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Violent Brooklyn Heights jewelry store robbers escape caught on video

VIDEO: Police seek public’s help ID’ing perps in violent Brooklyn Heights jewelry store robbery

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying four thugs who carried out a violent robbery on Court S … Full Article
 
St. Francis College will celebrate poet Walt Whitman’s 198th birthday with a walking tour and reception. Photo stylized by Gibbs Has

O Whitman! Our Whitman!

Today, on the birthday of Walt Whitman, St. Francis College will sponsor a reception and walking tour to celebrate the poet’s 198th birthday. … Full Article
 
There's new public space on the roof of Empire Stores, seen here from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Empire State of Mind: Empire Stores is a new hot spot for selfie-snappers

These rooftop views will add some sizzle to summer in DUMBO. Newly opened rooftop public space at a post-Civil War coffee warehouse is putting people in an Empire State of Mind, to borrow a phrase from Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.    … Full Article
 
Behold the picturesque Red Hook Grain Terminal, one of many fine sights on Red Hook's shoreline. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Red Hook Grain Terminal and other Red Hook shoreline sights

You don't have to be a trespasser to take good pictures of the Red Hook Grain Terminal. Photographers who are brave enough to sneak into the extraordinary hulking building on the shoreline get amazing shots, of course.  … Full Article
 
Cranes in Red Hook's Erie Basin Park are reminders that Todd Shipyard stood at this site behind IKEA. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Ghostly remnants of Todd Shipyard live on in Erie Basin Park

We're still sorry the shipyard is gone. Ghostly reminders of its glory days live on in a park behind the IKEA in Red Hook. … Full Article
 
Here's a glimpse of the Red Hook properties Est4te Four sold to Sitex Group. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

What Sitex Group paid for Est4te Four's Red Hook industrial properties

Meet Red Hook's new Working Class Hero — to borrow a phrase from the late, great John Lennon. We're speaking of Sitex Group, a real-estate investment firm that focuses on industrial properties. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Stephen Levin (left) is joining forces with several of his colleagues, including Councilmember Mark Treyger (at podium) to fight for funding for emergency food services. Photo courtesy of Levin’s office

Levin leads fight for emergency food funding

More than 1.4 million New Yorkers rely on food pantries and soup kitchens to feed their families, according to Councilmember Stephen Levin, who is leading a fight to convince the de Blasio administration to provide funding in the city budget for programs providing food for residents facing  … Full Article
 
The proprietor of a jewelry repair shop on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights was savagely pistol whipped and robbed Thursday afternoon. Photos by Mary Frost

Shopkeeper injured in violent jewelry store robbery on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights

A rush hour robbery of a jewelry repair shop on busy Court Street in Brooklyn Heights turned violent on Thursday when robbers savagely pistol whipped the shop’s proprietor, tied his hands behind his back with zip ties and made off with piles of cash, jewelry and gold. … Full Article
 
Spectators gather to watch an evening performance under the Manhattan Bridge. Photo by Tory Williams

Third annual ‘Live at the Archway’ series to feature free concerts and events

Live at the Archway is an annual series of free summer concerts and events that take place Thursdays at 6 p.m. under the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO — one of the only covered outdoor spaces in NYC. … Full Article
 
A workman takes a break before returning to demolish the second floor section of the Brooklyn Heights Library directly behind him. That section is now gone. Photos by Mary Frost

PHOTOS: Brooklyn Heights Library comes down, section by section

A sign of changing times, the much-contested demolition of the Brooklyn Heights Library building at 280 Cadman Plaza West is well underway. Much of the second floor is down already, and another section disappears with each passing day. … Full Article
 

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