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Bushwick man sentenced for stabbing death of girlfriend

A Brooklyn man has been sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for the 2011 stabbing death of his girlfriend, the Eagle has learned. … Full Article
 
Lesley Manville (right) as Helene and Billy Howle as her son, Oswald. Photos by Stephanie Berger, courtesy of BAM

Live at BAM: Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ retains youthful vigor after 134 years

It's a good idea to enter a Henrik Ibsen play expecting to experience a range of heavy emotions as the drama unfolds. … Full Article
 
Actors Paul L. Coffey (l.) and Noah Brody of the Fiasco Theater offer up a song in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.” Photo by Teresa Wood

Brooklyn actors are bringing 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' to TFANA's Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Back in the days of King James, Shakespeare's theater troupe was called the King's Men. … Full Article
 
The Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower is one of many official city landmarks located in Brooklyn. Photo courtesy New York Landmarks Conservancy

Adams proclaims April as Brooklyn Landmarks Month

Brooklyn boasts many famous landmarks, everything from the Cyclone to the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower, Borough Hall and the Wonder Wheel and adding to the allure of these structures is the fact that they are also designated as official city landmarks. … Full Article
 
Photo by Mary Frost

Demonstrators clash with cops, disrupt rush traffic on Brooklyn Bridge

Hundreds of demonstrators marched over the Brooklyn Bridge and a large number ran onto the roadway of the Manhattan-bound lanes at rush hour Tuesday evening, disrupting traffic and flooding the car lanes with police. … Full Article
 
Volunteers help out at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade Garden every Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. From left: Alan Luks, Bruce Gregory, Karen Schlesinger, Koren Volk, head gardener Matthew Morrow, Nina Craig and Richard Dean. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese. For more photos, please visit BrooklynArchive.com

Promenade Garden volunteers have helped transform a Brooklyn landmark

It was six years ago that Karen Schlesinger was walking along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and noticed that it was in terrible shape. She wanted to file a complaint, and spotted then-gardener Jonathan Landsman. … Full Article
 
Raising the minimum wage in New York City to $15-per-hour would not only improve the lives of workers but would also benefit the city economically, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said on Monday. Shown: Chantelle Walker, a Papa John's employee, with Stringer on Fulton Street. Photo by Mary Frost

Stringer: NYC would benefit by boosting minimum wage to $15 an hour

Raising the minimum wage in New York City to $15 per hour would not only improve the lives of workers but would also benefit the city economically, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said at a Tuesday press conference with low-wage workers outside a McDonalds in Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article
 
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says that certain dietary and workout supplements contain hidden drugs that are dangerous. File photo by Bill Kotsatos

Schumer seeks ban on dietary supplements with stimulants

Losing weight can come at a high price for those who take dietary supplements, according to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, who said many of the most popular brands on the market contain hidden drugs that can cause serious health problems. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson. Eagle file Youtube screenshot

25 years to life in prison for fatal crash that left Brooklyn couple, premature infant dead

Julio Acevedo, 46, of Brooklyn, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Williamsburg in 2013 that left a young couple and their premature infant dead. … Full Article
 
Visitors will get the chance to see craftspeople at work during the open house. Photo courtesy Industry City

Industry City offers behind-the-scenes look at artists at work

The artists and craftsmen who work at Industry City are throwing their doors open and are putting out the welcome mat for visitors as part of a special event at the massive Sunset Park business complex. … Full Article
 

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