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The original ‘Leaving Brooklyn — Fuhgeddaboudit’ sign installed in 2004. Photo courtesy of Marty Markowitz

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Want an iconic Brooklyn street sign? Fuhgeddaboudit!

April 25 | Mary Frost

The original ‘Leaving Brooklyn — Fuhgeddaboudit’ sign installed in 2004. Photo courtesy of Marty Markowitz

Want an iconic Brooklyn street sign? Fuhgeddaboudit!

April 25 | Mary Frost

The “Fuhgeddaboudit” signs were first installed in 2004 at some of the...

A rendering of the planned rent-stabilized senior housing development on Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, to be called Third Act, as seen from Wyckoff Street. Rendering courtesy of HPD

Senior housing development to rise on site of Boerum Hill parking lot

April 25 | Raanan Geberer

The dilapidated-looking lot on Third Avenue will be converted into approximately...

Situations like this, which take up valuable street space, wouldn’t happen under the new microhubs plan. Photo courtesy of NYC DOT

City introduces first ‘microhubs’ for trucks to unload, transfer cargo

April 25 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Tuesday celebrated Earth Day by...

The mural of Pope Francis in Bay Ridge now has flowers underneath it. Photo courtesy of Delphinoto

Bay Ridge mural of Pope Francis becomes a memorial

April 25 | Jaime DeJesus

Following the death of Pope Francis, many have traveled to a mural...

Councilmember Susan Zhuang. Photo courtesy of Councilmember Susan Zhuang.

NYPD deputy chief sues Zhuang following assault charges being dropped

April 25 | Jaime DeJesus

Susan Zhuang, after assault charges dropped in court for biting a police...

White House border czar Tom Homan talks with reporters at the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

Mayor Adams and Trump border czar tout charges against 27 people in Tren de Aragua case

April 25 | Philip Marcelo Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s border czar joined New York City’s mayor...

Three more prosecutors resign in aftermath of dismissal of case against NYC mayor

April 25 | Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Three more federal prosecutors who had been involved in the now-dismissed...

Pedestrians cross Delancey Street as congested traffic from Brooklyn enters Manhattan over the Williamsburg Bridge, March 28, 2019, in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File

In unintended filing, feds say Trump strategy to end congestion pricing is a losing battle

April 24 | Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

The memo, intended for a U.S. Department of Transportation attorney, was...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation

April 24 | Janie Har, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by San...

First responders wade through flood waters at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge, Friday, Sept. 29 after the rush-hour rainstorm swamped New York City. Photo: Jake Offenhartz/AP

New research finds that 6,300 units of Brooklyn housing could be lost to flooding by 2040

April 24 | Joanna Insco

NEW YORK CITY COULD LOSE APPROXIMATELY 19,300 HOUSING UNITS BY 2040...

Rikers Island complex

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Spotlight: The strange history of Rikers Island part three: The Dalí art heist

April 24 | Jesse Goodman

Dalí was staying at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, a gaudy...

Hegseth Screws Up Again by Bob Englehart

Cartoon Sketchbook: April 24

April 24 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

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...