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Hilton-Jacobs and Mayor Adams talk to students at Ember Charter School. Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ star honored by mayor

May 21 | Jaime DeJesus

Mayor Eric Adams honored “Welcome Back, Kotter” and “Cooley High” actor Lawrence...

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Cartoon Sketchbook: May 21

May 21 | Curated by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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

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Family and friends gather for the street co-naming as Don B. Lee Way. Photo courtesy of Councilmember Alexa Avilés

Street named in honor of community activist Don Lee

May 21 | Jaime DeJesus

A street co-naming ceremony for community activist and former chairperson and...

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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

CityPickle’s plan for the Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage includes 11 pickleball courts in the Washington Street Yard. Rendering courtesy of CityPickle

CityPickle unveils big plans for pickleball courts at Brooklyn Bridge’s Anchorage Plaza

May 21 | Mary Frost

CityPickle has revealed their plans for a temporary sports and recreation concession...

Cloud ‘electrifies’ Barclays in debut

May 21 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Natasha Cloud didn't take long to go from former Brooklyn nemesis...

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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

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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...