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The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty distributes food to residents in need. Photo courtesy Met Council

Met Council to distribute food for Passover

To enable families in financial difficulty to celebrate Passover this year, the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty will distribute 2.2 million pounds of kosher-for-Passover food to community-based organizations in the five boroughs, council officials announced this week. … Full Article
 
Daniel Beaty plays Paul Robeson, a tragic hero of the pre-civil rights movement era, in the one-man play “The Tallest Tree in the Forest.” Photos by Max Gordon, courtesy of BAM

Live at BAM: ‘The Tallest Tree in the Forest’ recreates, celebrates Paul Robeson

Mary McLeod Bethune, the renowned early 20th century African-American educator and advocate, once called Paul Robeson "the tallest tree in our forest." You'll be forgiven if Robeson's name isn't immediately familiar; he's not a big name in contemporary music and theater. … Full Article
 
Ideas Aired At First Brooklyn Heights Library Workshop

Ideas aired at first Brooklyn Heights Library workshop

Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and Marvel Architects held the first of two workshops on Monday evening which allowed the community to contribute ideas for a new library that will replace the present Brooklyn Heights branch located on Cadman Plaza West. … Full Article
 
Sara Haviland, a history professor at St. Francis College, has been named to the “40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire 2015” list by NerdScholar. Photo courtesy of St. Francis College

St. Francis College History Prof. named to ‘40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire 2015’

St. … Full Article
 
The Clinton Hill Library is among the 10 finalists for the 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library

Three Brooklyn finalists for 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Charles H. Revson Foundation announced on Monday the 10 finalists for the 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards, which celebrate the crucial role of local libraries in serving New York City’s diverse communities. The Awards — unique in honoring individ … Full Article
 
This development site that's for sale on McGuinness Boulevard has frontage on Freeman and Green Streets. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Greenpoint development site for sale

An apartment building could be coming soon to a corner site in Greenpoint that has been a parking lot for more than a half-century. … Full Article
 
The owner's rep for the Harte & Co. site is talking with architects about how they could conserve elements of the Greenpoint building's façade when an apartment complex is built. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Owner's rep gives us the 411 on the Harte & Co. factory

At least a piece of this fine façade will survive the wrecking ball, possibly. That's the word from the development consultant for the new owners of the handsome — and polluted — former Harte & Co. factory. … Full Article
 
The legal battle surrounding SUNY’s sale of the sprawling Long Island College Hospital (LICH) campus in Cobble Hill to a developer is not over. The Supreme Court Appellate Division has set a deadline for Friday, March 27 for an appeal to overturn SUNY's decision to award the site to Fortis Property Group. Photo by Mary Frost

LICH litigation continues in Brooklyn courts

The long legal battle surrounding the State University of New York’s (SUNY) sale of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill to a developer is not over. … Full Article
 
Welcome to the section of Crown Heights North that preservationists call Phase III. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission just designated it a historic district. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Trifecta! Crown Heights North gets a third historic district

Trifecta for Crown Heights North preservationists! … Full Article
 
The rendering shows what Industry City at 39th Street might look like in the future. Image courtesy Industry City

Activists plead: Don’t turn Sunset Park into Williamsburg

An ambitious plan to re-develop Industry City and turn the Sunset Park complex into a hub for emerging businesses, technology firms and artists is drawing sharp criticism from environmental groups, housing advocates and labor leaders who charge that the proposal will turn the working class neighb … Full Article
 

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