For many individuals, obituaries may be the only form of written biography left behind after death. However, as writer Margalit Fox says in the 2016
Year: 2017
No matter how you feel about gentrification, there is no denying that it has touched nearly every corner of Brooklyn and is changing the look
Brooklynite Alex Prud’homme is a man who deals with what one might call “glorious basics of life: water and food”. At a recent breakfast at
Children’s author and illustrator, Javaka Steptoe visited P.S. 56 in Clinton Hill to share his latest book, Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel
American Chordata began as a passion project for its editors, founded in Spring 2015 on the belief that a literary magazine can celebrate sophisticated design
When it was rebuilt in 1883, the Domino Sugar Refinery was the largest in the world. That year, the Brooklyn Eagle described the new facility
In the world of traditional publishing, it can be difficult for newcomers to find a place for their work. Without influence and a large social
The Rockaways are part of an important network of diverse habitats, and serve the ever-important role of adding a protective buffer for Brooklyn’s coastal areas.
Litost is an untranslatable Czeck word. Its first syllable, which is long and stressed, sounds like the wail of an abandoned dog. As for the meaning
If this account is true, it is most enormously wonderful. -Chapter 11, The Sun and the Moon In 1835, nine out of ten New Yorkers
In an age of online streaming, drunk texting, bottomless brunching, internet dating, immediate car-sharing, and so much more, the minutia of our daily lives is
By Natasha Soto Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle If forecasts had been correct, the independent bookstore would have been dead by now. First, they
Jewish immigrants transformed New York. They built its clothing industry, expanded its commercial reach, and constructed huge swaths of apartment buildings. New York Jews helped
Growing up in Nyack, New York, Mandy Berman spent her summers as a camper, and eventually a counselor, at a camp in the Berkshires. Berman calls Brooklyn
If you’re a fan of Doctor Who, you’ve likely heard of The Way Station in Brooklyn, NY, owned and operated by Andy Heidel. Named one
Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in 1975, Iron Maiden have sold over 90 million albums and played over 2000 shows in 63 countries, making
Prize-Winning Novelist Sets a Hot Page-Turner In Adopted Home Boro In a recent online interview for BrooklynEagle.com, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan told the Eagle that she had
Jacket courtesy of Dey Street. Photos by Elena Seibert By Peter Stamelman Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Now a best-seller, the new book by
St. Francis College proudly welcomes Ron Currie, author of The One-Eyed Man, as the next author to speak in the Walt Whitman Writers Series on Wednesday, October 25 at
It’s hard enough to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved, but it’s another thing entirely when you’re only seventeen… and ‘someone’ is none