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This sidewalk shed from 2020 was on Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Bill to discourage unattractive sidewalk sheds passes City Council

March 27 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

This sidewalk shed from 2020 was on Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Bill to discourage unattractive sidewalk sheds passes City Council

March 27 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

For decades, the rules governing construction sheds have given property owners an...

Roy Jensen’s holiday house in Bay Ridge is already set up for Easter. Photo courtesy of Christina Jensen

Bay Ridge’s holiday house has transformed to celebrate Easter

March 27 | Jaime DeJesus

The Easter season is upon us, and there is an egg-stravagant...

Brooklyn Nets guard Daria Whitehead (0) reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

Nets give another one away to Raptors

March 27 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

Brooklyn kept giving the ball away throughout a sobering and humiliating 116...

I.S. 136 Charles O. Dewey in Sunset Park. Image via Google Maps

DOE employee charged with putting student in chokehold at Sunset Park school

March 27 | Jaime DeJesus

“This alleged behavior is absolutely unacceptable,” a spokesperson for the DOE said...

The Kings County Supreme Court at 360 Adams St. Photo: Rob Abruzzese/Brooklyn Eagle

Lawsuit charges that NYS courts discriminate against blind jurors in the grand jury system

March 27 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A Brooklyn resident and the National Federation of the Blind filed a...

A protesters holds a flower as stand behind police barrier during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Our world in photos: March 26

March 26 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world...

Con Edison will pay $750,000 to settle suit alleging harassment of female field workers

March 26 | Associated Press

The settlement, announced Tuesday, comes after a multiyear investigation by the New...

DEA special agent Frank Tarantino II, center front, speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, following the arraignment of Cartel leaders Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty

March 26 | Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Assistant U.S. Attorney Saritha Komatireddy confirmed that capital punishment remains on...

A ghost gun that police seized from an organized shoplifting crime ring is on display during a news conference at the Queens District Attorney's office in New York City, Nov. 26, 2024. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File

Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns

March 26 | Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The number of ghost guns found at crime scenes around the country...

Hegseth security fail by Dave Granlund

Cartoon Sketchbook: March 26

March 26 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A collection of topical political cartoons from various artists curated by the...

The basketball court at Aviator Sports and Events Center. Photo courtesy of Aviator Sports and Events Center

Elected officials attempt to keep Aviator Sports and Events Center open

March 26 | Jaime DeJesus

Following management’s announcement that indoor facilities of Aviator Sports and Events...

A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. Photo: John Raoux/AP

Halfway to the 2030 Census, the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits over the last one

March 26 | Mark Sherman and Sara Cline, Associated Press

The United States is halfway to the next once-a-decade census...

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez speaks to the media on Jan. 18, 2024. Photo: Jennifer Peltz/AP

Brooklyn financial advisor indicted for allegedly stealing approximately $1.24M from 10 clients in Ponzi scheme

March 26 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A licensed Brooklyn financial advisor has been charged with stealing close to...

Johannès back in Brooklyn for repeat run

March 26 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Johannès helped the Liberty get to the brink of their first...

Women look at footwear as they visit a market to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 24, 2025.

Our world in photos: March 25

March 25 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world...

Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus, April 29, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File

Columbia student protester who’s lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation order

March 25 | Michael Hill, Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Yunseo Chung said in the lawsuit, ICE signed an administrative arrest warrant...

The Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee marches in the parade. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann

30th annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes over the neighborhood

March 25 | Gabriele Holtermann

Bay Ridge painted the neighborhood green as Irish Americans and the “Irish...

Brooklyn federal court. Photo: Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia Commons

NY high school student sues district for painting over her pro-Palestinian parking spot design

March 25 | Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

High school officials painted over a parking spot that was decorated with...

Attorney General Letitia James delivers a passionate address on the importance of the 2024 election. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mario Belluomo

NY Attorney General, coalition file preliminary injunction to stop Education Department dismantling

March 25 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The coalition filed for a preliminary injunction as part of their lawsuit...

A coalition of progressive organizations and unions, including Indivisible Brooklyn and 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, rally in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on March 22, 2025, against the funding cuts to federal health care programs and tax breaks for billionaires. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Gabriele Holtermann

Malliotakis’ Bay Ridge office is target of well-attended, well-organized bitter protest

March 25 | Gabriele Holtermann

A coalition of groups protested Congresswoman Malliotakis' (R-Brooklyn) vote to cut...

Mavs run over fading Nets at Barclays

March 25 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

The Nets have 10 games left to impress coach Jordi Fernández...

A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia, on June 4, 2018. AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File

States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts

March 24 | Jeff McMurray, Associated Press

California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania joined forces to...

The Aviator Sports and Events Center’s indoor facility is set to close April 14. Photo courtesy of Aviatorsports.com

Floyd Bennett Field’s indoor sports center to close

March 24 | Jaime DeJesus

Factors include economic downturns, Superstorm Sandy, government shutdowns, COVID-19, and a...

Mr. Cincinnati Red and others wave to the crowd from a pickup truck on Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati Monday, April 3, 2006 during the 87th Annual Findlay Market Parade to kick off opening day at Great American Ball Park. AP Photo/Greg Mahany

It’s party time, and Joe Bellomo is right in the middle of it all

March 24 | Andy Furman

It is the biggest day in Cincinnati. And wouldn’t you know...

The U.S. Eastern District of New York’s Brooklyn courthouse. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Queens man charged with pretending to be a federal agent in immigration scam

March 24 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

In Brooklyn federal court, Tommy Weng Da Silva was indicted on charges...

The Queens-bound BQE along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

NYCDOT expands crackdown on BQE overweight trucks

March 24 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the expansion of the city’s successful...

Taking Aim at Education by Jeff Koterba

Cartoon Sketchbook: March 24

March 24 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A collection of topical political cartoons from various artists curated by the...

(From left) The 84th’s Precinct’s Commanding Officer, Captain Thomas Maffei, honored police officer Conor McGouran as the precinct’s February 2025 “Cop of the Month” on Tuesday, March 18. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Police officer McGouran honored as 84th Precinct Cop of the Month

March 24 | Mary Frost

The 84th’s Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Maffei praised McGouran’s quick...

The ‘We Care’ Memorial Wall on Amity Street in Cobble Hill honored hundreds of COVID-19 nursing home victims. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Cuomo denounced at COVID Memorial in Cobble Hill

March 24 | Mary Frost

A somber crowd gathered Sunday around a large Memorial Wall covered with...

Bushwick Inlet Park. Photo by Karrie Witkin

Greenpoint residents furious over high-rise plan near Bushwick Inlet

March 23 | Lisa Frost

A PLAN TO BUILD two high-rise towers on the north side...

The New Croton Dam and the New Croton Reservoir that supplies part of New York City's drinking water is seen in Cortlandt, N.Y., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

March 22 | Michael Hill, Associated Press

The plug wouldn't have to be pulled until early next century...