8+ hour, 9+ min ago  (182+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Backpack giveaway at Verizon stores CITYWIDE — VERIZON WIRELESS STORES ACROSS the city will give away free backpacks this Sunday, July 26, starting at 1 p.m. Eleven Brooklyn stores will participate in the event. In an effort to support community members…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (208+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Community raises $9.1K in GoFundMe for fire damaged church BUSHWICK — A GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN to rebuild a historic Bushwick church after a fire has already received more than $9,000 in donations. The church at 855 Bushwick Ave. was heavily damaged in a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (182+ words) Brooklyn Eagle ‘A Day in the Life of a Gravedigger’ at Green-Wood GREENWOOD HEIGHTS — EVER WONDER WHAT IT’S LIKE to be a gravedigger? (Who hasn’t?) If so, here is your chance to hear directly from The Green-Wood Cemetery’s staff members…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (326+ words) CITYWIDE – NEW YORK CITY will add 2,000 new preschool and daycare seats for three-year-olds across all five boroughs, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday. Community-based providers will house a majority of the new seats. Roughly 700 families remained on the waitlist after…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (211+ words) The rules include not putting garbage, food, drink, money or broken items in the box. Locals have expressed how nice the box has been....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (289+ words) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — MONTAGUE OPEN STREETS is back, and the season kicks off with the second annual “Family Spring Fling” this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. This popular car-free event on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights features dozens of free…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (36+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn Public Library’s Macon Branch celebrates mothers and mother figures at 10th annual Mom-a-thon...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (288+ words) BAY RIDGE — AT THE BOOKMARK SHOPPE on Thursday, Craig Thomas of “How I Met Your Mother” fame celebrated the release of his debut novel, “That’s Not How it Happened.” Thomas signed books and discussed the importance of awareness, research and…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (638+ words) BAY RIDGE — Craig Thomas, co-creator of the Emmy-winning television series “How I Met Your Mother,” took to The BookMarke Shoppe in Bay Ridge on Thursday, May 7, to sign copies of his book, “That’s Not How it Happened.” Years later, Paige…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (162+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Walking tour to offer inside look at historic Brooklyn Navy Yard BROOKLYN NAVY YARD — THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL is offering a two-hour walking tour called “Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present and Future” on Saturday, May 16, from 2 to 4 p....