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Actress Abigail Hawk, who co-stars in the CBS hit “Blue Bloods,” was a guest of honor at the Spring Gala of HeartShare Human Services of New York, where more than $600,000 was raised for programs for the developmentally disabled. … Full Article

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams can add another honor to the list of awards he has received since he took office in January of 2014. Touro Law Center announced this week that it will give Adams an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at its commencement ceremony on May 29. … Full Article

Despite several meetings with NYU Langone Medical Center and City Hall, community groups in Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights say that they are still awaiting answers about Fortis Property Group’s plans for a new medical facility on the site of the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH). … Full Article

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host in April the annual finals week of the world’s largest student ballet scholarship auditions. … Full Article

Trade Brooklyn, one of the largest business-to-business exhibitions in the tristate region, will take place on April 13 at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, its sponsors announced. … Full Article

The St. Francis College Center for Entrepreneurship will welcome Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship Founder (NFTE) Steve Mariotti for a discussion titled “Power of Entrepreneurship” on Tuesday, April 5 at 11 a.m. … Full Article

A thin-skinned audience would surely take umbrage at the comedy of David Cross. They'd consider his jokes bashing organized religion and his stories about masturbating while fantasizing about the Statue of Liberty (because he loves America so much) offensive. … Full Article

Washington Street is where the whole world stops for selfies. But DUMBO's Jay Street has many charms. … Full Article

As a frequent photographer in DUMBO, we're obsessed with 51 Jay St. For the past couple years, we've been keeping our Eye on the industrial building formerly owned by the Forman family as it undergoes a condo conversion. … Full Article

With an especially raucous presidential campaign season upon us, it's an interesting time to reflect upon the lives of medieval kings. … Full Article