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Drinks Ahoy at Greenpoint's Brooklyn Barge Bar. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Greenpoint's Brooklyn Barge Bar will be a hub of water-related activities starting next spring

There are Brooklynites in landlocked neighborhoods who never spend time on the water. Matt Perricone and his buddies want to change that. … Full Article
 
Hallelujah! The waters are calm off Red Hook Park; the hurricane is bypassing B'KLYN for sure.

Hasta la vista, Joaquin!

When you live near water, the happiest words in the universe are, “The hurricane is headed for the open seas.” … Full Article
 
Late Tuesday afternoon, a police van remained at the scene on Grattan Street and Knickerbocker Avenue.

3 shot, 1 fatally, in Brooklyn confrontation over car break-ins

A 53-year-old man is dead and two people, including a 13-year-old girl, have been wounded in a shooting in Brooklyn. … Full Article
 
Members of the group Save The View Now hope to block Starwood’s 1 Hotel liquor license application. The hotel is part of the Pierhouse complex, shown here rising above Brooklyn Bridge Park. Eagle photo by Kevin Jones

Preservationist group hopes to block Pierhouse hotel liquor license

Members of the preservationist group Save The View Now (STVN) plan to ask Community Board 2 (CB2) to deny a liquor license to Starwood’s 1 Hotel in the Pierhouse complex in Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article
 
Set in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City’s first new marina in decades offers sailing clubs, instruction and seasonal boat docking facilities.

Introducing ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina in New York Harbor

Located in the heart of Brooklyn Bridge Park between Piers 4 and 5, ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, the newest marina in New York City, is currently under construction with new docks being anchored and a state-of-the-art wave attenuation system now in place. … Full Article
 
Welcome to Green-Wood Cemetery, which opens the doors of numerous historic mausoleums once a year for a “house tour.”

These 'homes' are just heavenly

In some of Brooklyn's finest residences, the occupants sleep in heavenly peace. These elegant “homes” are the historic mausoleums of Green-Wood Cemetery, a prime address for the rich and famous — and dearly departed. … Full Article
 
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn has changed its name to NYU Tandon School of Engineering after receiving a $100 million donation. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn’s NYU Poly receives $100 million, changes name to ‘NYU Tandon School of Engineering’

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn has changed its name to NYU Tandon School of Engineering after receiving a $100 million donation from Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon, the university announced on Monday. … Full Article
 
From left: David Ehrenberg, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard; Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez; Matt Erskine, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; and Hank Gutman, chairman of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

U.S. Dept. of Commerce invests $2M to support manufacturing in Brooklyn Navy Yard

To celebrate Manufacturing Day this past Friday, the Brooklyn Navy Yard announced at a press conference that it received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) that will go toward the restoration of Building 77. … Full Article
 
Map courtesy of New York City Department of Education

Squadron: ‘DOE has pitted neighbor against neighbor’ in rezoning battle

At the Sept. 30 Community Education Council for District 13 (CEC 13) meeting, held at P.S. 307, Department of Education (DOE) planners presented their proposal to change the zones of P.S. 8, located in Brooklyn Heights, and P.S. … Full Article
 
Rain, Rain Go Away — or at least hold off long enough for us to run to the new IHOP on Livingston Street. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Be of good cheer — IHOP is here

How did we live without it? Comfort food for a crummy-weather day. It has returned to Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn. To hell with calorie-counting. … Full Article
 

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