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Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in NYC for 2026 elections
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (155+ words) Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in NYC for 2026 elections'Brooklyn Eagle Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in NYC for 2026 elections WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only…...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Brooklyn’s current Republican Congressional district
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (532+ words) U.S. Supreme Court upholds Brooklyn's current Republican Congressional district'Brooklyn Eagle U.S. Supreme Court upholds Brooklyn's current Republican Congressional district WASHINGTON, DC AND BAY RIDGE " NEW YORK CITY'S ONLY REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, which includes southwestern Brooklyn and Staten Island, has been preserved in…...
Daytime shooting in Wingate injures teen
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (119+ words) Daytime shooting in Wingate injures teen'Brooklyn Eagle Daytime shooting in Wingate injures teen WINGATE " POLICE ARE ASKING the public to help identify four men suspected of firing off a barrage of bullets on Fenimore Street in Wingate at 12:52 p.m. on Friday,…...
✰PREMIUM The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, founded in 1899, adapts to modern exhibitions for young brains in the 21st century
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (835+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " With smartphones, streaming, gaming and social media so prevalent today, convincing a child to turn off the screen and visit a museum can be a challenging endeavor." The Brooklyn Children's Museum (BCM) was founded in December 1899 and is…...
Community Board calls on Mamdani to halt construction on Brooklyn skate park, pending investigation
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (822+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " A Brooklyn community board last week voted on a resolution calling on the Mamdani administration to "halt all planning and construction activities" related to building a large concrete skate facility on historic green parkland, pending investigation for potential…...
First ‘ripoff’ hearing packed by renters eager to connect dots on lousy landlords
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1196+ words) Leaky ceilings. Persistent pest infestations. Sky-high rents. Complaints to landlords and the city going nowhere. These were just a few of the experiences from the hundreds of New York City tenants who filed into a downtown Brooklyn high school on…...
DOB filing proposes $500K temporary structure at former Brooklyn Mirage site, handled by former architect
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (171+ words) EAST WILLIAMSBURG " A BUILDING APPLICATION FILED with the" Department of Buildings proposes a $500,000 construction project at the shuttered Brooklyn Mirage complex in East Williamsburg, EDM.com reports. The filing, submitted Feb. 3, calls for the installation of a temporary structure spanning…...
Philanthropist Iris Cantor, major Brooklyn Museum donor, dies at 95
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (171+ words) BROOKLYN " IRIS CANTOR, a Brooklyn-born philanthropist whose donations reshaped major museums including the Brooklyn Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, ArtNews reports. She was 95, according to her foundation. Cantor, who helped steward the…...
2,000 NYC Con Ed customers without power in middle of blizzard Monday
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (307+ words) 2,000 NYC Con Ed customers without power in middle of blizzard Monday'Brooklyn Eagle 2,000 NYC Con Ed customers without power in middle of blizzard Monday CITYWIDE " ROUGHLY 2,000 NEW YORK CITY residents had lost electrical power by midday Monday, as Con Edison crews…...
CB8 to preview controversial Mt. Prospect Park Skate Garden design
1+ week, 1+ day ago (170+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " SKATEBOARDERS AND OPPONENTS are expected to pack the room on Tuesday when Brooklyn Community Board 8s Parks, Youth & Education Committee meets to review the preliminary design for a proposed 40,000-square-foot skate park in Mount Prospect Park, dubbed the Mt....