Oro, the 40-story, 303-unit condo tower at Gold Street and Flatbush Avenue Extension, is offering the option to help participants save for a larger downpayment and, in turn, help them secure a mortgage.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

Where: Deity Brooklyn, 368 Atlantic Ave between Hoyt and Bond.

Published by Pardon Me for Asking on December 1, 2009.

Chamber concert: The Knights will perform pieces by Mozart and Stravinsky. $20. 3 pm. St. Ann’s Church [157 Montague Street at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 855-3053], www.brooklynfriendsofchambermusic.org.

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

Art Opening, “Recycled and Stitched Art”: Free. 3 pm. Gumbo [493 Atlantic Ave. between Nevins Street and Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, (718) 855-7808].

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

College open house: For associate and bachelor’s degree programs. 6 pm. Empire State College [177 Livingston St. at Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights, (518) 587-2100].

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

Christmas caroling: Meet at the nativity scene for singing and then a few drinks at Eamonn’s on Montague Street. Free. 4:30 pm. Cadman Plaza [Court Street at Montague Street in Downtown Brooklyn, (718) 875-5199], www.compostolaw.com.

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

Community Board 2. Monthly full board meeting. 6 pm. Brooklyn Tabernacle [180 Livingston St. between Smith and Hoyt streets in Boerum Hill, (718) 596-5410].

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

• A brand new Vespa was picked up off Wyckoff Street between Court and Smith streets sometime between 8 am on Nov. 22 and 11 pm on Nov. 23.

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

...Jonathan Lippman. Black tie. Held at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Hotel, 333 Adams St. For information or reservations, contact the BBA: www.brooklynbar.org...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

Hours are Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brooklyn Friends School is at 375 Pearl St., between Willoughby Street and Marriott Hotel Plaza. More info at www.brooklynfriends.org/winterfestival.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

...will be held at the home of Sandra McLean, Slow Food NYC Leadership Committee Chair, 53 Wyckoff Street (Between Smith & Court). Tickets must be purchased online here...

Published by Cobble Hill Blog on December 1, 2009.

Come one, come all! Stop by 50 Monroe Pl. to find used clothing, art or holiday items such as decorated wreaths, baked goods, toys, art and antiques. Enter the church at Pierrepont Street, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

St. Boniface and St. Joseph’s High School will be holding their annual Christmas Craft Fair at 80 Willoughby St. This is a great opportunity to pick up holiday gifts, meet neighbors and get in the holiday spirit. Begins at noon.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

...annual festival will again take place on the ground floor of BHS’s building at 128 Pierrepont St. Find an array of unique hand-crafted gifts — ceramics, jewelry, apparel, plush toys, organic cosmetics...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

A multi-cultural tree lighting ceremony is planned with refreshments to follow at Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St. at Court Street. In the third week of December the Hanukah menorah will be lit, time TBA.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

A fire that badly damaged a frame house at 178 Smith Street last week has forced Kyung Dong Oh and Kyung Ja, the couple who used to...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

...having a free “Family Filmmaking Day” on Saturday at the spanking-new Ingersoll Community Center, 177 Myrtle Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program includes an adult-teen...

Published by New York Times on December 1, 2009.

Today's Street Scenes subject is Anna, shot on Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond Streets. Feel free to vote on whether you like or dislike her outfit below. Your choices are 'Perfection!,' 'So close,' 'I feel strangely ambivalent about it,' or 'Who did this to you?'

Published by Racked on December 1, 2009.

Brooklyn Friends School is located at 375 Pearl St. near the Brooklyn Marriott.

Published by mcbrooklyn on December 1, 2009.

A crook broke into a car and stole a $1500 laptop as well as an iPhone on November 28 at 11:30 a.m. The car was parked on Bond Street between Schermerhorn and State streets.

Published by Brooklyn Heights Blog on December 1, 2009.

A car thief stole a 2005 gold-colored Lincoln on Schermerhorn Street near Court Street ton November 25 around 11 p.m.

Published by Brooklyn Heights Blog on December 1, 2009.

A 2009 Honda Vespa was stolen on Wyckoff Street near Court Street overnight on November 22.

Published by Brooklyn Heights Blog on December 1, 2009.

Reading, Jonathan Lethem: Author of “Chronic City.” 7 pm. Book-Court [163 Court St. between Pacific and Dean streets in Cobble Hill, (718) 875-3677], www.bookcourt.org.

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival: Documentaries on the theme “Brooklyn Back in The Day.” 7-10 pm. Brooklyn Historical Society [128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111], www.brooklynhistory.org.

Published by New York Post on December 1, 2009.

...policy; for more information, call (718) 624-3894, ext. 4. Held at Brooklyn Bar Association, 123 Remsen St., Brooklyn Heights; www.brooklynbar.org

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

...Professional Practice; (2) toward Ethics. Held at Brooklyn Law School, Moot Court Room, 7th Floor, 250 Joralemon St. For information or to RSVP, contact Brooklyn Law School: www.brooklaw.edu...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

Mon. Dec. 7, Judge Sifton Memorial Service, 5 p.m. A memorial for U.S. District Judge Charles P. Sifton, who presided for more than 30 years on the bench, will be held in Brooklyn federal court at 225 Cadman Plaza East in Downtown Brooklyn. Judge Sifton died Nov. 9 at age 74 from lung disease.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 1, 2009.

Community Board 2. Monthly full board meeting. 6 pm. Brooklyn Tabernacle [180 Livingston St. between Smith and Hoyt streets in Boerum Hill, (718) 596-5410].

Published by New York Post on November 30, 2009.

...available weekends, and dinner and brunch should arrive by January. Status: Opening tomorrow for delivery; 170 Tillary St., 646-355-7518...

Published by Eater on November 30, 2009.

...tastings and demonstrations for those who have purchased the $100 annual membership." Status: Opening Friday; 138 Court St, (718) 855-9463...

Published by Eater on November 30, 2009.

...committee meets at 6 p.m. at the Jonas Board Room of Long Island University, DeKalb and Flatbush; (2) Wednesday, the board’s Health, Environment and Social Services committee meets at 6 p...

Published by New York Times on November 30, 2009.

In 1953, it made front page news in the Eagle when Winston came to Brooklyn to visit her birthplace. He reportedly called it “a very moving occasion.” Jennie Jerome, a wealthy socialite, was born at 197 Amity St., near the corner of Court Street in the Cobble Hill area of Brooklyn.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

...who built them a gigantic brick building with stone trims and large Gothic windows on Montague Street between Court and Clinton streets. The auditorium of the new Academy had 2,250 seats. The first performance, on...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

...Wine, hors d'oeuvres and dessert, sponsored by TD Bank. Held at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St. For information or to RSVP, contact VLP: (718) 624-3894, x4...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

...policy; for more information, call (718) 624-3894, ext. 4. Held at Brooklyn Bar Association, 123 Remsen St., Brooklyn Heights; www.brooklynbar.org

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

...Professional Practice; (2) toward Ethics. Held at Brooklyn Law School, Moot Court Room, 7th Floor, 250 Joralemon St. For information or to RSVP, contact Brooklyn Law School: www.brooklaw.edu...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

Mon. Dec. 7, Judge Sifton Memorial Service, 5 p.m. A memorial for U.S. District Judge Charles P. Sifton, who presided for more than 30 years on the bench, will be held in Brooklyn federal court at 225 Cadman Plaza East in Downtown Brooklyn. Judge Sifton died Nov. 9 at age 74 from lung disease.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

...Jonathan Lippman. Black tie. Held at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Hotel, 333 Adams St. For information or reservations, contact the BBA: www.brooklynbar.org...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

These are the kinds of questions which will be aired by members of the Kings County American Inn of Court on Dec. 1, in a ninth floor courtroom at 360 Adams St. in a program appropriately titled “Expert Witnesses” directed by Justice Gloria Cohen Aronin and Rosario Marquis D’Apice.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

...the program, which gets underway at 6 p.m. on Dec. 14 at BBA headquarters, 123 Remsen St.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

• At 16 Court St., where Havens is handling the commercial leasing for owner SL Green, there are eight leases out, “changing the dynamic in the building”;

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

The first real tests of the impact of all this work on Flatbush Avenue, Duffield and Willoughby Street will begin to be felt next year, and no one really knows how that will play out. It will be the first real change in the Downtown area in the recent past.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, Information and Orientation, 7 p.m., at Belarusan Church, 401 Atlantic Ave. at Bond Street in Boerum Hill.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

The McBrooklyn blog reports that Trader Joe’s on Court Street and Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn has expanded its hours. It is now open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The earlier hours were 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Concord Village (CV), the seven-building, 1,030-unit co-op at Adams, Jay and Tillary streets, has made a commitment to reducing waste going to a landfill.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 30, 2009.

Reading, Jonathan Lethem: Author of “Chronic City.” 7 pm. BookCourt [163 Court St. between Pacific and Dean streets in Cobble Hill, (718) 875-3677], www.bookcourt.org.

Published by New York Post on November 30, 2009.

Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival: Documentaries on the theme “Brooklyn Back in The Day.” 7-10 pm. Brooklyn Historical Society [128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111], www.brooklynhistory.org.

Published by New York Post on November 30, 2009.

Chamber concert: The Knights will perform pieces by Mozart and Stravinsky. $20. 3 pm. St. Ann’s Church [157 Montague Street at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 855-3053], www.brooklynfriendsofchambermusic.org.

Published by New York Post on November 30, 2009.

Art Opening, “Recycled and Stitched Art”: Free. 3 pm. Gumbo [493 Atlantic Ave. between Nevins Street and Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, (718) 855-7808].

Published by New York Post on November 30, 2009.

College open house: For associate and bachelor’s degree programs. 6 pm. Empire State College [177 Livingston St. at Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights, (518) 587-2100].

Published by New York Post on November 30, 2009.

...Cleaners in Cobble Hill and whose home was destroyed by last week's fire on Smith and Warren. Neighbors have banded together to try to find a new apartment for the couple, and...

Published by Brownstoner on November 30, 2009.

In Brooklyn Heights, Montague Jewelers (at 212 Montague Street) is offering 50% off all jewelry this weekend.

Published by mcbrooklyn on November 28, 2009.

Want to spend less? Go from cheap to cheaper at ABC Super Store at 427 Fulton Street.

Published by mcbrooklyn on November 28, 2009.