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The Day: Another Heat Advisory, Long ER Waits and the Cronut comes to Brooklyn

A summer evening brings some relief to the end of another hot day over the Queen of All Saints Church. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Today is expected to be another hot day in the neighborhood [http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=NYZ075], with the city’s Office of Emergency

Edward R. Murrow High School Takes Home Eighth National Chess Victory!

Murrow High School (Photo: Erica Sherman)Edward R. Murrow High School is continuing to mold an army of Garry Kasparovs with its latest victory, their eighth win at the National High School Chess Championship on Sunday, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/edward-murrow-high-school-wins-chess-championship-article-1.1310385] in the

Markowitz Honors Chess Champs Of Murrow H.S.

Left to right: Saed Vargas; Shawn Swindell; Shabieko Ivy; Azeez Alade; Alex Paredes; (top row, left to right): Anthony Lodico, principal; Kristian Jacome; Markel Brown; Eliot Weiss, chess coach and math teacher; BP Markowitz; Vadim Libo; Muhammad Raqib (Photo: Kathryn Kirk)Below is a press release from the offices of

Sheepshead Native Wins Third U.S. Women’s Chess Title

Irina Krush - Source: BrooklynEagle.comIrina Krush of Sheepshead Bay won her third United States Women’s Chess Championship last Monday, skirting past competitors by just half a point. The 26-year-old first made history in 1998, when she won the title at just 14 years old. She took the top