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All hail “Tamburlaine”: John Douglas Thompson (l.) takes the stage by storm in the title role of Christopher Marlowe's play at the Theatre for a New Audience. Chukwudi Iwuji (r.) plays vanquished emperor Bajazeth. Photos by Gerry Goodstein

'Tamburlaine' takes the stage by storm at the Theatre for a New Audience

All Hail Tamburlaine, badass conqueror of kings. … Full Article
 
A cafe and more activities could come to Cadman Plaza Park as part of the Brooklyn Strand plan. Rendering courtesy of WXY Studio

CB2 Meeting: ‘Brooklyn Strand’ to unify parks, plazas from Borough Hall to Brooklyn Bridge Park

Big changes could be coming to a 21-acre swath of unconnected parks, public spaces and plazas running from Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn to Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article
 
BAMcafe. Photo by Samantha Samel

Report: Arts and culture bring $310 million to Downtown Brooklyn, Cultural District

An economic report released on Thursday by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) finds that cultural institutions in the Brooklyn Cultural District and greater Downtown Brooklyn generated nearly $310 million in economic activity in the borough last year. … Full Article
 
Parents are demanding the city do something about overcrowding at Brooklyn Heights’ elementary school, P.S. 8. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn Heights parents demand something be done about overcrowding at P.S. 8

There was a time when P.S. 8, Brooklyn Heights’ only elementary school, was unloved and undersubscribed. … Full Article
 
DOING IT IN STYLE: 75 YEARS OF THE HEIGHTS PRESS

VIDEO: Highlights from the Brooklyn Heights Press 75th Anniversary Bash

The Brooklyn Heights Press celebrated 75 years at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Nov. 5 and we were there to celebrate the people that make the news day in and day out.  … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Felix Ortiz (third from left), Councilmember Carlos Menchaca (fourth from right) and other officials celebrate the grand opening of Bush Terminal Piers Park. Photo courtesy Menchaca’s office

Bush Terminal Piers Park opens

Brooklyn has a brand new waterfront park. City officials and Sunset Park residents came together Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of Bush Terminal Piers Park, a 23-acre recreation area located on the waterfront behind Bush Terminal. … Full Article
 
Area of NYC School District 13 in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn District 13 CEC meeting to focus on middle and high school choice

School District 13’s Community Education Council (CEC) will be holding its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. … Full Article
 
Lena Dunham delivers an intimate reading of her new book, “Not That Kind of Girl,” at the BAMCafe. Photos by Beowulf Sheehan, courtesy of BAM

BAM, Greenlight conclude 4th season of Unbound Lit series

Wrapping up its fourth season, Unbound — a unique literary series presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore — most recently featured famed comedian John Cleese, who spoke with writer John Hodgman on Nov. 5.  … Full Article
 
Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

PHOTOS: "Gotham" filming in DUMBO

BATMAN, WHERE ARE YOU?

Gotham City is a real place, and Adams Street is on its map.
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Some of the spectacular lighting effects that visitors to the NY Festival of Light missed on Saturday. Photo by Mary Frost

NY Festival of Light crowds overwhelm DUMBO

The Belgian-block streets of DUMBO became so jammed with spectators hoping to take in a spectacular light show Saturday night that organizers had to shut it down two-and-a-half hours early. … Full Article
 

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