Brooklyn Eagle

07/24/2024

More bad news for George Santos.

A federal judge in Brooklyn denied former Congressmember George Santos’ request to have specific charges dropped in a criminal fraud case.

07/23/2024

Arva Rice is stepping down.

The head of an oversight board that investigates allegations of misconduct by New York City police officers announced her resignation Monday.

07/22/2024

The Bronx Zoo has welcomed a baby tree kangaroo.

The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head head out of its mom's pouch.

07/22/2024

The shootings were just seven minutes apart.

2 men are dead and 1 is in critical condition after two shootings took place just a block away from each other in Clinton Hill Sunday night.

07/20/2024

At Syko, Syrian and Korean dishes mesh beautifully.

At its helm is Mazen Khoury, the Sy in Syko (Syria+Korea. Get it?), a graduate of Emma’s Torch and a culinary innovator.

07/19/2024

Social Security offices closed, DMV offices affected

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue started when it deployed a faulty software update to computers running Microsoft Windows

07/19/2024

Thieves appear to target isolated areas near bridges.

Asylum-seekers have gravitated to working food delivery in New York drawn by an abundance of customers and ease of getting started.

07/18/2024

They're fighting for sunlight.

To be located just east of BBG, the proposed tower would cast shadows for part of the day on greenhouses filled with rare orchids.

07/17/2024

The space rock moved at a speed of about 41,000 mph.

A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA.

07/16/2024

He was "King of the Fungoes."

Ed Roebuck had competition for this article. There was a July shortlist that included P*e Wee Reese and Don Drysdale.

07/16/2024

It will also prevent sewer backups into homes.

SEVEN MILES OF POROUS PAVEMENT are being installed along area roadways to help better manage stormwater and reduce flooding and overflows.

07/15/2024

Sparks are sure to fly tomorrow night.

A public hearing at Borough Hall on Tuesday, sponsored by the Borough President’s Office, is sure to see sparks fly.

07/15/2024

Adams: "This heat is not normal"

Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials warned at a press conference at the city’s Emergency Management Headquarters on Monday.

07/12/2024

Defendant allegedly stole settlement money before fleeing the country.

A personal injury attorney from Sheepshead Bay has been charged with embezzling approximately $253,000 from eight of his clients.

07/12/2024

Porter admits to placing bets on NBA games and throwing games.

Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to a wire fraud conspiracy related to a gambling scheme.

07/12/2024

Can you find this green oasis hidden in Brooklyn?

Once an empty junkyard lot, Christopher Adlington purchased the land in 1970. For 45 years, Adlington tended the garden that he built.

07/11/2024

Upgrades will be necessary, but it won’t be cheap.

The extreme heat has highlighted the vulnerabilities of NYC's infrastructure, from mass transit to bridges to the electric grid.

07/10/2024

Only 24 trains can use the route per hour. The Gateway would double that number.

The on-again, off-again Gateway project would build 2 new Amtrak rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the 2 existing tunnels.

07/10/2024

The two girls were caught in rough weather.

TWO TEENAGE GIRLS, Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, drowned off of Coney Island on Friday after being caught in rough weather.

07/10/2024

League-best New York and Connecticut battle for No. 1

Following Saturday’s loss in Indiana, New York Liberty All-Star guard Sabrina Ionescu described the game as the host Fever’s Super Bowl. “We knew they were going to come into this game really hungry and it’s tough to beat a team four times (in one season),” Ionescu ceded after New York suf...

07/10/2024

The Nets are moving into the unknown.

The Nets are moving on from Mikal Bridges and moving into the unknown. But after a 50-loss season and their first non-playoff campaign in six years, they are trusting that Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks will lead them to a brighter future. “I think you have to look yourself in the mirror as a...

07/09/2024

The suit claims the men “choked on toxic black smoke, some vomiting, some losing consciousness, all gasping for air.”

Inmates at Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a jailhouse fire that injured 20 people.

07/09/2024

Remembering a Brooklyn Dodgers great.

It has been a rough couple of weeks for Baby Boomers and the stars they idolized when they were growing up, as the list has been shrinking.

07/09/2024

Hospitalizations are up across the state.

COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS ACROSS the state are more than double last summer's rate, according to Gov. Hochul.

07/05/2024

Her work was previously nominated for both Academy and Grammy awards.

Jackie Sibblies Drury is fresh off writing Illinoise, a Broadway musical r***e inspired by Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album Illinois.

07/05/2024

The moment pizza fans have been waiting for🍕

Work at the DUMBO outpost of L&B Spumoni Gardens, under construction at 46 Old Fulton St., is progressing after numerous snags

07/03/2024

SEN. SCHUMER was threatened by former President Donald Trump in a social media post on his Truth Social website over the weekend.

07/03/2024

New York City is officially back.

TOURISM IN NYC is almost back to its pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis released Tuesday by New York State Comptroller DiNapoli.

07/03/2024

The park also has boulder climbing and a bike repair station.

NYC Parks Commissioner joined Brooklyn Commissioner to celebrate the opening of a new skate and BMX park at Harold Ickes Playground.

07/02/2024

The disbarment comes amid mounting woes for the 80-year-old Giuliani.

The Manhattan appeals court ruled Giuliani, who had his New York law license suspended in 2021 for making false statements around the election