Brooklyn Borough Hall Courtroom was filled to capacity for Thursday’s BQE Town Hall. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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THE LEDE: Good morning. It was a standing-room-only crowd at Thursday night’s town hall to review the Mamdani administration’s 10-year, $4 billion plan to rehabilitate the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from Sand Street to Atlantic Avenue.
The Rundown
‘Insane’ Halloween crowds take over Garden Place in Brooklyn Heights: The Halloween scene on typically quiet Garden Place in Brooklyn Heights Saturday night was — once again — over the top, with residents handing out candy by the bushel to mobs of kids and parents.
Rejected before, revived again: BQE bypass plan draws Brooklyn backlash: Local officials made it clear at the start of the town hall that they were not happy with the city’s plan, which revives the idea of building bypasses — temporary stretches of highway — which must be built before the rehab then torn down after.
Adorable tots pack Promenade for 2026 Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade: Hundreds of youngsters and families strolled at a leisurely pace along the Promenade on Saturday during the Brooklyn Heights Association’s 2026 Halloween Parade.
Iconic Brooklyn businesses Sahadi’s and Li-Lac Chocolates join forces on Atlantic Avenue: Already neighbors in Industry City, the two renowned businesses have extended their longstanding relationship, creating a new destination for Brooklyn’s chocolate lovers inside Sahadi’s Atlantic Avenue flagship store.
Alan Lomax fundraiser to kick off Brooklyn Folk Festival on Nov. 5: Brooklyn Folk Fest will get a jumpstart with “Singing the Alan Lomax Archive,” a benefit concert for the Association For Cultural Equity co-hosted by Jalopy Theatre on Thursday at St. Ann’s Church.
Maimonides Health holds 15th annual Pink Runway for breast cancer awareness: The evening brought together breast cancer survivors, families, clinical staff and community members for fashion and music.
NYC broker fees are banned but not gone as city ramps up enforcement: In a year and a half, officials issued $60,000 in penalties against people violating the FARE Act. (The City Reporter)
Our world in photos: Parks, presidents, plazas and more.
Our World in Photos
ESTONIA — A man walks in a park among seasonal colored trees on an autumn day in Tallinn. Photo: Sergei Grits/AP
More Brooklyn News
"Woman throws soup cans, items at counter in outburst at Brooklyn bodega" (ABC7 New York)
"Would A One-Way Conversion Fix Brooklyn’s Grand Street Or Make It Worse?" (Streetsblog)
"Park Slope’s ‘Haunted Forest’ comes alive for annual Halloween parade" (Brooklyn Paper)
Staff Picks
READ: "A Night Living in Penn Station" (The New Yorker)
EAT: Here are the 38 best restaurants in New York City, including seven in Brooklyn. (Eater)
CARTOON: A witch's cauldron. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "The Faux Real-Estate Agent With a Dozen Names" (Curbed)
The Wrap
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In 1962, the Eagle reported, "The 2,700-member New York State Association of Trial Lawyers has renewed its drive for creation of a transit ‘watchdog committee’ to suggest and implement subway safety measures." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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American actress and director Chloë Sevigny takes a seat for CR Fashion Book #29.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"King Charles Caught Fuming at Aides as He’s Drenched in a Rainstorm Without an Umbrella" (People)
🏀 SPORTS
Maria Laterza brings winning pedigree to Fontbonne Hall (Brooklyn Eagle)
“Marjorie Prime” star Lois Smith
Former Democratic presidential nominee Mike Dukakis
“To Sir with Love” singer Lulu
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour
Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr
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