Rev. Khader El-Yateem holds press conference about Bay Ridge Avenue subway station closure. Eagle photo by John Alexander

Commuter chaos erupts over Bay Ridge subway station closure

Johnny Cash famously sang “I hear the train a-comin’,” but there was no train in sight pulling into the Bay Ridge Avenue station on Monday, May 1, as frustrated commuters learned that the station was closed and shuttered for major renovation. … Full Article
 
A stranded R train rider gets into City Council candidate Liam McCabe’s car outside the Bay Ridge Avenue station for a ride to the next station Monday morning. Photo by Kelly Mena

City Council candidate gives R train passengers a lift

Monday marked the first work day that R-train riders could not catch the train at the Bay Ridge Avenue station due to the closure of the subway stop, and the disruption in their daily routine made riders angry and confused. … Full Article
 
City Council candidate John Quaglione with retired NYPD Officer Joseph Freda. Eagle photo by John Alexander

Quaglione proposes new video and photo database to help defeat local crime

With the reported 25 percent spike in felony assaults this past year, and a 9 percent increase in burglaries in Bay Ridge, a candidate for City Council has proposed a more efficient way to fight rising crime in our neighborhoods. … Full Article
 
Roughly 140 firefighters and EMTs responded to 2062 61st St. in Borough Park on Friday after a three alarm fire broke out. Photo courtesy of FDNY

Three-alarm fire spreads to 3 buildings in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on Friday

A three-alarm fire thought to be fed by 150 cases of “Spare Fuel” for autos broke out in a garage in the Mapleton section of Borough Park on Friday afternoon and quickly spread to two adjacent residential buildings. … Full Article
 
From left: Real Estate Broker Victoria DiSalvo; Walter Ochoa, president of Right at Home Medical Home Care Services; City Council candidate John Quaglione; and Northfield Bank President Brian Chin attend the Colonial Club Spring Fling. Eagle photos by John Alexander

Colonial Club of Bay Ridge holds Spring Fling

On Thursday,, the Colonial Club of Bay Ridge held its much-anticipated annual spring fling. Every year, the club selects a top restaurant in the borough or beyond and invites its members to attend. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, pictured in the Assembly Chamber in Albany, is hoping to win the Republican Party nomination to run against Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo courtesy of Malliotakis’ office

Malliotakis hits ground running in mayoral race

Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, a late entrant in the race to win the Republican Party’s nomination to run against incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, spent the early days of her campaign crisscrossing the city seeking to make up for lost time. … Full Article
 
The Bella Voce Singers have performed at several venues in Brooklyn over the past few years, including a Summer Stroll on 3rd outdoor event in 2014. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Bella Voce Singers to perform in Bay Ridge church

The latest offering in the “Art on the Corner” series at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Bay Ridge will be a concert starring the female choir Bella Voce Singers. … Full Article
 
Council candidate Kevin Peter Carroll says Dilia Schack will also serve as honorary co-chair of his campaign. Photo courtesy of Carroll

Dilia Schack endorses Carroll for City Council

Kevin Peter Carroll, whose campaign for Bay Ridge’s City Council seat has often been overshadowed by the high-profile candidacies of fellow Democrats Justin Brannan and Rev. … Full Article
 

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