History

Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling.  … Full Article

Good morning. Today is Groundhog Day, based on the old belief that if a groundhog sees his shadow when he emerges on this day, six weeks of winter will ensue. The day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 32nd day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Feb. 1, 1901, carried an unusual story about the death of Game Constable Jacob Abrams of Oyster Bay, Long Island. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 31st day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Jan. 31, 1908, carried an article on a “run” on the Oriental Bank in Manhattan, which had two branches, despite the bank president’s protest that the bank was solvent. … Full Article

With the Dodgers’ departure in 1957, coupled with flocks of Brooklynites fleeing to suburbia and beyond, the borough for many years fell into somewhat of a slide.  More recently, though, this situation has been thoroughly reversed. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 30th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of January 30, 1881, carried an article about the custom of sending valentines. Everywhere you went in Brooklyn in those days, the unnamed Eagle writer said, you saw Cupids and hearts in store windows. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 29th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Jan. 29, 1900, carried an article, “Warrant Is Out for Pool Room Men.” In 1900, a “pool room” meant a room where gambling on horses and sporting events took place. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 28th day of the year. Jan 28, 1955, was the date of the last issue of the original edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Although the Eagle’s circulation enjoyed an all-time high at the time, it had been crippled by a recent strike. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 27th day of the year. People complain today about the construction of the Second Avenue subway in Manhattan, but 110 years ago or so it was much worse. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for Jan. … Full Article

Good morning. Today is the 26th day of the year. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for Jan. 26, 1860, reported on the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s latest sermon at Plymouth Church (now Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims) in Brooklyn Heights. … Full Article