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Liam McCabe founded the club in 2013. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn South Conservative Club

Former Ft. Hamilton commander honored by conservatives

The former commanding officer of the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton returned to Bay Ridge, where he received an award from a local Conservative Party club and spoke about his time at the military base. … Full Article
 
Artist Margaux Walter took part in last year’s exhibition, displaying her multi-layered photo in the front window of Enchanted Florist on Fifth Avenue. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Storefront Art Walk judges select artists for Bay Ridge exhibition

The Seventh Annual Storefront Art Walk in Bay Ridge will feature the talents of a variety of artists who will display their works in the front windows of Fifth Avenue shops this spring to give viewers an interactive artistic experience. … Full Article
 
Councilmember David G. Greenfield (right) shares a joke with Assemblymember Dov Hikind (left) as Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia looks on. Photo courtesy of Greenfield’s office

City changes trash collection times for Borough Park

In a move hailed by Borough Park elected officials and religious leaders, the de Blasio administration is changing the schedule for trash collections in Borough Park to ensure that sanitation trucks are not clogging local streets during morning rush hours. … Full Article
 
Students came dressed in their best bed attire for the annual school spirit celebration. Photos courtesy of Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn

Pajama Day keeps kids awake at Adelphi Academy

Students and teachers at Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn didn’t just roll out of bed and head to class on a recent Friday, but it sure seemed that way! The entire school dressed in pajamas to show their school spirit for Adelphi Academy's annual Pajama Day. … Full Article
 
Mary Ann Walsh, administrator of the scholarship fund, inspects the gift baskets that guests would be bidding on at the luncheon. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge luncheon raises funds for Kassenbrock scholarships

Hundreds of people came to the Bay Ridge Manor on Sunday to help raise money to support a scholarship fund for college-bound high school students, and many of the attendees left the catering hall carrying fabulous prizes under their arms. … Full Article
 
Alan Schoor, CEO of the Met Council, says the federal grant will enable social workers to provide customized services to each Holocaust survivor. Photo courtesy of Met Council

Met Council receives grant to help Holocaust survivors

There are 32,914 Holocaust survivors currently living in Brooklyn, according to officials at the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, who said the agency is now in a good position to help the survivors of Nazi oppression live out their golden years in dignity. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Pamela Harris says tougher laws are needed to punish people who abuse animals. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Harris calls Bay Ridge animal killings ‘horrifying’

Calling the recent spate of animal poisonings in Bay Ridge “horrifying,” Assemblymember Pamela Harris called for tougher laws to be created to punish people who abuse animals. … Full Article
 
Christine Maxwell, sister of the late Mathiew Johnson, donated blood in her brother’s memory at last year’s blood drive. Also pictured are Mohammed Rahman, of the New York Blood Center; Maxwell’s father, Doug Johnson; her mother, June Johnson; and her children, Julia and Richard Maxwell. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Blood drive pays tribute to P.S. 102 custodian

A Bay Ridge school custodian who died three years ago will be remembered at a blood drive organized by his mother. … Full Article
 
District leader candidate Chris McCreight is offering advice to elected officials on the other side of the political aisle. Photo courtesy of McCreight

McCreight: GOP pols should reject Trump

Chris McCreight, a candidate for Democratic district leader in the 46th Assembly District (AD), is looking at things taking place on the other side of the political aisle and does not like what he’s seeing. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Vincent Gentile wants parking meter rules suspended on holidays, just as alternate side of the street parking regulations are. Photo courtesy of Gentile’s office

Gentile fights to change holiday parking rules

New York City drivers are probably used to the announcement by now. Traffic reporters on television and radio routinely tell their viewers and listeners on holidays that alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules are suspended but that motorists still have to feed the meters. … Full Article
 

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