New restaurants liven up Columbia Street dining scene

January 18 | By Raanan Geberer

Business

Thousands sign petition seeking a Trader Joe’s in Coney Island

January 18 | By Raanan Geberer

News

First look at new renderings for 85 Jay St.

January 18 | By Lore Croghan

News

Bay Ridge officials search for answers as car crash stats explode

January 18 | By Paula Katinas

News

Stuck in limbo, N.Y. gov’t workers assess impact of shutdown

January 18 | By David Brand

Crime

Second person dead in wake of Sheepshead Bay restaurant hammer attack

January 18 | By Meaghan McGoldrick

Brooklyn Today

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The Lede

THE LEDE: Happy Friday! Alleged leaders of a drug delivery service in southern Brooklyn were arrested, we go inside Brooklyn’s first marijuana dispensary and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon tackles outrage over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway rehab plan. Plus, birds feast in Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn boxer returns to his old Greenpoint block and a Brownsvillefamily is imprisoned in their home by the NYPD. Finally, Helen Keller Servicesopens its new center, borough businesses offer specials to government workers and a West Bengal restaurant opens in Ditmas Park.

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Real Estate

First look at new renderings for 85 Jay St.

January 18 | By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Here’s what the development on DUMBO’s old Watchtower...

Arts and Entertainment

Andre Braugher, a cast member in the television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," poses for a portrait at CBS Radford Studios in Los Angeles. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Andre Braugher leads ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ to a new network

January 9 | By Lynn Elber The Associated Press

When Andre Braugher learned last May that Fox’s “...

Emily Blunt, left, and John Krasinski arrive at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski purchase entire floor in Brooklyn Heights for $11 million

January 8 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Show business couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski have paid $11 million...

Politics

Stuck in limbo, N.Y. gov’t workers assess impact of shutdown

January 18 | By David Brand Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Heather Kramer notices the trash piling up along Cross Bay Boulevard as...

Cuomo’s executive budget includes money for speed cameras

January 15 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

After all of the noise, protests and controversy — much of it centered...

Crime

Second person dead in wake of Sheepshead Bay restaurant hammer attack

January 18 | By Meaghan McGoldrick Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Authorities confirmed Friday that a second victim has succumbed to his injuries...

Supporters for the woman accusing two former detectives of raping her stand outside Brooklyn Supreme Court. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Prosecutors charging ex-cops with rape of teenager ask to be removed from case

January 17 | By Christina Carrega Brooklyn Daily Eagle

With less than a week before jury selection is expected to begin...

Sports

Spencer Dinwiddie was as cool as ice down the stretch Wednesday night in Houston as his 3-point shooting and clutch play down the stretch helped the Nets get back to .500. AP Photos by David J. Phillip

‘Resilient’ Nets finally get even in Houston

January 17 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

When the Brooklyn Nets were 8-18 six weeks ago and on...

Undefeated Brooklyn boxer Adam “Babyface” Kownacki returns to old block to talk PRs and Poland

January 17 | By Alex Wieckowsk Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn boxer Adam Kownacki may hold a whopping undefeated 18-0 ratio...

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