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The Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew, damaged by a two-alarm fire early on Sunday morning, Dec. 23, has prevailed and was able to hold its Christmas services the next day. … Full Article

The long saga of plans for a supermarket at the former Admirals Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard took a big step forward on Wednesday when the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. … Full Article

One of the hottest events on BAM’s cultural calendar has become “Eat, Drink & Be Literary” — basically, dinners in the BAMcafé (Lepercq Space) with extraordinary s … Full Article

"All the world passes through Brooklyn," Bernice L. McFadden tells the Brooklyn Eagle, "and that world has, more often than not, ended up in my books." Author of eight critically acclaimed novels, McFadden was born a … Full Article

The Right Reverend Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, ordained three priests at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, two of whom currently serve parishes in the Archdeaconry of Brooklyn.  … Full Article

A Brooklyn police officer accused of moonlighting as a pimp has been fired by the NYPD after a departmental trial, according to the Daily News. Officer Monty Green, however, denies doing anything wrong, and his lawyer, Eric Sanders, plans to sue in federal court. … Full Article

After a dispute with his landlord, the famous Cake Man Raven has closed his bakery shop on Fulton Street in Fort Greene. … Full Article

The $90.5 million renovation of 25 Washington Avenue, the future site of graduate film studies for Brooklyn College and the City University of New York, is underway, Brownstoner … Full Article

Of the 275 businesses in the Brooklyn Navy Yard industrial park, more than 95 percent now have electricity, although many still don't have heat. … Full Article

Brooklyn “stroller dad” of four William Thomas lived a double life as a doting father in Fort Greene -- and a sleazy Manhattan brothel owner, according to the New York Post. … Full Article