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Blanca Llivicura clasps flowers and a crucifix following the funeral of her 16-year-old son Justin at St. Joseph the Worker Church in East Patchogue, N.Y., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The teenager was the youngest of four young men found slain in a suspected MS-13 gang killing in a Central Islip park on April 11. At center, in blue suit, is Joselo Lucero whose brother, Marcelo Lucero, was killed in 2008 in nearby Patchogue, by a group of young men who admitted they routinely attacked Hispanic victims. Photo: Frank Eltman/AP

MS-13 gang member sentenced to 55 years in prison for the murders of four young men in a Central Islip Park

May 8 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

At the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Omar Antonio Villalta was sentenced...

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District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Photo: Rob Abruzzese

Ringleader of ATM burglary ring sentenced to up to 12 years in prison; five accomplices previously pleaded guilty

May 8 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced that the ringleader of an ATM burglary...

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The relatives of Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. who were flown to a prison in El Salvador by the U.S. government, who alleged they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, protest outside the United Nations building in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Photo: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Federal court in New York blocks removals under Alien Enemies Act

May 8 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A federal court in New York has granted a preliminary injunction blocking...

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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

A sinkhole opened on Old Fulton Street on Thursday, trapping a Nissan Altima up to its right front bumper. Photo courtesy of Eric Han

Sinkhole on Old Fulton St. in Brooklyn Heights traps car

April 28 | Mary Frost

New York City Fire Department responders blocked the intersection while a tow...

Firefighters and National Grid are on scene following the main gas rupture in Bay Ridge. Image via Citizen App

Gas main rupture in Ridge Boulevard injures one

April 25 | Jaime DeJesus

One person was injured during a main gas rupture in Bay Ridge...

Sports

Cam Johnson still subject of trade rumors

May 7 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

Johnson posted career bests of 18.8 points, 3.4 assists and...

Two dozen former Dodgers stars met in a three inning exhibition at Ebbets Field, Sept. 22, 1940. It was played between games of the Brooklyn-Philadelphia double header. Zach Wheat is at bat, Hank Deberry is catcher and Tom Dunn is umpire. AP Photo

Where are all the May babies in Brooklyn baseball history?

May 6 | William A. Gralnick

Not one member of the rosters of the Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers...

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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...