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District 20 Early Childhood Director Dianne Gounardes (left) and School Superintendent Karina Costantino get set to cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the district’s newest pre-k center on 62nd Street. Photo courtesy of District 20

School District 20 expands Universal Pre-k to more sites

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Universal Pre-K for All program is growing by leaps and bounds in Southwest Brooklyn, according to School District 20 officials, who opened a new site last week and are making plans to move into another location. … Full Article
 
Fran Vella-Marrone (left) pictured with former District 20 Community Education Council president Laurie Windsor, is the longtime president of the Dyker Heights Civic Association. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Dyker Heights Civic Association to honor neighborhood heroes

The spirit of volunteerism will be the theme of the evening when one of Brooklyn’s oldest civic organizations holds its annual dinner next week. … Full Article
 
Linda Sarsour (right) will be sharing the stage with her fellow Women's March National Co-Chairs, Tamika D. Mallory, Bob Bland and Carmen Perez, (left to right), when she receives an award from the Arab American Association of New York next month. Photo courtesy of the AAANY

Sarsour returning home to receive Arab Association award

Linda Sarsour left her job as executive director of the Arab American Association of New York (AAANY) earlier this year to take on a larger role as a progressive activist on national issues, but she is returning to her roots next month for a special reason: She is coming back to accept an award f … Full Article
 
From left: John Quaglione, John Alexander, Ralph Succar, John Abi Habib, Renee Dorsa, Tom D’Elia, Carlo Scissura, Joe Elhilow and state Sen. Marty Golden. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta

Bay Ridge Merchants of Third Ave. honors pioneers, civic leaders

The Merchants of Third Avenue held its 24th annual Pioneer Awards reception on Monday night at the Bay Ridge Manor at 476 76th St. … Full Article
 
Revelers celebrate the New Year as confetti flies over Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis on Jan. 1. Under a House bill sponsored by Brooklyn’s Dan Donovan and Manhattan’s Adriano Espaillat, cities would get federal funds to install pedestrian safety measures in heavy trafficked areas like Times Square. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

De Blasio supports Donovan pedestrian safety bill

Cities across the country would get federal funds to install safety bollards to protect pedestrians in heavily trafficked areas like New York’s Time Square if a bipartisan bill sponsored by a Brooklyn lawmaker wins approval. … Full Article
 
There's oodles of eye candy on Nostrand Avenue — such as this stately landmark, the former Kings County Savings Bank, which is on the corner of Eastern Parkway. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Nostrand Avenue odyssey, part 2: A stroll from East Flatbush to Crown Heights

These handsome houses are on Newkirk Avenue and the corner of Nostrand Avenue, across from St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church.  … Full Article
 
Photo courtesy of Gentile's office

De Blasio, Gentile sign hookah regulation bill

Mayor Bill De Blasio and City Councilmember Vincent Gentile signed the first-ever regulation on hookah smoking in NYC into law on Tuesday by adding non-tobacco hookah to the Smoke Free Air Act. … Full Article
 
From left: Bay Ridge Eagle Senior Editor John Alexander, Very Rev. Fr. Michael Ellias, City Council candidate Justin Brannan, Denise Alexander and Leigh Holliday Brannan at Bay Ridge Eats for a Cause. Photos by Timothy Coan

St. Mary’s Orthodox Church hosts Bay Ridge Eats for a Cause

In an effort to raise money for its ongoing renovations, St. Mary’s Orthodox Church hosted its third Bay Ridge Eats for a Cause (BREFAC) event on Saturday. … Full Article
 
Bob Cassara, founder of the Brooklyn Housing Preservation Alliance (pictured at a Summer Stroll on 3rd event in 2016), is pointing to the Oct. 19 protest rally as a way to spread the organization’s message to a citywide audience. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Housing preservation group to join City Hall protest

Dyker Heights-based housing preservation group that elected officials have credited with inspiring the city’s fight against landlords who illegally convert one- and two-family homes into multi-unit apartment houses is planning to join other advocates in a protest at City Hall on Thursday. … Full Article
 
A rider sitting on a bench glances at a new mosaic decorating the wall in the newly renovated Bay Ridge Avenue subway station. The MTA installed several other features to make the wait for an R train more comfortable for riders. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Riders like renovated Bay Ridge Ave. subway station

Days after MTA reopened the Bay Ridge Avenue subway station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and classical music serenading straphangers, riders began the new workweek enjoying their new surroundings. … Full Article
 

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