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Squibb Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting Brooklyn Bridge Park to all of Brooklyn Heights. Photo by Will Hasty

Welcome to Squibb Bridge, Brooklyn Heights' very own bouncy bridge!

The popular Squibb Bridge, a pedestrian suspension bridge that many call "the Bouncy Bridge", opened March 21, 2013, as an connection between Brooklyn Heights, high on its famous bluff, and Brooklyn Bridge Park, which sits at sea level. Tuesday, a few hours before a Ros … Full Article

 
KCHCBA celebrated its annual awards luncheon Monday. Photo by Rob Abruzzese

Kings County Housing Court Bar Association celebrates 13th annual awards luncheon

The Kings County Housing Court Bar Association (KCHCBA) celebrated its 13th annual awards luncheon Monday at the Forchelli Conference Center at Brooklyn Law School. 
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Bed-Stuy residents are ready for a legal fight to prevent a private school from moving in. Photo by Lore Croghan

Lawsuit vs. Bed-Stuy school project? Stay tuned

It's not too late for a lawsuit. Bed-Stuy residents who fear a Traffic Armageddon if a big private school is built on Nostrand Avenue are contemplating legal action to try to halt the project, the Brooklyn Eagle has learned. … Full Article
 
Crown Heights Tenant Union protests.

Crown Heights Tenants Union protests for protections

Tenants took to the streets on Saturday to tell their landlords that they were fed up with a cycle of displacement and rent overcharges. The Crown Heights Tenant Union (CHTU), an alliance of long-term residents and recently-arrived tenants … Full Article
 
Women fight out against street harassment through art

Fort Greene event empowers women to speak out against street harassment

As temperatures climb with the onset of summer, so do rates of street harassment, effectively limiting women and girls from contributing and participating in various aspects of civic and community life. … Full Article
 
The court rules on a sex offender's ability to represent himself

Inquiry required when sex offender represents himself

A lower trial court erred in allowing a convicted sex offender the ability to represent himself at a civil confinement hearing without inquiring further into the defendant’s ability to serve as his own legal counsel, Brooklyn’s appellate court ruled. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn man loaded onto ambulance. Photo by Mary Frost

As LICH lawsuits fly, Brooklyn patients must travel farther

It was a scene that has played out numerous times since Long Island College Hospital (LICH) was placed on ambulance diversion. … Full Article
 
The Regina Opera in action. Photo by Gregory Ortega

Regina Opera's 45th season brings Verdi classic to Sunset Park

On Saturday, May 24, we attended Giuseppe Verdi’s great opera “Rigoletto” at Our Lady of Perpetual Help auditorium on 59th St. and 6th Ave., in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn.
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PHOTOS: Fire disrupts Court Street traffic

Sirens blared and FDNY fire trucks raced down Court Street on the wrong side of the road Monday morning as a fire caused a commotion on the busy Brooklyn thoroughfare. Sarah Dunham of Brooklyn Street Beat took a couple of photos to capture the scene. … Full Article
 
Will the Barclays Center host a national convention? AP photo

OPINION: 2016 Democratic Convention at Barclays Center? Bring it on!

Downtown Brooklyn would have everything to gain and nothing to lose from a 2016 Democratic National Convention in Barclays Center. … Full Article
 

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