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Welcome to Pratt Sculpture Park, where works including “Brickhead: Yemanja” by James Tyler are on display. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Pratt Sculpture Park is a Clinton Hill treasure
Here's looking at you, kid. At one end of the lawn, a massive head gazes serenely at visitors. It's a sculpture called “Brickhead: Yemanja.”   … Full Article

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Look — it's the landmarked Coignet Building, flanked by the wings of Gowanus' Whole Foods. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Here's the Coignet Building as you've never seen it before

Hello, Gorgeous. Here's the Coignet Building, in all its moon-pale splendor, fully revealed to the world. … Full Article

Our Lady of Loreto is an Ocean Hill cultural treasure

That's Amore. Did you know songwriter Harry Warren, who penned that Dean Martin hit and “Chattanooga Choo Choo” too, was a choirboy at Our Lady of Loreto Church? His real name was Salvatore Guaragna, by the way. … Full Article
The statue of Our Lady of Loreto stands tall before the shuttered Ocean Hill church that bears her name. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Make Our Lady of Loreto a cultural center, activists ask

They saved her from demolition. So when is the adaptive reuse going to happen? … Full Article
Brooklyn's tallest tower will soar at 340 Flatbush Ave. Extension, right alongside landmarked Dime Savings Bank. Rendering by SHoP Architects via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Landmarks Preservation Commission greenlights thousand-foot Downtown Brooklyn skyscraper

Brace yourself, Brooklyn — a thousand-foot skyscraper is headed this way. It will be 1,066 feet tall, to be precise — and will be built on a site shared by the iconic Dime Savings Bank, an individual city landmark at 9 DeKalb Ave. in Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have made a $700 million deal for their properties at 25-30 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn Heights and 85 Jay St. in DUMBO. Photo courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Jehovah’s Witnesses reach $700M handshake deal for Brooklyn Heights plot

There's big news about the Watchtower's Brooklyn Heights headquarters and massive development site at 85 Jay St. in DUMBO. … Full Article
This is 114 Kensington St.; a month ago, the city Buildings Department issued a permit for a construction fence to be built on the property. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Manhattan Beach mess

How annoying for the neighbors. The owner of a tear-down house on an otherwise nice Manhattan Beach street should put a construction fence around the property ASAP so residents don't have to look at the mess.  … Full Article
This Manhattan Beach mansion is located at 2 Dover St., on the corner of Shore Boulevard. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A few of our favorite houses in Manhattan Beach

Puh-leeze. If we want to look at prim and proper houses, we'll go back to the snooty suburb where we grew up. We're in the mood for Manhattan Beach. We want to see big and bold. … Full Article
This footbridge affords visitors a scenic route to Manhattan Beach. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A trek to Manhattan Beach before the summer crowds arrive

Hark — can you hear that? The strains of a John Philip Sousa composition, “Manhattan Beach March,” are wafting on the winds of memory. … Full Article
Here's a glimpse of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Park Slope. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Landmark status for St. Augustine's Church, and a whole swath of Park Slope

Sing Choirs Of Angels! St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church is now officially recognized as a historic city site. It happened in a circuitous way. … Full Article
This chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery is now a city landmark. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Green-Wood Cemetery's chapel is landmarked

Goin' To The Chapel And We're Gonna Get — Landmarked? We're rewriting a line from the beloved old tune by the Dixie Cups to report the latest news about historic Green-Wood Cemetery, which was founded in 1838. … Full Article

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