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June 19 | Associated Press

Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved...

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Our world in photos: June 18

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CALIFORNIA — Nature’s revenge — the out-of-control forest fires just keep...

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District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said, “We are steadfast in our commitment to seeking justice for all victims of sexual violence and continuing the progress we have made making Brooklyn safer for everyone.” Photo: Jennifer Peltz/AP

Brooklyn Man sentenced to 17 years to life for sexual assault on woman walking to work in Stuyvesant Heights

June 18 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 17 years to life in...

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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...

Health

Errol Louis and Bruce Ratner. Brooklyn Eagle photos by John McCarten

New book describes vital role of early detection and preventive medicine

June 18 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Cancer: just hearing the word conjures up images of heartache...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo: John Minchillo/AP File

Independent report criticizes Cuomo’s ‘top-down’ management of New York’s COVID-19 response

June 17 | Associated Press

An investigation into New York’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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

Mercury rise over Liberty in Phoenix

June 19 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The New York Liberty tied the WNBA record and their franchise mark...

Jones lifting Liberty to new heights

June 18 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty have found a formula for...

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The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

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Second Brooklyn Made store opens in central location Downtown

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

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Police release surveillance video of the shocking Brooklyn Heights hate crime

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

Health

New book describes vital role of early detection and preventive medicine

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