Interview: Wendy Libby

“School was my whole life when I was young. My father worked all the time while my mother ran the house: And my job?” Libby laughed, “My job was to earn A’s in school. I remember my friends and I would walk up and down Kings Highway, from Ocean Avenue to Coney Island Avenue, where all the retail stores were. No one had a driver’s license or a car back then, so we walked everywhere.” … Read More >Interview: Wendy Libby

Interview: Asi Cymbal

Asi Cymbal’s visionary development project along the Downtown Fort Lauderdale waterfront called “Marina Lofts” was inspired by the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn. Cymbal had this to say about his love for Williamsburg; “Williamsburg was inspirational because of its vibrant culture and talent…it has the coolest retail shops and restaurants.” Cymbal knows Brooklyn well. His family immigrated to Brooklyn from Israel when he was just three-and-half years old, and until his teens, he lived in Trump Village, the affordable housing project built by President Trump’s father on Ocean Parkway in Coney Island. … Read More >Interview: Asi Cymbal

Interview: Larry Feldman

Larry Feldman was born in Brooklyn in 1950 and spent his early childhood in the Projects at 845 Schenck Street. Like so many Brooklyn youths in the 1950s and 60s, Feldman grew up playing sports in the streets. “I grew up playing stickball, baseball, stoopball, and handball. As a kid, every sport I played was on concrete.”
In a recent interview with the Brooklyn Eagle, Feldman said: “As far as Brooklyn contributing to my success? I could be the poster child for Brooklyn, I was poor, but I didn’t know I was poor.” … Read More >Interview: Larry Feldman

Interview: Steve Grossman

Brooklyn native Steve Grossman became inspired by airports when he was only eight years old. He was a cub scout living in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Once a year his scout troop would take an educational day trip to JFK International Airport. Almost fifty years later, now CEO and Executive Director of Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s four airports, Grossman recently told the Brooklyn Eagle that he feels lucky to have decided his career path at such an early age. “As a kid, everything about the airport stirred my imagination.” … Read More >Interview: Steve Grossman

Interview: Peter Della Rocca

Brooklyn native Peter Della Rocca’s Italian cooking heritage goes back to 1894, when his great grandparents Dominick and Ana Sorvino landed on Ellis Island from Naples, Italy. The Sorvinos settled in Brooklyn, and within a year started what became a proud, long standing family tradition of rustic Italian cooking served in their Brooklyn restaurants. … Read More >Interview: Peter Della Rocca

Interview: Bonnie Crosby

Bonnie Crosby, a Brooklyn native, was born January 17, 1940, and lived at 3108 Brighton 5th Street until she was in the 3rd grade. She currently lives in Naples, Florida, and this week celebrates her 73rd birthday. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle recently conducted a phone interview with Bonnie. Bonnie is also the proud daughter of a famous Brooklynite, the legendary award-winning New York photojournalist Barney Stein. For two decades, from 1937-1957, her father was the official photographer of the Brooklyn Dodgers. … Read More >Interview: Bonnie Crosby

Interview: Brendon Rennert

Daniel Craig played his grandfather Tuvia Bielski in the acclaimed film “Defiance”. During the Interview with the Brooklyn Eagle, Rennert remembered a detail from the film set: “Daniel Craig had even put a sign that read ‘Tuvia Bielski’ on the door of his motor coach; he told me it helped him stay focused on the character.” … Read More >Interview: Brendon Rennert