Two Chipotle chief executives have apologized to New York City police officers who were greeted by a restaurant employee making the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture popular with protesters. The incident occurred at the chain’s Brooklyn Heights location. Co-Chief Executive Officers Steve Ells and Monty Moran said in a statement Monday that the employee’s action … Read More →
Eye On Real Estate Happy New Year, Brooklyn. To honor the arrival of 2015, we’re eyeballing the Brooklyn real estate that Father Time loves best. Surely he favors properties with big, beautiful clocks, so he can see when the stroke of midnight arrives without having to elbow his way into the ball drop in Times … Read More →
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams reflected on the state of Brooklyn in his first video holiday message to the borough’s residents.
“We are in a good place as a borough,” he said in the video, which runs under two minutes on YouTube. “Moving forward to some of the challenges facing our future, we are focusing on building people first.”
Calling Borough Hall the “People’s House,” he invited residents to a free exhibit of ancient manuscripts of St. Francis of Assisi, here until Jan. 14. “The message of peace they convey are so timely during this holiday season,” he said.
Referring to the unrest over police-related shootings and the assassination of two NYPD officers in Bedford Stuyvesant, he added, “We also recognize that this has been a difficult end to the year for so many of us, including recent events we have endured that have hit at our public safety, the foundation of our community.”
“Brooklyn is great because of its people, and we as a people will make 2015 our best year yet,” Adams said.
The 66th Precinct in Brooklyn held a vigil for slain NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on Tuesday afternoon.
Organized by Councilmember David G. Greenfield, the tensions between the police and community were put aside to remember the lives of the two officers. The Brooklyn Eagle‘s Dipti Kumar was on hand to film the vigil.
The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) has announced that Judy Stanton, BHA’s longtime executive director, plans to retire on Aug. 31, 2015. Stanton has served the BHA since the early 1980s, first as a member of the BHA’s Board of Governors and later as its first executive director. She has been a tireless advocate for the … Read More →
Aaron Morrill has paint flowing through his veins. His grandfather took over Dick Blick paints 73 years ago and Blick took over Utrecht one-and-a-half years ago. “Utrecht has the fantastic storied history in New York. We always had our eyes on paint in particular and we knew they had a passionate following for their paint … Read More →
Brooklyn had its very own Christmas tree lighting event in front of Borough Hall on Monday, and Borough President Eric Adams used the opportunity to promote unity between police and the community. “We want to send a message throughout the entire borough and city that this tree lighting is done in celebratory fashion,” Adams said. … Read More →
So what if there was a bit of rain? That didn’t stop Congregation B’Nai Abraham and supporters from gathering at Brooklyn Borough Hall to witness the annual tradition of lighting a giant menorah to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah.
There was festive music, a warm batch of latkes and much dancing for those who showed up.
Carefully secured inside a white cherry picker on a Con-Edison truck, Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin and state Sen. Daniel Squadron were guided toward the menorah.
“One little candle can dispel a lot of darkness and that freedom overpowers oppression,” said Rabbi Raskin.
Despite having a sore throat, Squadron recited the three blessings and leaned over to light the candle.
“You can see this menorah from one end of Brooklyn to the other, from the Statue of Liberty to Newtown Creek. Happy Hanukkah,” said Squadron, as he lit the menorah.
Yedidya Saadya, a local from Bed-Stuy, was one among those who attended.
“It helps us come together and support one another; especially in these trying times, its always good to recount how our creator has protected us and helped us in the past and is sure to do it again,” said Saadya.
The second day of Hanukkah will be observed with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams lighting the menorah.
Eye On Real Estate- Plus storm light seen from the Promenade and other seasonal eye candy Is that Santa — or Spider-Man — scaling the wall? Christmas Is Coming, The Goose Is Getting Fat — and Brooklyn Heights homeowners are starting to decorate the façades of their jaw-dropping historic properties. Much of what’s on display … Read More →