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Patients from the hospital’s Weight Loss Surgery Institute are pictured with Juan Batista, NYU Lutheran program nutritionist (left) and Dr. Corneliu Vulpe, one of the lead bariatric surgeons at NYU Lutheran. Photo courtesy NYU Lutheran

Brooklyn man tells how he went from couch potato to 5K runner

Three years ago, Donald Stankalis weighed 440 pounds and was a confirmed couch potato. But now, after losing an astonishing 250 pounds, he is no longer a slave to his couch. In fact, he’s so physically fit, he runs in 5K races and plans to take part in half-marathons. … Full Article

Brooklyn Heights Association’s Landmark House and Garden Tour this Saturday

The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) will hold its 31st Annual Landmark House and Garden Tour this Saturday, May 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. The tour will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law and historic district designation of Brooklyn Heights. … Full Article

Yuval Gans, the owner of P.S. Bookshop. Photo by Mary Frost

DUMBO’s P.S. Bookshop, hit with tax bill, turns to crowd-funding

P.S. Bookshop, the iconic DUMBO store that sells used and rare books, is scrambling to raise thousands of dollars to pay five years of real estate taxes that owner Yuval Gans says he wasn’t even aware of. … Full Article

Lexy Funk, of Brooklyn Industries, was one of the five panelists who spoke at the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership's 5X10 Talks. She recreated a discussion with a drunken British ghost underneath the Verrazano Bridge to describe what she thought was coming to the borough. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese.

Brooklyn experts gather at 5X10 Talks to discuss what's next

A few of Brooklyn's biggest tastemakers got together to discuss what's next for the borough during the second annual 5x10 Talks hosted by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) at BRIC Media House on Wednesday night. So what’s next for Brooklyn? … Full Article