Author: Brooklyn Eagle
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12:30 Club discusses Artificial Intelligence and more
BAY RIDGE — The 12:30 Club, one of the oldest organizations in Bay Ridge, founded nearly a century ago, held its October meeting earlier this month at the Greenhouse Café, the first with newly-minted President Brian Chin, and the Brooklyn Eagle had a front-row seat to the two-hour-plus shindig. The exclusive club’s charter is dedicated…
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Malliotakis urges community members to elect Republican candidate Steve Chan
BATH BEACH — Curtailing crime was a main point of discussion at an intimate press conference outside the 62nd Precinct Saturday morning, with Steve Chan and Nicole Malliotakis as featured speakers. Chan, a former U.S. Marine and retired NYPD sergeant, is running as a Republican for the seat of New York’s 17th State Senate District…
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Premium Content: Malliotakis endorses candidate Steve Chan
BATH BEACH — Curtailing crime was a main point of discussion at an intimate press conference outside the 62nd Precinct Saturday morning, with Steve Chan and Nicole Malliotakis as featured speakers. Chan, a former U.S. Marine and retired NYPD sergeant, is running as a Republican for the seat of New York’s 17th State Senate District…
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Premium Content: Michelangelo visits Brooklyn — sort of
INDUSTRY CITY — Why travel more than 4,000 miles to Rome to see something that can be viewed — more intimately and up close — in your own Brooklyn backyard? After making its way through London, Shanghai, Toronto, Chicago, Vienna and many other cities around the world, reproductions of the renowned ceiling frescoes from the…
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Friends of Mount Prospect Park issue letter to Brad Lander concerning proposed skate park
A long downhill ramp gives pedestrians and strollers easy access to Mount Prospect Park. When skaters use this same ramp for exit, they will be ‘flying on a downhill incline,’ which will create much danger for pedestrians. Rules demanding that skaters walk down will be entirely unenforceable. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman MOUNT PROSPECT PARK…
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Premium Content: Park advocates challenge mayoral candidate Comptroller Brad Lander on proposed skate arena at Mount Prospect
An example of elder use of the park. Photo courtesy of Friends of Mount Prospect Park MOUNT PROSPECT PARK — Brooklyn climate and green space advocates made public today a written demand that NYC Comptroller and mayoral challenger Brad Lander head off not just climate-related harm, but also potential City liability for accidents and serious…
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US fines Lufthansa $4M for treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers on a 2022 flight
A Lufthansa Airbus takes off at Frankfurt Airport above other passenger aircraft of the airline, Germany, Monday, March 23, 2020. Arne Dedert/dpa via AP, File The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had…
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Outdoor and roadway dining will definitely decline, here’s why
BROOKLYN — Outdoor dining may decline in the near future, even in your favorite restaurants. The NYC Hospitality Alliance has released a survey of 477 establishments that highlights the challenges faced by restaurants and bars in navigating the city’s new outdoor dining program. This program has sparked concerns among many in and out of the…
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Premium Content: Brooklyn couple makes science-inspired rom-com
Brooklyn native Alec Moore crossed his interest in science with his passion for filmmaking in his latest project, the romantic comedy “Advanced Chemistry.” “I wrote the script based on real science that I found out about, which is that there are two species of voles, and one is naturally monogamous, and one is naturally polygamous.…
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Scholastic Roundup: PSAL cross country is off and running
The PSAL Cross Country season got rolling as 705 student-athletes took to the hills of Van Cortlandt Park last week. The Flying Dragons of the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at CCNY – boys and girls – made some timely statements by capturing the Group Run team titles. The young women of Math,…