Author: Brooklyn Eagle
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How baseball coach Don Landolphi came to help visually-impaired athletes
Don Landolphi, a baseball player and coach with more than 60 years’ experience, is now coaching a team of blind athletes and otherwise visually-impaired athletes. Photo courtesy of Andy Furman Luck? Perhaps. Fate? Maybe. More like divine intervention — at least for Don Landolphi. “I was watching a baseball team practice back in ’06 or…
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Atlantic Antic returns for its 49th year
WEST BROOKLYN — Atlantic Antic Festival returns for its 49th year on Sunday, Sept. 29, spanning 1.5 miles through Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights. The festival, hosted and organized by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation (AALDC), will run from 12 to 6 p.m., rain or shine. The festival features 50…
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LIU’s Hall of Fame welcomes a new group of Sharks
Maria Michta-Coffey, a track-and-field and cross-country member of LIU’s Class of 2008 will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame at the Post campus, Friday, Sept. 20 at the Tilles Center Atrium starting with a dinner at 7 p.m. Coffey, one of the most decorated members of LIU’s prestigious track-and-field and cross-country programs, will…
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Premium Content: Newly transformed East Hall Plaza opens
After years of planning and construction, the East Hall Plaza has reopened ahead of the fall semester, creating a new space for the Pratt community to host events and foster dialogues across disciplines. Photo by SCAPE & Ty Cole The redesign occurred as part of a larger sustainability project to replace the boilers located below…
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Giant trucks causing chaos on narrow streets of Brooklyn Heights
A 53-ft. delivery truck has been illegally blocking Montague and Hicks streets in Brooklyn Heights, causing chaos. Here it is at the western end of Montague. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — A behemoth, 53-ft. delivery truck has been unleashing chaos on the streets of Brooklyn Heights for more than a year, and…
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Brooklyn Org and Groundswell unveil mural on Atlantic Avenue
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Org and Groundswell hosted a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for its 500-square-foot mural, “Show Brooklyn Some Love,” which adorns the facade of Atlantic Terminal Mall. “It’s always a pleasure to work with Brooklyn.org and we are delighted to collaborate with Atlantic Center Mall on this project,” said Amy Sananman, founder…
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Liberty seeking first-round opponent
Coach Sandy Brondello will point the Liberty toward an historic playoff run, as soon as she knows who New York will play in the first round. AP Photo by Frank Franklin II Sandy Brondello already has her team primed, healthy and in pole position for an historic playoff run toward this franchise’s first-ever WNBA title.…
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Brooklyn Dems breakfast fundraiser goes big: boosting support and unity for Harris-Walz win
The Brooklyn Democratic Party’s annual Breakfast Election Fundraiser on Monday was a jam-packed, energetic event, bringing in prominent electeds from all corners of the city in support of the Harris-Walz presidential ticket. The powerhouse gathering at Junior’s Cheesecake continued to be a morning must-go for NY’s top politicians, but this year’s breakfast was buoyed with…
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Suspect in custody after firing shots outside Criminal Court in Downtown Brooklyn
Police blocked off the intersection at 320 Jay St. next to the Criminal and Family courts in Downtown Brooklyn just after noon on Wednesday, after a man fired a volley of gunshots. Photo: Brooklyn Eagle DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Police had a suspect in custody Wednesday after he fired a volley of shots in Downtown Brooklyn…
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Brooklyn Org and Groundswell unveil mural on Atlantic Ave
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Org and Groundswell hosted a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for its 500-square-foot mural, “Show Brooklyn Some Love,” which adorns the facade of Atlantic Terminal Mall. “It’s always a pleasure to work with Brooklyn.org and we are delighted to collaborate with Atlantic Center Mall on this project,” said Amy Sananman, founder…