Breon Peace, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announces the guilty plea in the first case prosecuted under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which targets gun trafficking specifically. Photo: Peter K. Afriyie/AP

Undercover sting nabs Brooklyn woman for gun and drug trafficking

June 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Brooklyn resident pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking firearms and...

News

The Eastern District of New York Courthouse, where Marc Henry Menard is facing charges for allegedly defrauding more than 50 individuals, primarily from the Haitian-American community, out of at least $1.65 million in a Ponzi scheme. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Brooklyn man accused of Ponzi scheme targeting Haitian American community

June 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Marc Henry Menard with...

News

In a rally at Borough Hall, Borough President Antonio Reynoso, seen here, joined survivors of sexual abuse at NYC juvenile detention centers to demand reforms and highlight ongoing lawsuits filed by Levy Konigsberg LLP. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

Survivors and officials rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall to address abuse in juvenile detention centers

June 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

In an event held at Borough Hall on Thursday, June 13, survivors...

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Business

Second Brooklyn Made store opens in central location Downtown

June 13 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — In real estate, they say it’s all about “location...

Owner Mohamad Salem in front of his business, Tripoli. Photos courtesy of Atlantic Avenue BID

Half-Century Club: champion of longevity, Tripoli has been on Atlantic Avenue since the 1970s

June 13 | Special from the Atlantic Avenue BID

This month, the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) paid tribute to...

Crime

Police release surveillance video of the shocking Brooklyn Heights hate crime

June 13 | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The New York Police Department has released surveillance video and...

A co-op building in Brooklyn Heights was vandalized with red spray paint and a sign reading, “ANNE PASTERNAK BROOKLYN MUSEUM WHITE-SUPREMACIST ZIONIST.” Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Antisemitic vandalism defaces home of Brooklyn Museum’s Pasternak in Brooklyn Heights

June 12 | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS —Residents of Brooklyn Heights woke up Wednesday morning to discover...

Education & Kids

Historic Brooklyn Kindergarten Society names Ashley Williams as executive director

June 10 | Special from Brooklyn Kindergarten Society

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Kindergarten Society (BKS), a leading non-profit in early...

The annual Saint Ann’s Puppet Parade welcomed spring to Brooklyn Heights for the 37th time on Tuesday, April 30.

Saint Ann’s Puppet Parade hits Brooklyn Heights for 37th year

May 2 | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Hundreds of Saint Ann’s School students and their artistic...

Health

Maimonides volunteers smile for the camera. Photo by Arthur De Gaeta

Maimonides celebrates student volunteers at annual breakfast ceremony

May 31 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

Doogie Howser, M.D. has got nothing on these kids! Of course...

THBC Board Chair Lizanne Fontaine speaks.

Sold out gala for Brooklyn’s oldest hospital attracts 650 guests and raises $1.33M

May 22 | Special from The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation

BROOKLYN MUSEUM — The grand Beaux-Arts Court of the Brooklyn Museum was...

Police & Fire

From left: 84th Precinct Community Council President Mark Gelbs, Police Officer Melissa Andrade, and the 84th Precinct’s Commanding Officer Captain Thomas Maffei.

Melissa Andrade commended as April’s ‘Cop of the Month’ in the 84th Precinct

May 26 | Mary Frost

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Police Officer Melissa Andrade was commended on Tuesday as the...

The fireboat John J. Harvey passes the Statue of Liberty, Oct. 28, 2011, in New York Harbor.

Man arrested for allegedly taking a decommissioned NYC fireboat for an overnight cruise

April 12 | Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking a decommissioned New York...

Sports

Stewart and Ionescu going to Paris

June 12 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Reigning WNBA Most Valuable Player Breanna Stewart and All-Star teammate Sabrina...

LIU Director of Athletics Elliot Charles. Photos courtesy of LIU athletic department

Elliot Charles: He’s the boss at LIU

June 11 | Andy Furman

He’s the boss. The Head Honcho. The buck stops with him...

News

Undercover sting nabs Brooklyn woman for gun and drug trafficking

Brooklyn man accused of Ponzi scheme targeting Haitian American community

Survivors and officials rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall to address abuse in juvenile detention centers

Business

Second Brooklyn Made store opens in central location Downtown

Half-Century Club: champion of longevity, Tripoli has been on Atlantic Avenue since the 1970s

Crime

Police release surveillance video of the shocking Brooklyn Heights hate crime

Antisemitic vandalism defaces home of Brooklyn Museum’s Pasternak in Brooklyn Heights

Education & Kids

Historic Brooklyn Kindergarten Society names Ashley Williams as executive director

Saint Ann’s Puppet Parade hits Brooklyn Heights for 37th year

Health

Maimonides celebrates student volunteers at annual breakfast ceremony

Sold out gala for Brooklyn’s oldest hospital attracts 650 guests and raises $1.33M

Police & Fire

Melissa Andrade commended as April’s ‘Cop of the Month’ in the 84th Precinct

Man arrested for allegedly taking a decommissioned NYC fireboat for an overnight cruise

Sports

Stewart and Ionescu going to Paris

Elliot Charles: He’s the boss at LIU

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