The Brooklyn Eagle reports today that Juan Duntugan has been convicted by a court in the Phillipines of the murder of former Heights resident Julia Campbell . Campbell was living overseas while working as a volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps. Duntugan had confessed to killing Campbell with a rock after she bumped into him […]
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Eagle’s Holt on the Race for the 33rd
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Dennis Holt looks at the race for David Yassky’s seat in the New York City Council representing the 33rd District. The term-limited Yassky is running for NYC Comptroller. Businessman Ken Diamondstone recently tossed his hat in the ring to represent the 33rd in the City Council.
Brooklyn’s Theaters Then and Now
The Brooklyn Eagle’s John Manbeck gets in his time machine and tells us about the forgotten theaters of Brooklyn. One passage mentions Brooklyn Heights:
Eagle on P.S. 8’s Soldea Island
Last month the kids at P.S. 8 presented their first original theater production entitled Soldea Island. The Brooklyn Eagle has a reports on the play and the students who put it together:
Change of Pace at Tillary and Adams Street
View Larger Map The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the DOT will flip the traffic pattern at the intersection of Tillary and Adams Streets in an attempt to improve safety for a trial period of six months starting Saturday (6/7):
Eagle: Was Joralemon Garbage Fire Arson?
As mentioned by “E”, GHB and Weegee in yesterday’s Open Thread Wednesday, a small garbage fire raged and annoyed residents of Joralemon Street on Tuesday night. Today, the Brooklyn Eagle speculates that the blaze was not spontaneous combustion but rather an act of arson. A group of “young men and women” were seen fleeing the […]
Eagle: Other Historic Buildings Besides 100 Clark Need TLC Too
Raanan Geberer writes an interesting op-ed piece in the Brooklyn Eagle about the demolition of 100 Clark Street. It’s worth reading and discussing:
Eagle: Penson Stops DOB from Demolishing 100 Clark Street
The Brooklyn Eagle sheds some interesting light on the demolition of 100 Clark Street. According to the report published today, the DOB had decided that the entire structure, not just the top two floors as originally announced, needed to be taken down. Current owners, the Penson Companies went to court to stop the DOB from […]
Busta Crimes
The latest 84th Precinct Police Blotter published by The Brooklyn Eagle has us thinking it might be time to get a helmet. The latest Brooklyn Heights crimes: Stolen Audi on Montague Street Henry Street burglary Remsen Street wallet grab Honda Civic broken into on Hicks and Middagh Juicy details over at the Brooklyn Eagle.
BHA’s Judy: Landmarks Could Have Worked Harder to Save 100 Clark
The Brooklyn Eagle covers the tragedy at 100 Clark Street (aka 1 Monroe Place) and includes a quote from BHA Executive Director Judy Stanton. Clearly the finger pointing has begun in this saga:
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