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The iconic ‘Winter Cathedral’ by Mandylights at BBG’s Lightscape. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn Botanic Garden transforms into enchanted forest with Lightscape

December 5 | Mary Frost

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden banishes the gloom with its annual Lightscape happening...

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Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli goes over Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes as they challenge the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Emirates stadium in London, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Our world in photos: December 5

December 5 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

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U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, whose office prosecuted the case against Cory Zeidman, announced the guilty plea and outlined the details of the multimillion-dollar sports betting fraud scheme. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP

Guilty plea entered in $3.6M sports betting fraud case

December 5 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A 63-year-old from Boca Raton has pleaded guilty to running...

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Crime

A New York police officer stands on 54th Street outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah

UnitedHealthcare CEO is killed in a ‘targeted shooting’ outside a New York hotel, officials say

December 4 | Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Associated Press

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in what...

Police blocked off the intersection at 320 Jay St. next to the Criminal and Family courts in Downtown Brooklyn just after noon on Wednesday, after a man fired a volley of gunshots. Photo: Brooklyn Eagle

Suspect in custody after firing shots outside Criminal Court in Downtown Brooklyn

September 18 | Mary Frost

Police had a suspect in custody Wednesday after he fired a volley...

Police & Fire

A New York police officer stands on 54th Street outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah

UnitedHealthcare CEO is killed in a ‘targeted shooting’ outside a New York hotel, officials say

December 4 | Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Associated Press

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in what...

Police officer Jojy Chacko, left, received the 84th Precinct Community Council’s Cop of the Month award for October 2024 from the 84th’s Commanding Officer Capt. Thomas Maffei. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

84th Precinct cop a hero to cyclists on Brooklyn’s dangerous Adams Street

December 3 | Mary Frost

This cop is a hero to the thousands of cyclists who ride...

Sports

Scholastic Roundup: The Dutchmen are denied

December 6 | Andy Furman

The Warriors from Staten Island overcame a 13-point deficit behind back...

Nets get defensive in win over Pacers

December 5 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Jordi Fernández spent most of Wednesday morning's shootaround coaxing his...

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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...