Frenzie, located at 129 Atlantic Ave., will serve 14-inch sourdough pies, seasonal small plates and artisanal wines until midnight on weeknights and 2 a.m. on weekends. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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THE LEDE: Good morning. The chefs who moved their high-end restaurant Confidant from Industry City to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights are opening today an informal wine-and-pizza cafe right next door, according to Grub Street.
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Visitation Academy and church sold to private equity firm for $42M: The Commercial Observer said the cohort of buyers suggests the property will likely become a major mixed-use or residential development.
Confidant duo opening late-night pizza bar in Brooklyn Heights: Frenzie — located at 129 Atlantic Ave. near Henry Street — will serve 14-inch sourdough pies, seasonal small plates and artisanal wines until midnight on weeknights and 2 a.m. on weekends.
ICE agents to be equipped with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks: The no-bid purchase of the gloves, which are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky, was announced in a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.
Battle of Brooklyn 250th anniversary reenactment set for Prospect Park: The event’s centerpiece is a realistic reenactment of the historic Battle of Brooklyn, following the footsteps of the soldiers who fought in the historic military event, from the Long Meadow in Prospect Park down Third Street to the Old Stone House.
John Gotti’s grandson kept trying to delay prison to donate kidney to mother. A judge said enough: Late mob boss John Gotti’s reality TV star grandson has reported to federal prison after trying to stave off his sentence on fraud charges by saying he was going to donate a kidney to his ailing mother, Victoria Gotti.
5 things to know about NYC’s surge in mosquitoes with West Nile Virus: Health officials say this summer’s heat waves have accelerated the virus’ spread. (The City Reporter)
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SPAIN — A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of a solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia. Photo: Alberto Saiz/AP
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In 1928, the Eagle reported, "Work on the Brooklyn airport, to be known as the Floyd Bennett Field, is already under way and dredgers are enlarging a channel 1,000 feet wide and 30 feet deep as far as Paerdegat Basin, a distance of three miles." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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Fever shoot down streaking Liberty (Brooklyn Eagle)
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who was born in Brooklyn
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke
“Mad Men” star John Slattery
“Goodfellas” star Debi Mazar
Weather anchor Sam Champion
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