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Scholastic and Amateur

Freshman forward Eral Penn dominated the glass Wednesday night at the Steinberg Center as the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds rolled to their first win under new head coach Derek Kellogg. Photo courtesy of LIU-Brooklyn Athletics

LIU-Brooklyn men’s hoops has its fun against New Rochelle

November 16 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

The Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn men’s basketball squad lived up...

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For the fourth time in the last five years, the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s soccer team will represent the Northeast Conference in the NCAA Tournament. Photo courtesy of St. Francis College athletics

St. Francis men’s soccer takes 4th NEC title in 5 years

November 14 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

The St. Francis Terriers found a perfect way to stamp themselves as...

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Senior Nadim Saqui earned NEC Player of the Week honors after his golden goal last Sunday at LIU Field gave the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers a 2-1 win over the Blackbirds and the top seed in this weekend’s NEC Tournament at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

St. Francis, LIU-Brooklyn soccer ready for NEC playoffs

November 9 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

It took just over 101 minutes for St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU...

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Last season, the SFC Brooklyn Terriers lifted their third NEC Soccer Championship banner in four years at Brooklyn Bridge Park. They will have to knock off Downtown rival LIU-Brooklyn on Friday for a chance to host the NEC Tournament again. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics

Same old winning story for St. Francis, LIU soccer

November 2 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

For the third consecutive year, next weekend’s Northeast Conference Soccer Championships...

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Caring coach Darrell Walker has helped many of his players, including A.J. Williams, pay their college tuition. Photo courtesy of CAU/Curtis McDowell

College basketball coach sells his art to help players

August 25 | By Paula Katinas

A kindhearted college basketball coach is teaching his players a lot more...

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Pro golfer Daniel Berger gives tips to young golfers on the putting green. Photo by Alan Roche

Champion golfer Daniel Berger helps Dyker Heights kids

August 22 | By Paula Katinas

Kids learning how to play golf at the City Parks Junior Golf...

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The Brooklyn Lacrosse Club’s U11 Select Team poses for a photo at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6. Photos by Melina Mackall

A lacrosse team grows in Brooklyn

June 14 | By Scott Enman

Brooklyn Bridge Park is known for its incredible views, luscious lawns and...

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Kenneth J. Kern spent three decades developing a powerhouse basketball program at Bay Ridge’s Fort Hamilton High School. He passed away last month in Hollywood, Florida at the age of 89. Photo courtesy of the Kern Family

Legendary Brooklyn hoops coach passes away

June 7 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

The enduring memory I have of legendary Fort Hamilton High School basketball...

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The SFC Brooklyn women’s volleyball team hopes a crop of fresh recruits helps them compete for an NEC title in the coming years. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn

St. Francis College volleyball still a work in progress

May 30 | By John Torenli, Sports Editor

Though they are still miles from competing with their Downtown neighbors from...

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

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NEW YORK COVID ALERT LEVEL HEIGHTENS: New York City’s COVID alert level has increased to high, with the city’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, reiterating a set of cautionary steps for people to follow.

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‘GRAVESEND’ EPISODE FILMING: Residents and businesses in Community Board 11 are being alerted that filming is scheduled for today between 9 a.m. and noon for the TV organized-crime series “Gravesend Season 2 Unit 3.”

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TWO STATE SENATE BILLS MOVE FROM COMMITTEE: State Senator Zellnor Myrie (D-20), whose district stretches from Sunset Park and parts of other neighborhoods to Brownsville, is the sponsor of two bills that have passaged their respective committees.

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— Romanian adage cited by author of 'My Odyssey From The Holocaust To The Frontiers of Medicine,' Morrell Michael Avram

Response to FY 2023 Preliminary Budget

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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Rock Pigeon, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

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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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