Diversity improved in Brooklyn school district thanks to new admissions plan, NYC says

NYDailyNews.com (News) 11/14 5:50A Michael Elsen-Rooney

A Brooklyn school district showed a marked improvement in diversity under a new admissions plan devised by residents of Park Slope and Red Hook, according to city data released Thursday. The District 15 plan got rid of middle school admissions...

Daily Links: Locals Rally to Bring Back Bus Route Connecting Red Hook to Crown Heights

Brownstoner.com 11/14 1:30A Craig Hubert

In the News Residents Demand Return of Crown Heights-Red Hook Bus Route [Eagle] Little-Known Rent Reform Law Is Big News for Crown Heights Tenants [Eagle] Coney Island Public Housing Complexes to Get New Elevators [BP] Citi Bike Expands Deeper...

Brooklyn Today: ‘We are fighting to stay and remain.’

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/14 12:15A Brooklyn Today

THE LEDE:  Good morning! Homeowners united with housing advocates and local officials on the steps of Brooklyn Supreme Court this week to unveil a  set of principles  aimed at preserving affordable homeownership, including a measure that would...

Underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods to get Citi Bike stations in $100M expansion

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/13 9:30A Meaghan McGoldrick

Officials gathered at the corner of Van Sinderen Avenue and Truxton Street Wednesday to cut the ribbon on a new Citi Bike station outside the Broadway Junction Transit hub. The new dock is one of 85 coming by 2023 to currently underserved...

Brooklyn’s best diners, according to our readers

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/13 5:00A Cambria Roth

When the Brooklyn Eagle staff set out to answer the age-old diner question (namely, which is best), we knew it would be controversial. We rounded up our eight favorite Brooklyn diners here , and we wanted to know which greasy spoons our readers...

Brooklynites demand return of long-shuttered Crown Heights-Red Hook bus route

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/13 2:51A Paul Frangipane

As MTA employees in the basement of the Park Slope Library prepared for an open house on the Brooklyn bus network redesign Tuesday night, local residents rallied outside to continue a demand they’ve...

The Grand Army Plaza Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch Lights Up the Night

Brownstoner.com 11/13 2:00A Susan De Vries

While traffic hurled around Grand Army Plaza Monday night a small group cast their eyes on the memorial arch as its usual purple glow was augmented with a new brilliance. The temporary new look was a lighting test, part of the $8.9 million dollar...

Brooklyn Today: Checkmate for National Grid?

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/13 12:15A Brooklyn Today

THE LEDE:  Good morning! Gov.  Andrew Cuomo  gave National Grid 14 days notice on Tuesday that New York State  intends to revoke  the company’s certificate to operate its downstate gas franchise. “These utilities believe they have a license...

Ask a historian: How has Prospect Park changed since the 1860s?

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/12 5:30A Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Elisabeth from Prospect Heights asked: What communities existed before in Prospect Park? We don’t know too much, Elisabeth, with the exceptions of two mansions: the Willink Mansion and the Litchfield Villa, which still exists. The land had...

Photos: Brooklyn students march for migrant children held at border

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/11 5:00A Paul Frangipane

Dozens of schoolchildren and their parents marched through the streets of Brooklyn on Saturday morning to show solidarity for migrant children who are being held in detention facilities at the...

It’s Veterans Day. Here’s what you need to know.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11/11 12:40A Meaghan McGoldrick

Monday is Veterans Day, so the Brooklyn Eagle is coming at you with yet another handy holiday weekend guide. A bit of history: The day originated on Nov. 11, 1919 as Armistice Day. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance,...

Brittani Jackson, Averill Wickland

NYTimes.com (Times Wire) 11/9 5:15P

The couple went on their first date in New York in 2015, a walk through Prospect Park followed by dinner at Hamilton’s in Brooklyn.

Cops seek thug who punched traffic agent in Brooklyn

NYPost.com (News) 11/8 3:33A Yaron Steinbuch

Cops are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a man suspected of slugging an NYPD traffic agent in Brooklyn. The suspect punched the agent in front of 555 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope about 12:30 p.m. Oct. 22 after he was issued a parking...

Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: All Four Sold

Brownstoner.com 11/8 3:00A Craig Hubert

This week, we look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Prospect Park South, Sunset Park, Clinton Hill and Park Slope. How did they fare? To begin, we have a fairly spectacular Colonial Revival...

Frustrated Park Slope Residents Say City Sewer Repairs Are ‘Breaking Our Homes to Pieces’

Brownstoner.com 11/7 2:00A Craig Hubert

Park Slope residents are fed up with the lack of answers about damage to their homes and sustained interruptions to their lives connected to a multi-year water main replacement project in their neighborhood. More than 150 people gathered at a...