State Sen. Kevin Parker. Photo courtesy of Sen. Parker’s office

City

Sen. Kevin Parker tweets ‘Kill Yourself’ at GOP staffer

December 18 | By Raanan Geberer

City

Report: Ocasio-Cortez targets Jeffries for 2020 primary challenge

December 18 | By Paula Katinas

Slogans like “De Blasio, stop selling us out!” and others were projected onto the facade of TD Bank in Brooklyn Heights Monday night. Activist groups G-REBLS and Mi Casa No Es Su Casa say a plan to rezone Bushwick fails to protect existing tenants, many people of color. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

News

Dramatic Bushwick anti-gentrification message projected on Montague Street

December 18 | By Mary Frost

Winterfest, the advertised 40,000-square-foot "world of holiday joy and wonder" behind the Brooklyn Museum has turned out to be anything but merry, according to customers and vendors. Eagle photo by Todd Maisel

Arts and Entertainment

Winterfest Fiasco: Organizers ignore refund requests from customers

December 18 | Scott Enman

New York Police Detective Dalsh Veve (center) leaves the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation with his wife, Esther (right) and daughter Dashi on May 7 in West Orange, New Jersey. Veve was critically injured in June 2017 when he was dragged by a driver in a stolen car. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

Courts and Law

Teenager faces up to 10 years in prison for assaulting cop

December 18 | By Christina Carrega

In this Dec. 3, 2018 photo, Australian tourists Wayne Burg and his daughter Lydia stand in front of Brooklyn’s federal court, in New York, where they were attending trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Burg is a criminal lawyer in his home country and said he did not want to miss the chance to witness one day in the trial of “El Chapo.” (AP Photo/Claudia Torrens)

Courts and Law

El Chapo trial becomes New York’s latest tourist attraction

December 18 | By Claudia Torrens

Brooklyn Today

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The Lede

Happy Tuesday! A Brownsville rapist is thrown in jail, more and more Montessori schools are popping up across the borough, and the city’s BQE plan could bring dangerous levels of toxic pollution to Brooklyn Heights. Plus, a Brooklyn author’s novel is the most in-demand book at libraries, renting will begin soon at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “The Landing,” and we recommend the best places to get steak frites in the city. Finally, a Bushwick izakaya will open soon, and we tell you which neighborhoods are the darkest and brightest in the winter.

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Real Estate

Welcome to the Cobble Hill Historic District, which is full of eye-pleasing spots such as Verandah Place. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

Come see the Cobble Hill Historic District

December 12 | By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Old and new together. In Cobble Hill, brownstones built before the Civil...

Arts and Entertainment

Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for Panda Restaurant Group/AP Images

Event explores Christmas link between Jews and Chinese Restaurants

December 18 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

“Chow x Judaism,” a culinary event that explores why many Jews eat...

DeKalb Market. Eagle file photo by Andy Katz

A speakeasy cocktail bar is coming to DeKalb Market Hall

December 18 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A new cocktail bar and events space is coming to DeKalb Market...

Politics

Sen. Kevin Parker tweets ‘Kill Yourself’ at GOP staffer

December 18 | By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle

State Sen. Kevin Parker (D-Park Slope-Kensington-East Flatbush) told a...

Report: Ocasio-Cortez targets Jeffries for 2020 primary challenge

December 18 | By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Call it the Democrats’ own “Family Feud.” U.S. Rep.-elect Alexandria...

Crime

Suspect Joseph Desmond is walked out of the 62nd Precinct on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Eagle photo by Todd Maisel

Staten Island man with history of hate indicted for firefighter’s murder

December 18 | By Christina Carrega Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A Staten Island man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday for brutally...

Surveillance photos of the suspects. Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Cops arrest three teenaged suspects wanted in Sunset Park robbery

December 17 | By Jaime DeJesus Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Police have arrested three suspects in the robbery of a woman by...

Sports

Islanders head coach Barry Trotz finally saw some life from his previously dormant power-play unit during Monday night’s 4-1 victory in Colorado. AP Photo by David Zalubowski

Islanders end ‘power’ outage in Colorado

December 18 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Team captain Anders Lee referred to it as a “monkey,” but the...

Brooklyn Nets' D'Angelo Russell (1) drives past Atlanta Hawks' Vince Carter (15) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in New York. The Nets won 144-127. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Russell scores 32, Nets beat Hawks 144-127 for 5th straight

December 17 | Associated Press

Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson watched the Nets let a 21-point lead...

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