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Reigning two-time NEC Player of the Year Anna Grigoryan will try to lead the Long Island University Brooklyn women’s tennis squad to a stunning upset of No. 15 Miami Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Photo courtesy of LIU Brooklyn Athletics

LIU women’s tennis has ‘nothing to lose’ in Miami

May 9 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Reigning two-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year Anthony Davison believes...

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Fresh off their second straight Northeast Conference Tournament title, the Long Island University Brooklyn women’s tennis team is headed to Miami this weekend to meet the No. 15 Hurricanes in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Photo courtesy of LIU Brooklyn Athletics

LIU-Brooklyn women’s tennis team draws Miami in NCAA Tournament

May 2 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Simply showing up and competing at the NCAA Tournament won’t be...

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From left to right, Matthew Nieves, Daniel Pagan, Joshua Beausil, Feguy Magnan and team captain Paul Clarke get the thumbs up from head coach Christopher Mills after SFC-Brooklyn won a 4x400 heat last weekend during the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

St. Francis track squad scores at Penn Relays

May 1 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

St. Francis College Brooklyn track and field coach Christopher Mills believes his...

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LIU-Brooklyn earned its second straight trip to the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships on Sunday, rolling past Bryant, 4-1, in the NEC Tournament Final in West Windsor, N.J. Photo courtesy of Long Island University Brooklyn Athletics

LIU tennis’ ‘dream team’ headed to NCAA Tournament

April 24 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Junior Anna Grigoryan summed up Long Island University Brooklyn’s second straight...

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Villanova head coach Jay Wright benefitted from the hard work of assistant head coach and former Brooklyn Friends School standout Kyle Neptune (background, right) this month as the Wildcats grabbed their second national title in the past three years. AP Photo by Jessica Hill

Brooklyn native Neptune nabs second title as Villanova assistant coach

April 3 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Brooklyn native Kyle Neptune’s winning pedigree was enhanced yet again Monday...

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Joel Hernandez carried the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds to the NCAA Tournament, but was unable to get past Radford’s tenacious defense Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. AP Photo by John Minchillo

Hernandez struggles as LIU loses in NCAA Tournament play-in game

March 14 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds were only going to go as far as...

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Doug Weight and the Islanders are skating on thin ice when it comes to their playoff hopes. New York is seven points out of the final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference with only 13 games left on the schedule. AP Photo by Gene J. Puskar

Isles dig in for one final playoff push

March 13 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

At this point last season, the Islanders were tied with Toronto for...

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Senior DeAngelique Waithe dominated Wednesday night’s NEC Tournament quarterfinal against SFC-Brooklyn, leading LIU-Brooklyn into Thursday night’s semifinals against Robert Morris. Photo courtesy of LIU-Brooklyn Athletics

LIU-Brooklyn ladies ‘March’ on in NEC Tournament

March 8 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

After watching their male counterparts complete a storied run to the NCAA...

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LIU-Brooklyn senior Joel Hernandez hoists the NEC Tournament championship trophy following the Blackbirds’ upset win over Wagner Tuesday night in Staten Island. Photo courtesy of Northeastconference.org

Hernandez leads LIU-Brooklyn basketball back to Big Dance

March 7 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Joel Hernandez wasn’t ready to end his playing days at LIU...

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Mayor Adams has a special connection to Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association: his Corporation Counsel was their honoree.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

RALLY TO NATIONAL GRID: STOP OPPOSING CLIMATE PROGRESS: National Grid’s New York headquarters is the gathering point today, as climate and consumer advocates, tired of what they call National Grid’s climate misinformation campaign, will join forces for a rally and press conference. 

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BAY RIDGE GREENMARKET OPENS SEASON: GrowNYC will host a ribbon-cutting with Councilmember Justin Brannan at 10 a.m. this Saturday, May 21, to celebrate the season opening of the Bay Ridge Greenmarket.

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NAVY YARD SPRING MARKET SHOWCASES SUSTAINABILITY: The Brooklyn Navy Yard will hold its first annual Spring Market this weekend, with an emphasis on sustainability and showcasing a wide variety of offerings from 45 different unique vendors and makers. 

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If you want to know what someone cares about, look at what they spend money on. Our city budget is no different.

— From "Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan Releases FY 2023 Preliminary Budget Response" by Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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“The LGBTQ+ Committee of the BBA is inviting mem “The LGBTQ+ Committee of the BBA is inviting members to join it during the Brooklyn Pride Parade on Saturday, June 11. The parade starts at Fifth Avenue and Lincoln Place and marches to Ninth Street from 7:30p.m. until 10 PM. Members of the committee will be wearing special limited-edition 150th Anniversary Pride shirts. To order one while supplies last, email Robert Abruzzese with your t-shirt size (rabruzzese@brooklynbar.org). ‘It has never been a better time to celebrate Pride and have fun with your fellow BBA members,’ said Christina Golkin, chair of the LGBTQ+ Committee. ‘All BBA members, allies and family are welcome.’” Continue reading “Join the Brooklyn Bar Association at Brooklyn Pride” from our “Mayor turns out as BWBA honors Hon. Hinds-Radix, Past President Cavallo” article, which is linked in the bio.
“The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association held its “The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association held its first major in-person event in more than two years on Thursday when it featured Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix and Carrie Anne Cavallo during its annual gala held at the Liberty Warehouse in Red Hook. The event had nearly 200 people in attendance, as the BWBA showed that COVID-19 has not stopped it. Mayor Eric Adams was on hand to offer encouragement to the Association and praise for his choice as the New York City Corporation Counsel: former Appellate Division judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix.” Continue reading our “Mayor turns out as BWBA honors Hon. Hinds-Radix, Past President Cavallo” article, which is linked in the bio.
KIDS’ LOW COVID-19 VACCINE RATES CALLED A GUT PU KIDS’ LOW COVID-19 VACCINE RATES CALLED A GUT PUNCH: Suspicion, misinformation, complacency and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11, authorities say. As of Tuesday, just over 17% were fully vaccinated, more than two months after shots for the age group became available. While Vermont is at 48%, California is just shy of 19% and Mississippi is only at 5%. Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then, and omicron’s explosive spread appears to have had little effect. Read more by clicking the link in our bio. . . . . #covid #nyc #ny #news #newyorkcity #vaccine #brooklyndailyeagle #brooklyn
NEW YORK TO RECEIVE $6B OF FEDERAL AID FOR TRANSIT NEW YORK TO RECEIVE $6B OF FEDERAL AID FOR TRANSIT: New York City’s subways and commuter rails are getting a $6 billion chunk of federal COVID-19 relief funds. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received the money as part of more than $14.5 billion in overall federal relief aid. The aid, contained in COVID-19 relief bills during both the Trump and Biden administrations, has helped the MTA stave off threatened service cutbacks, layoffs and fare hikes. Click the link in our bio to read more on our website. . . . . #mta #nyc #newyorkcity #train #subway #nycsubway #funds
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