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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
 
The 1950s-vintage building (right) that's connected to historic Green Point Savings Bank is slated for residential conversion. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Landmarks Preservation Commission okays residential conversion of Green Point Savings Bank's annex

Busy developer Slate Property Group is involved in a Greenpoint residential project you probably haven't heard about until now. … Full Article
 
A young couple scurries away from the Verizon store on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights amid jeers from striking CWA 1109 workers who have maintained a continuous picket at this location since the strike against Verizon began on April 13. Meanwhile, inside the store, employees played catch with a yellow tennis ball. Eagle photos by Andy Katz

PHOTOS: Verizon strike persists on Montague Street

Picket captain Rolando Scott, who says there’s “no end in sight” for Verizon strikers, joins picketers in chanting. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Brewery is expanding its operations and building a new brewery, headquarters and rooftop restaurant and beer garden at the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77. Renderings by Davis Brody Bond

Brooklyn Brewery to build new HQ, brewery, rooftop restaurant and beer garden at Navy Yard

In a move that will both boost food and beverage manufacturing and create greater public access to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation announced on Monday that Brooklyn Brewery is expanding its operations and building a new brewery … Full Article
 
In this frame grab taken from surveillance video, children watch as pieces of cardboard they placed on a school bus begin to burn on Sunday, May 8, in Crown Heights. Beth Rifkah School via AP

Jewish bus blaze evokes tension of 1991 Brooklyn riots

For days, the charred school bus sat in front of a Jewish girls' school in Brooklyn, its ruined hulk posing a troubling question: Has the quarter-century of peace between blacks and Jews in Crown Heights begun to fray? … Full Article
 
The Watchtower is selling a DUMBO development site, 69 Adams St., where a residential tower (indicated in orange) could be built. Image courtesy of Jehovah's Witnesses

The Jehovah's Witnesses put 69 Adams St. in DUMBO up for sale

Tennis, anyone? The Jehovah's Witnesses have just put onto the sale market a development site in the heart of DUMBO, 69 Adams St. … Full Article
 

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