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Brooklyn Immigrant Community Support – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo via Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission) SOUTH BROOKLYN – One of the many communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic are the undocumented. Because of their status, this group of hardworking people (most of them
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Screenshot via live stream.SOUTH/WESTERN BROOKLYN – To help address the concerns of their neighbors amid the coronavirus, State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Council Member Justin Brannan hosted a virtual town hall for Southern Brooklyn yesterday. But neighbors said the well-intentioned event was “out of touch,” overlooking practical information that
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Exterior of Baku Bakery. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – It is not often that a business in New York gets a second chance, but Baku Bakery, a beloved neighborhood staple, beat the odds. The bakery served neighbors for over 20 years at 1972 86th Street in Bensonhurst but was forced
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One week before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and local and federal officials spoke about the inevitability of climate change at a town hall meeting on Climate and Resiliency at the Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach. About 80 residents gathered to listen and voice their
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Bayfest, the free, family-friendly South Brooklyn festival, is back this Sunday, May 20! The popular event is organized by the Bay Improvement Group and attracts thousands of Brooklynites every single year. Emmons Avenue will be transformed into a festival with two main stages for music, the main lineup
Food & Drink
SHEEPSHEAD BAY — If you’re looking for a coffee on your way down Sheepshead Bay Road, there are myriad options, from the quotidian bodega cup of joe to the artisanal, third wave cafe. Whether you’re looking to sip and stroll along the water off Emmons Ave, post up and
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Neptune/Sixth (Via Cammebys)Coney Island is not all fun and games. While still known for its famed boardwalk brimming with amusements and entertainment attractions, today’s Coney Island is evolving into a ‘live, work, play’ community, as evidenced by new commercial and residential developments that are infusing vitality into
brooklyn daily eagle archives
As we wander about our modern neighborhood, caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to ignore the long and vibrant history of our community. Let’s remedy that. Every weekend, we’ll take a step back, with the help of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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Victory Memorial shortly before its closure (Source: Richard Caplan via City Limits)In the fight to open an emergency room at the former site of Victory Memorial Hospital on 7th Avenue and 92nd Street, things aren’t looking so good. Despite this, at a December 8, meeting of CB 11,
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There’s a man going door-to-door in South Brooklyn and, as my grandfather might say, it ain’t Red Skelton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fuller_Brush_Man]. The New York Post reported yesterday [http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/brooklyn/brooklyn_councilman_issues_warning_J4AJrzPaz04czTQVs7i6NO] that Councilman Domenic
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Courtesy of BK SouthieIn the following screed, Brian Hedden argues for reclaiming the term “South Brooklyn” for the part of Brooklyn that’s actually… you know… south. The post was originally published on his blog BK Southie [http://www.bksouthie.com]. Short and to the point, I think it’s