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Brooklyn Youth Chorus will debut “Port(al)” at Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 1. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Youth Chorus

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GRAMMY-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus to hold annual Spring Gala before first independently-produced work on May 1

April 24 | Special from Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Brooklyn Youth Chorus will debut “Port(al)” at Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 1. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Youth Chorus

GRAMMY-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus to hold annual Spring Gala before first independently-produced work on May 1

April 24 | Special from Brooklyn Youth Chorus

The GRAMMY Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus has announced the performance schedule...

Nets not willing to go ‘all-in’ just yet

April 24 | John Toreni, Sports Editor

The last time Sean Marks went "all-in" for a Brooklyn rebuild...

Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan as jury selection continues in his retrial on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in New York. Photo: Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP

Weinstein’s #Metoo rape retrial opens with added allegations from a former model

April 24 | Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Opening statements in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial began with a prosecutor...

Shipping containers are seen at Port Jersey, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy

April 23 | Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court...

Crime, gun carry and use punishment concept. Judge gavel and handgun on lawyer office desk. Wooden courthouse table, close up view

Defendant convicted of five armed robberies and attempted robberies in Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey

April 23 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A federal jury convicted Tony Clanton, also known as “Tone,” for a...

Mark Longo, center, and his wife Daniela Bittner, left, speak during a news conference at the state capitol building, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. Photo: Michael Hill/AP

Inside the investigation, seizure and death of Peanut the social media star squirrel

April 23 | Michael Hill, Associated Press

New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut...

NYRP’s 2025 free tree giveaways. Photo courtesy of New York Restoration Project

NYRP kicks off spring with tree giveaways

April 23 | Joanna Insco

Over 100 tree saplings sat in the courtyard of Brooklyn Public Library...

Pete Hegseth's Chat Group by Jimmy Margulies

Cartoon Sketchbook: April 23

April 23 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

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

Albanian national charged with conspiring to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States

April 23 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

In federal court in Brooklyn, Fatjon Shytani was chargerd with smuggling illegal...

New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello won't have Betnijah Laney-Hamilton back until September, and lost two other players as training camp opened this week. AP Photo by Ian Maule

Liberty to start camp shorthanded

April 23 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

While enthusiasm is high for one of the top rosters in the...

NYC mayoral candidates begin to roll out their housing policies

April 22 | Mary Frost

Several of the city’s mayoral candidates released housing plans with some...

Maronite Bishop Gregory Mansour and Roman Catholic Bishop Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia (center) with Pope Francis during a 2016 visit to Rome with pilgrims from the Catholic University of America. Photo courtesy of Bishop Gregory Mansour

Religious and civic leaders reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy

April 22 | Francesca Norsen Tate

Religious and civic leaders serving Brooklyn have sent statements expressing their grief...

Pope Francis leads Mass at Madison Square Garden during his visit to New York City in 2015. Eagle Urban Media/File photo by Corazon Aguirre

Brooklyn mourns death of Pope Francis

April 22 | Jaime DeJesus

Brooklyn joined the rest of the world in mourning the death of...

Earth Day by Bill Day

Cartoon Sketchbook: April 22

April 22 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

In a June 20, 2014, file photo, the Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

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Spotlight: The strange history of Rikers Island part two: The crash

April 22 | Jesse Goodman

From its humble beginnings as a dumping ground for the city’s...

This image provided by the Office of the New York Mayor shows the scene, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where a woman driving on a suspended license was speeding and failed to yield after stopping at a red light, collided with another vehicle and then into a family walking in the crosswalk. Photo: Mayoral Photography Office/Justin Persaud via AP

Driver indicted for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide in crash that killed mother, 2 children

April 22 | Jaime DeJesus

Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arraigned during her first in-court appearance on...

Long Island University Sharks heating up for another title run

April 22 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

The Long Island University Sharks (21-17, 15-3 NEC) appear to...

A police car drives through Brooklyn, Dec. 16, 2022. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File

NY Civil Liberties Union’s analysis shows marked increase in traffic stops, searches and seizures

April 22 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

NYPD TRAFFIC STOPS HAVE INCREASED BY 25%, and search and seizures increased...

Signs, including some advising drivers of congestion pricing tolls, are displayed near the exit of the Lincoln Tunnel in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

After NY ignores latest deadline, feds give yet another month to stop congestion pricing

April 21 | Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gave the state another...

A security fence surrounds Rikers Island correctional facility in New York. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File

Judge temporarily blocks Adams from allowing ICE on Rikers Island

April 21 | Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

ICE agents previously had a presence at the Rikers Island facility, which...

After crossing outside a crosswalk, a pedestrian, center, runs towards a crosswalk at the busy intersection of West 96th Street and Broadway in the Upper West Side of New York Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File

Final hurdle cleared to legalize jaywalking

April 21 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

CROSSING THE STREET OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED CROSSWALKS is about to become officially...

Pete Hegseth's Defense-Shopping Team Signal Chat by Pat Byrnes

Cartoon Sketchbook: April 21

April 21 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

The city plans to transform the 122-acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal site into a modern maritime port and mixed-use development. Photo: NYCEDC

Brooklyn Marine Terminal plan: Statement from members of Transportation, Mobility and Open Space Advisory Group

April 21 | Special from Transportation, Mobility & Open Spaces Advisory Group

This open letter represents the views of one of several committees that...

MacArthur Genius Grant-winning dancer on latest project, ‘The Center Will Not Hold’

April 21 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff with additional information from Peter Stamelman

Dorrance is passionate about race, democracy, American culture and the ways these...

A cardinal reaches out for Pope Francis as he arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Pope Francis passes away at age 88

April 21 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

POPE FRANCIS, BORN Jorge Mario Bergoglio, passed away at the age of...

The seal of the United States is displayed on the facade of federal court in Brooklyn, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in New York. AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

Brooklyn resident pleads guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS

April 21 | Andrew Scott

Rasheedul Mowla pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources...

Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians joined together in the solemn Good Friday Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Hundreds join Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge

April 18 | Mary Frost

Hundreds of the faithful filled the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday for...

The Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from the Brooklyn side in 2023. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

A bridge too near

April 18 | William A. Gralnick

In January, the venerable Brooklyn Eagle announced that the vendors are back...

A student walks by the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester, Feb. 22, 2023. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File

More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked

April 18 | Annie Ma, Associated Press

At least 1,024 students at 160 schools have had their visas...

Installation view, Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200, February 28, 2025–February 22, 2026. Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Paula Abreu Pita)

Brooklyn Museum’s 3-part exhibition highlights history and evolution

April 18 | Special from Brooklyn Museum

As the Museum commemorates its 200th anniversary, “Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum...

Schumer and Trump by Pat Bagley

Cartoon Sketchbook: April 18

April 18 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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