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Sentenced 20-to-life for fatal sidewalk crash that killed popular grandma

June 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A STUYVESANT HEIGHTS WOMAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED to 20 years to life in prison for striking and killing a 70-year-old woman with her SUV after she deliberately mounted the sidewalk, attempting to run over a male pedestrian. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Michael Kitsis presided at the sentencing of Layla Adredini, 33, who […]

Bed-Stuy store sells $4 million lotto ticket

June 12 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

BED-STUY — A BED-STUY LIQUOR store sold a second prize-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket to one lucky Brooklynite in Tuesday’s drawing, netting them a cool $4 million. The mystery buyer at the Ralph Avenue Liquor Store opted to purchase the Megaplier bonus, which multiplied their winnings fivefold, while another second-prize winner in the Bronx earned […]