Category: Entertainment
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All the world’s a stage: Matthew Gasda brings living room theater to Greenpoint
Matthew Gasda on the rooftop of the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research in Greenpoint. Photo by Matt Weinberger GREENPOINT — In living rooms across Brooklyn, people barrel towards each other, like particles in an accelerator. They collide and spin apart, in directions hard to predict… Understandings emerge, and where understanding isn’t possible, a recognition of…
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Artists selected for barricade cover design in DUMBO, Brooklyn Bridge Park
“ABSTRACT” by Vanessa Alvarez Diaz. DUMBO – The DUMBO Improvement District and Brooklyn Bridge Park have announced 11 selected designs from nine artists for barricade cover designs to be installed throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park and DUMBO with the goal of enlivening the streetscape and bringing forth a spirit of togetherness within the neighborhood. The barricades, featuring the work by…
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Historic Carroll Gardens Library to close for 2 years for renovations
The historic Carroll Gardens Library at 396 Clinton St. will be closing on July 21 for renovations, which could take up to two years. Eagle photo by Mary Frost CARROLL GARDENS — The historic Carroll Gardens Library at 396 Clinton St. (at Union Street) will be closing on July 21 for renovations, which are estimated…
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden President Adrian Benepe speaks on the power of trees and the 30% tree coverage goal
In a recent City Council hearing, the Parks Department was called on by environmentalists and officials to increase New York City’s tree canopy from the current 22% to 30% by 2035, an ambitious goal that would see the city investing in trees as actors against climate change. Adrian Benepe, president and CEO of the Brooklyn…
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Crowd gathers in Brooklyn Heights for July 4 fireworks
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Read it and Weep: Libraries Face $1 Billion Gap for Repair of Decrepit Buildings
“See you in 2025,” reads a sign on the closed library in Red Hook, Brooklyn, June 23, 2023. | Marcus Santos/THE CITY This article was originally published on Jun 26 5:00am EDT by THE CITY Broken air conditioners. Clogged toilets. Leaky ceilings. Those are just some of the much-needed fixes at the 217 public library…
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Caribbean Heritage celebrated at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Batala New York, an all-women percussion ensemble, had folks in Borough Hall Plaza jumping during Saturday’s Caribbean Heritage Festival. Eagle photo by Mary Frost DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated the traditions and diversity of Caribbean heritage by throwing a lively festival at Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza on Saturday. Partnering with the…
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41st Annual Mermaid Parade marks the start of summer
Jolene Oldham (left), “Empress of the Sea, Mermaid Pearlie Mae” with Tom Nolz (right) delighted everyone with her ingenious and elaborate costume. Photo by Beth Eisgrau-Heller/Brooklyn Eagle CONEY ISLAND — On Saturday, mermaids, mermen, pirates, sirens and sea creatures of all colors, shapes, sizes and genders marked the official opening of the summer season at…
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The State of Broadway with Tony Award-winning producer Hunter Arnold
Hunter Arnold and his colleagues at Hadestown. Photo: Emilio Madrid It’s Monday morning, the day after the 2023 Tony Awards, and somehow Broadway producer Hunter Arnold is more awake and energized than I am. “I don’t sleep,” Arnold tells me over zoom. Sitting in front of a full bar cart in his living room, he…
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Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show
This image released by National Geographic shows Christian Cooper with Bond, a trained Harris’ Hawk, at a park in Palm Desert, Calif., during the filming of “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper.” Jon Kroll/National Geographic via AP There’s nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his “happy place,” the bird-friendly Ramble of Central Park —…