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Councilmember Stephen Levin has increased funding for Participatory Budgeting in District 33, which includes Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill. Photo by Mary Frost

Levin’s Brooklyn district to participate in budgeting $1.5 million

How would you spend $1.5 million? … Full Article
 
Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services/Oliver's Realty Group

Two key voices speak out to support Pier 6 housing

Two influential and key figures related to Brooklyn’s waterfront have spoken out publicly to support the city’s housing plan for Pier 6. … Full Article
 
Roughly 20 young men rampaged along Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights last Thursday night at 7 p.m., allegedly stealing money from street vendors and terrorizing a popular local deli. Shown: Surveillance video from the deli shows the crowd inside the store. (Not all of the men pictured ripped off the store. One of the men paid for his Arizona tea.) Four were later arrested as they played basketball at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Video stills courtesy of the Sunny Gourmet Deli

Gang bound for park basketball in Brooklyn arrested after Joralemon Street rampage

Members of a gang of roughly 20 young adults rampaged along Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights last Thursday night at 7 p.m., allegedly stealing money from street vendors and terrorizing a popular local deli. … Full Article
 
The week-long 239th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Brooklyn came to a close on Sunday as Brooklynites were treated to a re-enactment of the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War and a ceremony to mark the occasion. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese.

Battle of Brooklyn celebration closes with Green-Wood ceremony

A week-long celebration of the 239th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn came to a close on Sunday with crowds of people on hand at the Green-Wood Cemetery to watch a reenactment before they paraded to the top of Battle Hill for a memorial ceremony. … Full Article
 
Dr. William Pagano, medical director of the NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers, signs the colon cancer prevention pledge as Christina Farber (left), senior director of primary care systems at American Cancer Society; LaToya Williams (center) account representative of primary care systems at American Cancer Society; and Judy McLaughlin, RN, vice president of operations at NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers, look on. Photo courtesy of NYU Lutheran.

NYU Lutheran joins nationwide colon cancer fight

Colon cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in America — right behind prostate and lung cancer in men and breast and lung cancer in women — according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In 2014, 137,000 cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in the U.S. … Full Article
 
The deadline for the public to comment to the Empire State Development Corp. on the proposed Pier 6 development in Brooklyn Bridge Park is Monday, Aug. 31 at 5 p.m. Rendering courtesy of ODA/RAL Development Services/Oliver’s Realty Group

Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6 public comment deadline is Monday

The deadline for the public to comment to the Empire State Development Corp. (ESD) on the proposed Pier 6 development in Brooklyn Bridge Park is Monday, Aug. 31, at 5 p.m. … Full Article
 
LEIMAY is sponsoring an art installation, “Qualia Skyhole,” in the Gil Hodges Community Garden at 534 Carroll St. in Gowanus through Sept. 9. Photo by Shige Moriya, courtesy of BAM

Group to present art installation, performances at Brooklyn Community Gardens

As part of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s and New York Restoration Project’s Arts in the Gardens program, Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary arts organization LEIMAY is sponsoring an art installation, “Qualia Skyhole,” in the Gil Hodges Community Garden at 534 Carroll St. in Gowanus through Sept. … Full Article
 
Two plays, “Rachel” and “Las Meninas” will be wrapping up Aug. 29 at the New Brooklyn Theatre's Irondale Center in Fort Greene. Shown: A scene from “Las Meninas,” which tells the story of the love affair between Louis XIV's wife Queen Marie-Therese and Nabo, an African dwarf. Photo courtesy of Annabel Clark

Last week for ‘Rachel’ and ‘Las Meninas’ in Fort Greene

Two gripping plays written by African-American women, “Rachel” and “Las Meninas,” will be wrapping up Aug. 29 at the New Brooklyn Theatre, in the Irondale Center in Fort Greene. … Full Article
 
A man holding the colonial-era flag, which reads “Don’t Tread On Me” and a woman next to him carrying a “DAR” (Daughters of the American Revolution) flag were both part of the Fort Greene ceremonies kicking off Battle Week. Eagle photos by Tom Moore

Battle of Brooklyn heroes may be one step closer to getting new memorial

The Revolutionary War’s Battle of Brooklyn is in the late August air. History lovers are going to ceremonies and reenactments all over the borough just as Gov. … Full Article
 
The Cobble Hill Association is in tumult over the replacement of its long-time leader Roy Sloane. Photo by Mary Frost

Cobble Hill Association torn over leader as LICH development looms

Tensions at the Cobble Hill Association (CHA) have reached the boiling point just as the community group struggles with negotiations over the development of the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site. … Full Article
 

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