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Empire State Of Mind: Midtown Equities is releasing new renderings of its Empire Stores redevelopment project in DUMBO. Renderings courtesy of Visual House

Take a virtual tour of Empire Stores with interactive 3-D floor plans

Can't wait to get inside Empire Stores? While renovations are ongoing, try the next best thing — interactive three-dimensional floor plans that let you do a virtual walk-through of DUMBO's iconic former coffee warehouses. … Full Article

Jack Skillman, former headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute, died Dec. 15 at the age of 80.

Jack Skillman, former headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute, dies at 80

John F. Skillman, Jr. “Jack” of Falmouth, ME, a former Headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute and life-long educator, died December 15th in Scarborough, ME at the age of 80. … Full Article

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney pushed for passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Photo courtesy Maloney’s office

Maloney says terror risk insurance law extended for six years

U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-North Brooklyn-Manhattan) is hailing the senate’s passage of a bill to help business buy insurance against terrorism. … Full Article

Sunset Park Councilmember Carlos Menchaca charged that the Economic Development Corporation balked at the idea of giving the community a say in the development of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, a charge EDC officials denied. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

City tosses Sunset Park waterfront development plan overboard

A $115 million plan to redevelop the Sunset Park waterfront was torpedoed after a dispute erupted between Councilmember Carlos Menchaca and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) over the details of the project. … Full Article

The Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park, selected from a pool of nearly 500 candidates, has won a 2015 Honor Award. Photo by Michael Moran/OTTO, courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance

Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center wins prestigious architecture award

American Institute of Architects (AIA) has honored the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park with a 2015 Honor Award, a prestigious honor in the field of architecture. The LeFrak Center was selected for this award from a pool of nearly 500 candidates. … Full Article

The entrance to Lutheran Medical Center, the hospital run by Lutheran HealthCare in Sunset Park. Photo courtesy Lutheran HealthCare

NYU Langone helps Lutheran HealthCare expand pediatric services

The Emergency Department at Lutheran Medical Center will be expanding its services for children, including having some of its doctors and nurses dedicated to pediatric care 24/7 under an agreement with NYU Langone Medical Center, officials announced this week. … Full Article