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Warm inviting weather brought families out to the park for the Canarsie Love Festival. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta

Saturday in the Park: Music, food and fun at Canarsie Family Love Festival

On a beautiful, warm Saturday afternoon, Canarsie Park was filled with families enjoying a day of food, fun and music at the Canarsie Love Festival on Aug. 19. … Full Article
 
This photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 22 shows plywood has been placed where statues stood on the facade of Our Lady of Loreto Church. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Demolition is underway at Our Lady of Loreto in Brownsville

Day by day, Our Lady of Loreto is disappearing.

Workers have started demolishing a historic church in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville that community activists have been fighting to save. … Full Article
 
Terrell Henry, 22, was murdered by alleged Loot Gang member Quincy Vital for being mistaken as a rival gang member. Photos courtesy of the Brooklyn DA’s Office.

John Jay student left dead in wake of Brownsville gang shootings

Nine alleged Brownsville gang members, one as young as 15, were variously charged with conspiracy to commit murder in multiple shootings that left an innocent 22-year-old John Jay student dead and 13 others injured, officials announced Tuesday. … Full Article
 
City Councilmember Jumaane Williams, left, speaks outside of the Brooklyn DA’s Office with the Juene family’s lawyer, Sanford Rubenstein, right. Eagle photos by Paul Frangipane

Lawyers and local pol call for faster police reform to stop deaths of mentally ill

The family of a mentally ill East Flatbush man who was gunned down by police last month stood alongside lawyers and a member of City Council on Thursday and demanded NYPD speed up its reform efforts in dealing with mentally ill persons. … Full Article
 
The new development called 1510 Broadway, to be located next to the Halsey Street train station, will have 65 residential units. Image courtesy of MacQuesten Development

Developers plan 6-story building next to Halsey St. subway

Developers are planning to construct a six-story residential and commercial building next to the Halsey Street subway station in Ocean Hill-Brownsville that will boast amenities such as two lounges for residents, a children’s playroom and parking spaces for bikes. … Full Article
 
The pharmacy Wenbsby Paul helped rob at 6602 Avenue U near Mill Basin, Brooklyn. © 2017 Google

Haitian immigrant gets nine years for robbing Mill Basin pharmacy, expects deportation

A 24-year-old Haitian immigrant was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday and is expected to be deported for his role in the robbery of a pharmacy on Avenue U in Mill Basin. … Full Article
 
Gone but not forgotten: This statue from Our Lady of Loreto Church is now in storage. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Statue from Our Lady of Loreto in Brownsville is in storage

So at least she wasn't stolen. … Full Article
 
The statue of Our Lady of Loreto has been removed from its pedestal outside the church that shares her name, as this photo taken on Aug. 1 indicates. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Hasta la vista, Lady: Our Lady of Loreto statue removed from Brownsville church

Madonna mia.

The statue is gone.

It stood in front of Our Lady of Loreto, a historic Catholic church in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville.  … Full Article
 
Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Two East New York men indicted for sex trafficking of Philadelphia teen

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that two East New York men have been variously charged in a 39-count indictment with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, rape, and other charges for allegedly sex trafficking an 18-year-old girl and promoting the prostitut … Full Article
 
From left: Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul Steely White with Councilmembers Steven Levin, Ydanis Rodriguez and Mark Treyger. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

'Turn yourself in,' Brooklyn pols urge cowardly hit-and-run drivers

In a somber gathering in Greenpoint on Tuesday at the site of one of last weekend's two brutal hit-and-run deaths in Brooklyn, Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez, Stephen Levin and Mark Treyger called for the two cowardly drivers to turn themselves in — before the police get to them.   … Full Article
 

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