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City Council candidate Steve Saperstein greets a potential constituent. Photo courtesy of the Saperstein Campaign

Republican candidate Steve Saperstein runs for City Council

Brooklyn-born Steve Saperstein is challenging incumbent Chaim Deutch for the City Council seat of District 48. Saperstein believes he’s up for the job as he takes on Deutch, who’s held the office since 2014. … Full Article
 
Che Malambo’s all-male cast leaps into the air. Photo by M. Lidvac

From Argentina With Love: All-male fiery dance group debuts in Brooklyn

When Che Malambo comes to town, spellbound spectators are treated to an impassioned performance featuring drums, stomping, fierce percussion and whirling weapons. … Full Article
 
A couple happily holds up a late of giant pancakes for the camera. Eagle photo by Arthur De Gaeta

Knights of Pythias sponsor pancake breakfast in Coney Island

The Knights of Pythias sponsored a pancake breakfast at Tom’s Restaurant in Coney Island on Sunday. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Mark Treyger says Coney Island schools waited a long time for post-Sandy temporary boilers to be removed. Photo courtesy of Treyger’s office

Treyger points to another sign of post-Sandy rebuilding

A recent move by the city to get rid of a temporary boiler it had placed at P.S./I.S. … Full Article
 
The New York Cosmos were officially welcomed to Coney Island on Monday night. Shown: Cosmos cheerleaders stand in front of the NASL championship trophy, which the Cosmos won last season. The team has won eight NASL championships, including last season and three times in the last four years. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta

A Team Grows in Brooklyn: New York Cosmos grandly welcomed to Coney Island

The only thing missing from the New York Cosmos welcome party on Monday night was a ride on the iconic Coney Island Cyclone. … Full Article
 
FILE- In this July 22, 2015 file photo, Lucille Horn stands on the boardwalk outside her home in Long Beach, N.Y. Horn who weighed less than two pounds at birth and wasn't expected to survive, lived nearly a century after her parents put their faith in a sideshow doctor at Coney Island who put babies on display in incubators to fund his research to keep them alive. She died in New York at age 96 on Feb. 11, 2017. AP Photo/Frank Eltman

Infant who survived in 1920s Coney Island sideshow incubator dies at 96

MINEOLA, N.Y.— Lucille Conlin Horn weighed barely two pounds when she was born, a perilous size for any infant, especially in 1920. Doctors told her parents to hold off on a funeral for her twin sister who had died at birth, expecting she too would soon be gone. … Full Article
 
State Sen. Marty Golden (left) was among the fans who greeted movie idol John Travolta in Bath Beach. Photo by John Quaglione

Travolta makes triumphant return to Brooklyn

John Travolta, who skyrocketed to superstardom 40 years ago playing Bay Ridge disco dancer Tony Manero in “Saturday Night Fever,” has returned to Brooklyn to film scenes from his latest movie. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Pamela Harris says Lunar New Year celebrations are a longstanding tradition in Coney Island. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Coney Island to host Lunar New Year celebration

Coney Island will welcome the Year of the Rooster at a special celebration of the Lunar New Year to be hosted by a trio of local lawmakers. … Full Article
 
Award-winning swimmers (from left): Meaghan Kwarcinski, John Hughes, Devon Clifford. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta

European swimmers come to Coney Island for US Winter Swimming National Championships

Competitive swimmers who participate in swim meets throughout Europe and the U.S. made a pact to reunite for a polar plunge in Coney Island on Saturday.  Some swimmers traveled from as far away as Czechoslovakia and Turkey to participate in the swim meet. … Full Article
 
Winter Storm Niko didn’t stop a sold-out crowd from coming to On Stage At Kingsborough on Friday to admire Award-winning vocalist and Croatian-American jazz singer Thana Alexa as Eran Fink of the Israeli 12th Night Jazz Quarter admires her performance. Photos by Kevin R. Mason

A night to remember: On stage at Kingsborough’s Ella!

As much as the Brooklyn Eagle lives for a good party, there are very few performances on Earth worth getting off the couch for during a blizzard. … Full Article
 

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