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Preservationists rejoice! Little Red is looking good. The Coignet Building, that little lost landmark dwarfed by Gowanus' gigantic Whole Foods, has been stripped of red fake-brick siding that had obscured its true beauty since the 1960s. … Full Article

This spring, City Tech students Eugene Babkin, Bijan Mokhtari and Angjelo Kuka won first place in the regional Digilent Design competition hosted by City Tech. … Full Article

On the first Thursday of every month, DUMBO galleries will stay open late and local restaurants and bars will offer specials, for nights of art, gallery openings, artist talks and live performances. The recurring event is being called ‘First Thursday Art Walk,’ and will begin on Septe … Full Article

With primaries on Sept. 9, residents of Prospect Heights heard from candidates vying for state Senate District 20 Wednesday night at a forum hosted by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council. … Full Article

With primaries on Sept. 9, residents of Prospect Heights heard from candidates vying for their Assembly district Wednesday night at a forum hosted by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council. The debate took place at the Duryea Presbyterian Church on Sterling Place. … Full Article

Going into the summer, the St. Francis Terriers knew that they had a lot of work ahead of them in defending their Northeast Conference championship title because they were losing key player Gabriel Bagot and 10 other seniors. … Full Article

The nurses' union has delayed SUNY’s transfer of the walk-in emergency department at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) to NYU-Langone Medical Center. … Full Article

Greenpoint’s Cafe Edna had some noisy visitors Tuesday afternoon — but few were complaining. “Madam Secretary,” a new CBS drama about Elizabeth Faulkner McCord, a fictional Secretary of State, was filming their upcoming TV series, which will air in September. … Full Article

Abra Rummel hadn’t yet seen the St. Francis College women’s volleyball team play when she was hired on as its new head coach. She had seen one thing though — their 7-25 overall record last season — and it made her nervous. … Full Article

Witnesses to history. Several houses still standing today were already built by the time the American Revolution rolled fatefully through the lands that became modern-day Brooklyn. One of them was already more than a century old by that time. … Full Article