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Two advocacy groups say they won’t be uniting in their fight against two unrelated developments in Brooklyn Bridge Park – one at the southern end at Pier 6, and one further north near Pier 1. Left: A rendering of one of more than a dozen Pier 6 proposals, courtesy of Asymptote Architecture. Right: The Pierhouse project near Pier 1. Photo by Mary Frost

Trouble at both ends of Brooklyn Bridge Park

Two different advocacy groups are fighting two separate developments in Brooklyn Bridge Park – one at the southern end at Pier 6, and one further north near Pier 1. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. with a ceremony featuring patriotic and spiritual music from the New York Fellowship Mass Choir, which sang with Sandra St. Victor and Oya's Daughter. Eagle photos by Benjamin Preston

D.A. Thompson, Dr. Cornel West highlight BAM’s King celebration

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CACCI board members with local politicians and members of the NYPD’s New Immigrant Outreach Unit. Clockwise from left: Edmund A. Sadio, board chairman of CACCI; Det. Roberto Diaz, Det. Ahmed Nasser, Bishop Cecil Riley, P.O. Elvis Vukelj, Lt. Adeel Rana, Inspector Ellen Chang, Sgt. Moise Naolo; Mark Jaffe, president and CEO of Greater New York Chamber of Commerce; NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Dr. Roy Hastick, president and CEO of CACCI. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese.

Caribbean Chamber celebrates MLK at Borough Hall

The Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) held a small business power breakfast meeting at Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday to celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Heights-based artist Elise Adibi says place of residence inspires her art. Photo by Harry Choi, courtesy of Elise Adibi

Radcliffe Institute fellow returns to Brooklyn for new solo show

A visit to Elise Adibi’s makeshift art gallery/studio apartment on Monroe Place is a reminder of the flavor and breadth of characters who call Brooklyn Heights home. … Full Article
 
Dr. Richard Becker, president and CEO of The Brooklyn Hospital Center, is stepping down. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn Hospital Center’s CEO is stepping down

Dr. Richard Becker, president and CEO of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC), is leaving his job to become the CEO of New Found Health, a hospital and healthcare company affiliated with private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners.  … Full Article
 
Valedictorian Tan Cheung graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting. Photos courtesy of St. Francis College

St. Francis College celebrates new graduates

Hundreds of parents, families and friends came to St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brooklyn Heights to celebrate Winter Commencement with the newest graduates from the Class of 2015 on Jan. 14. … Full Article
 
“Nymph #66” (2012), by William Villalongo. Photo credit: Argenis Apolinario.

Cave Canem Foundation presents new works, reading

Brooklyn-based artist William Villalongo’s works will be showcased from 6 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 29 at Cave Canem Foundation in DUMBO. … Full Article
 
The Gowanus Canal area has seen dramatic changes in the recent past. Eagle photo by Caitlin McNamara

Gowanus design firm sponsors international planning competition

Gowanus by Design, a community-based urban design advocacy group, is presenting its third international design and planning competition, “Axis Civitas.” … Full Article
 
Taking advantage of amazing acoustics, the Kroks began the night with a short performance on the Heights Casino’s squash doubles court. Eagle photos by Bill Kotsatos

Brooklyn embraces connection to noted Harvard Kroks

The evening of Jan. 7 featured a “first” at the venerable Heights Casino, a private club founded in 1904. It was the first formal concert ever held in the doubles squash court. Performing were the Harvard Krokodiloes, one of the finest a cappella groups in the world.  … Full Article
 
Dr. Eric Platt, a history professor at St. Francis College, has recently released a new book titled “Britain and the Bestandstwisten: The Causes, Course and Consequences of British Involvement in the Dutch Religious and Political Disputes of the Early Seventeenth Century.” Photo courtesy of St. Francis College

Religious conflict from a different era

St. … Full Article
 

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