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From left: Salvatore Inzerillo, James Harms, Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy appear in “The Iceman Cometh” at the BAM Harvey Theater. AP Photo/Brooklyn Academy of Music, Richard Termine

Powerful acting lifts dark 'Iceman' at BAM

It may take the Iceman a long time to arrive, but in director Robert Fall's powerful production of "The Iceman Cometh," the waiting takes place with unforgettable company, including Nathan Lane, Brian Dennehy and John Douglas Thompson. … Full Article
 
The Westinghouse varsity basketball team and coaches no longer have to play on the “wrestling mat” which is good timing as the PSAL playoffs begin next week. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

Jordan Brand donates new gym floor to Westinghouse High School

Say goodbye to the wrestling mat. … Full Article
 
23 Middagh photos courtesy of Kevin Carberry Real Estate

Spacious, historic 23 Middagh Street now available

In a neighborhood with historic homes from every period, the few remaining blocks of Middagh Street stand out. … Full Article
 

Façade restoration revealed on Middagh Street

This week, shrouds of scaffolding are falling away from one of the oldest homes in Brooklyn to reveal a stunning restoration unlike most achieved in the city’s famously preserved landmark districts. … Full Article
 
SFC Brooklyn senior Jalen Cannon is hoping this is finally the year the Terriers get invited to the dance in March. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

Cannon driving Terriers toward NEC title

They came, they saw, and most of them didn’t even think enough of what they witnessed to make the young man an offer. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Joseph Lentol is demanding a halt to evictions in the wake of the bribery scandal at the city’s Dept. of Buildings. Photo courtesy Lentol’s office

Lentol seeks immediate halt to evictions in wake of bribery scandal

The shocking scandal that has shaken the New York City Department of Buildings – a scandal that includes allegations that inspectors took bribes to evict tenants under false pretenses – should cause the agency to take a step back, according to one Brooklyn lawmaker. … Full Article
 
Even though they are in a lower division and were at a huge height disadvantage, Anthony Munson and Bedford Academy managed to upset Westinghouse in the first round of the Brooklyn Boro Playoffs Tuesday night. Photo by Rob Abruzzese.

Bedford Academy upsets Westinghouse in Brooklyn Boro Playoffs

Every year, the Public School Athletic League includes a couple of A Division teams in its Boro Playoffs, but those schools are typically eliminated by the AA Division teams in the first round. Not this year.  … Full Article
 
Brooklyn author Brian Adams has recently published a humorous book on “Inebriation, Lechery, and Mischief in the Oval Office.” Photo by Jeff Swensen

DUMBO writer’s book focuses on presidents’ carousing and drinking

The presidency is the most powerful, dignified office in the nation and, arguably, the world. But the men who have inhabited it? In some ways, that’s another story. … Full Article
 
Lynda Barry, a celebrated cartoonist, will speak at BAM on Feb. 12. Courtesy of Steven Barclay Agency

Matt Groening and Lynda Barry Come to BAM Thursday

The Brooklyn Academy of Music on Thursday will present two well-known cartoonists —  Matt Groening and Lynda Barry — to talk about cartooning, creativity and their long friendship. … Full Article
 
Seven families had to be evacuated from their building, seen left, on Tuesday, after a fire hit 263 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. Eagle photos by Samantha Samel

Fire hits Prospect Park West building, two seriously injured

Two people were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and seven families had to be evacuated from their homes, after a fire hit a four-story building in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, on Tuesday. … Full Article
 

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