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Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George and Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts Adam Silvera stand with the Asian American Judges Association of New York’s newly appointed judicial members. Brooklyn Eagle Photo by Noah Powelson

Asian American judges have increased, but remain underrepresented in NY courts

May 9 | Noah Powelson

New York’s legal community kicked off Asian American and Pacific Islander...

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Governor Kathy Hochul was joined by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez to celebrate changes made to the state’s discovery laws on Wednesday. Photo via Governor Hochul’s Office

Governor Kathy Hochul praises changes to discovery reforms

May 9 | Jacob Kaye

Governor Kathy Hochul and the city’s five district attorneys celebrated changes...

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Jean Paul Correa Vasco feeds pigeons outside the Cathedral in Cartagena, Colombia, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Our world in photos: May 9

May 9 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

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Crime

Surveillance image of the suspect. Photo courtesy of NYPD

Cops search for man who attempted to rape woman in Sunset Park

April 30 | Jaime DeJesus

Police are looking for a suspect wanted for injuring and trying to...

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...

Police & Fire

NYPD officers arrested at least a half dozen students taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn College, May 8, 2025. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY

NYPD Tases Pro-Palestinian Demonstrator Outside Brooklyn College

May 9 | Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY

A tense situation quickly devolved on the streets around the school, as...

An NYPD cruiser sits at the intersection of a Midtown street closed due to construction, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File

NYPD launches probe into why it gave a record of a Palestinian woman’s sealed arrest to ICE

May 8 | Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

The probe follows reporting by The Associated Press on the cooperation between...

Sports

Scholastic Roundup: No surprise, it’s gold for McDonald

May 9 | Andy Furman

The PSAL Wingate Award recognizes the most outstanding senior student-athlete in...

No Betnijah Laney-Hamilton for Liberty in 2025

May 8 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

The New York Liberty are no longer holding out hope that forward...

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John Abi-Habib founded a number of civic organizations in Bay Ridge.Photos: Wayne Daren Schneiderman/Brooklyn Eagle

Faces of Bay Ridge: John Abi-Habib, a mover and a shaker

January 22 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

BAY RIDGE – John Abi-Habib is all about foresight and being on...

Staten Island Man With History of Hate Indicted For Firefighter’s Murder

December 18 | Christina Carrega

A Staten Island man pleaded not guilty on Tues., Dec. 18 for...