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A new building for the McKinley Park branch library is slated to begin going up in April, the Brooklyn Public Library announced last week. The library is currently housed in a store at 6912 Fort Hamilton Pkwy., and the announcement marked the end of a long campaign by the McKinley Park Council for new quarters. The branch will be a one-story building, 6,000 sq. ft. on the first floor, and 1,000 sq. ft. in the basement. It will be located at 68th St. and Fort Hamilton Pkwy. Ground was broken for the new building in May 1958. Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History All the public facilities – reading rooms for children, young adults and adults, and a meeting room large enough for 50 persons – will be on the first floor. It is expected to open by next fall, according to a library spokesman. *** (Special thanks to Brooklyn Public Library) This undated photo shows the new library during its early days. Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brookly

Moving operations, transferring the 9th District Magistrate Court and the 5th District Municipal Court from their old quarters to the new courthouse at 4th Ave. and 43rd St., were carried on at full speed yesterday. As a result, both courts will be able to hold sessions in the new building on Monday. Virtually all of the Municipal Court records have been moved from their old quarters at 53rd St. and 3rd Ave. and stowed away in the spacious storerooms of the new structure. The courthouse, seen here in February 1933, was converted to non-court use in 1962. It was designated a New York City landmark in 2001 and is now used by the NYPD and Community Board 7. Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History Large moving vans yesterday completed the transfer of records of the Magistrate Court and all that remains to be removed from the ancient building on 23rd St. near 5th Ave. are a number of steel files destined for the new building.

A hearty welcome back to former 68th Precinct P.O. Daniel Rodriguez, who has gained national fame as America’s singing cop. Rodriguez will perform as one of “The New York Tenors” on Sunday, March 12 at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Angels, 7320 Fourth Ave. The extravaganza will include tenors Andy Cooney and Christopher Macchio plus the Big Apple Ensemble and Celtic vocalist Clara Fox. Ten years ago, after Superstorm Sandy, Rodriguez performed a sold-out benefit concert at Carnegie Hall that raised more than $1 million to help children affected by the storm and for the Sandy Educational Relief Fund. Rodriguez has recorded more than 15 albums, sung at 9/11 memorial services and tributes for the Tunnel to Towers Stephen Siller Foundation, and appeared on many TV shows here and around the world. He was a close friend of the late NYPD detective and former Bay Ridge AARP President Peter Killen . In his early days at Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct, Rodriguez often drove a patro

A hearty welcome back to former 68th Precinct P.O. Daniel Rodriguez, who has gained national fame as America’s singing cop. Rodriguez will perform as one of “The New York Tenors” on Sunday, March 12 at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Angels, 7320 Fourth Ave. The extravaganza will include tenors Andy Cooney and Christopher Macchio plus the Big Apple Ensemble and Celtic vocalist Clara Fox. Ten years ago, after Superstorm Sandy, Rodriguez performed a sold-out benefit concert at Carnegie Hall that raised more than $1 million to help children affected by the storm and for the Sandy Educational Relief Fund. Rodriguez has recorded more than 15 albums, sung at 9/11 memorial services and tributes for the Tunnel to Towers Stephen Siller Foundation, and appeared on many TV shows here and around the world. He was a close friend of the late NYPD detective and former Bay Ridge AARP President Peter Killen . In his early days at Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct, Rodriguez often drove a patro

Construction of the Narrows tunnel, which is favored by municipal leaders from Mayor [Jimmy] Walker down, depends, it was said recently, on the creation of the Bridge and Tunnel Authority for Greater New York. A bill providing for this body, sponsored by the city administration, is before the Legislature. According to prominent city officials, the bill is almost certain to become a law. The only contingency it has to be afraid of, it is claimed, is the hostility of the Republican majority in the Legislature, and its desire to place the administration in an embarrassing position for the election next November. It is known that Governor [Franklin] Roosevelt is in favor of the bill. Governor-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt with Mayor Jimmy Walker at the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park on Dec. 27, 1928. Walker, who succeeded Mayor John F. Hylan, resigned in 1932 amid a corruption scandal. AP photo Roosevelt is acquainted with the need of the city for interboro transit connections

A simulated indoor groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday at the site of the new Bay Ridge Center (BRC), 15 Bay Ridge Ave. For the past 47 years, the center has been located in the basement of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, which has about 5,000 square feet. The new facility, slated to open this fall, has 21,000 square feet and will provide state-of-the-art computer labs and music and exercise rooms for older adults.  The front of the new Bay Ridge Center. Eagle Urban Media/Photos by Ted General BRC Executive Director Todd Fliedner marked the occasion with community partners, elected officials and members of his staff. John Abi-Habib, chairman of BRC’s building committee, led shovelers as they dug into a mound of soil on the concrete floor. Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Randy Peers, Councilmember Justin Brannan, Honorary Consul of Lebanon John Abi-Habib and BRC Executive Director Todd Fliedner. Eagle Urban Media/Photos by Arthur De Gaeta Fliedner

A simulated indoor groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday at the site of the new Bay Ridge Center (BRC), 15 Bay Ridge Ave. For the past 47 years, the center has been located in the basement of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, which has about 5,000 square feet. The new facility, slated to open this fall, has 21,000 square feet and will provide state-of-the-art computer labs and music and exercise rooms for older adults.  The front of the new Bay Ridge Center. Eagle Urban Media/Photos by Ted General BRC Executive Director Todd Fliedner marked the occasion with community partners, elected officials and members of his staff. John Abi-Habib, chairman of BRC’s building committee, led shovelers as they dug into a mound of soil on the concrete floor. Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Randy Peers, Councilmember Justin Brannan, Honorary Consul of Lebanon John Abi-Habib and BRC Executive Director Todd Fliedner. Eagle Urban Media/Photos by Arthur De Gaeta Fliedner

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