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Mayor Eric Adams, right, is flanked by deputy mayor Sheena Wright, left, during a press conference at City Hall in New York, Dec. 12, 2023. AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie, File

A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits

October 8 | Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering...

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From left to right: Hon. Joanne Quinones, Kings County Supreme Court justice; Chief David Salazar, chief of the Appellate Division, Second Department; and Hon. Hector LaSalle, presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, as Salazar and Quinones present Justice LaSalle with a Trailblazer Award during the Second Judicial District’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Kings County Supreme Court, honoring his leadership and contributions to the Hispanic community. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Robert Abruzzese

Justice LaSalle recognized at Hispanic Heritage Event Hosted by Brooklyn Courts

October 8 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Second Judicial District Equal Justice Committee celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with...

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These recent cases from the Appellate Division, Second Department, address negligence claims involving mold exposure, workplace safety standards, sidewalk maintenance liability, and the applicability of comparative negligence and emergency doctrine defenses in a motor vehicle accident. Brooklyn Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Latest decisions from the Appellate Division, Second Department

October 7 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Negligence claims, workplace safety standards, sidewalk maintenance, and comparative negligence and emergency...

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Crime

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...

A NYPD car. Photo: Julio Cortez/AP File

4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knife

September 16 | Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn subway station Sunday when police...

Police & Fire

A police officer sits in a car near the Brooklyn Bridge, Dec. 16, 2022 in Brooklyn. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, file

The NYPD often shows leniency to officers involved in illegal stop and frisks, report finds

September 23 | Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

“Discipline for illegal stops and frisks” is not pursued “with the same...

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...

Sports

Finals-bound Liberty fold Aces

October 8 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Out with the old and in with the new. As in the...

A Kingsbourugh Community College soccer game. Photo courtesy of KCC athletics

Kingsborough Community College soccer is flying high

October 7 | Andy Furman

Coach Devon Charles got off the runway with a perfect 5-0...

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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...