Cops arrested a car service driver who allegedly beat one passenger to death and injured another on West Ninth Street between Aves. S and T Dec. 8. Zamora Mendoza, 56, is accused of punching Carlos Guaman, 66, and his 52-year-old cousin several times after they left his car at around 4:30 a.m. Mendoza then got […]
Milestones: December 20, 2023
THE FLYING TIGERS — The U.S.-LED FIRST AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP (AVG) OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE saw its first combat mission on Dec. 20, 1941, almost two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nicknamed the Flying Tigers, with a fleet of planes decorated with Chinese symbols, the volunteer corps consisted of pilots […]
Migrants at NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field say storm caused metal bolts, hinges to fall from tent ceiling
Migrants at the Big Apple’s tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field said Monday’s monster storm caused metal bolts and hinges to drop from the ceiling — leaving them terrified the structure would collapse. Several asylum-seekers told The Post they spent a sleepless night inside the Brooklyn shelter site — currently home to 1,700 migrants — […]
On the Avenue: Celebs, activists honored at annual Maimonides gala
Members of the Maimonides Health community came together “on the avenue” last week for their annual Community for Kids Benefit Gala at El Caribe Country Club, raising upwards of $200,000 in the process, organizers said. The proceeds go toward the Maimonides Pediatric Trauma Center. “That makes more than a million dollars we’ve raised over the […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1923, Brooklyn Daily Eagle columnist Frederick Boyd Stevenson wrote, “What does the President of the United States of America mean to you? The day after the election when the hollering is all over — what difference does it really make to you who is elected? And how much do you have […]
7 hurt, families displaced in massive NYC blaze: authorities
Seven people were hurt and multiple families displaced when a massive blaze ripped through a Brooklyn home early Friday, authorities said. The heavy fire erupted inside the three-story multi-family house on Kingsland Avenue near Lombardy Street in Williamsburg around 4 a.m. — and quickly spread to the adjoining homes on either side, as well as […]
Happy 170th birthday to good old Bay Ridge
The small “town” in the big city is about to celebrate the 170th anniversary of its official name change from Yellow Hook to Bay Ridge. A plaque commemorates the name change from Yellow Hook to Bay Ridge. Eagle Urban Media/Photos by Ted General It was a mild Friday evening on Dec. 16, 1853 when a […]
Long-time industrialist responds to Red Hook truck problem
John Quadrozzi, Jr., president of the Gowanus Bay Terminal ~ (GBX). Eagle photo by Mary Frost (Editor’s note: Red Hook industrialist John Quadrozzi Jr., owner of the Gowanus Bay Terminal ~ (GBX), comments on the NYC Department of Transportation’s Red Hook Traffic and Truck Study as reported by the Brooklyn Eagle in the article, “Red […]
Youth coordination officer assaulted, spit on inside NYC school
A youth coordination officer was pummeled and spit on by an 18-year-old student inside a Brooklyn high school Tuesday afternoon, police and law enforcement sources said. The student pushed one officer as police spoke to him around 2 p.m. at Brooklyn Academy High School, and then as authorities tried to detain him, the teenager lashed […]
Hundreds protest planned homeless shelter
Lawmakers held a rally Dec. 3 to fight the city’s plan to build a homeless shelter on 25th Avenue and 86th Street. The NYC Department of Social Services (DSS) said 86th Street NY LLC would develop the shelter and VIP Community Services would run it. It would open in late 2024, house 150 single adult […]
Federal Appeals Court partially strikes down New York gun law
Attorney General Letitia James, a staunch supporter of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, reaffirms her commitment to upholding public safety and enforcing critical provisions of the law, in the wake of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling. Photo: AP, Ted Shaffrey The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a significant ruling on […]
Brooklyn store yet to land tip for selling $10 M lottery tickets
The insanely lucky winner of two, $10 million lottery tickets is apparently not a Marxist — he’s not spread a cent of his wealth with the staff at a Brooklyn gas station where he purchased both of them, the manager told The Post. Multiple lottery winner Wayne Murray hasn’t yet tipped staff at H&A Gas […]
Popular Christmas Lights Shine in Dyker Heights
When it comes to the Christmas season, the display of elaborate lights on Dyker Heights homes transforms them into winter wonderlands. In a tradition that started more than 30 years ago, thousands of people visit the neighborhood each year to look at nearly 100 homes that feature massive setups that feature elaborate lights, giant statues […]
Law streamlining process to improve bike lanes applauded
The Brooklyn Bridge dedicated two-way bike lane, with a high barrier separating it from car traffic. Photo courtesy of NYC DOT Bike use in New York City, at least in many parts of it, is booming. According to the city Department of Transportation, 30 percent of all New Yorkers, or 2 million, ride a bike, […]
NYC man arrested for allegedly punching Israeli hostage poster-ripper
A Jewish safety volunteer who accused a knife-wielding, poster-ripping woman of attacking him in Brooklyn last month has since been charged with punching her in the arm and calling her a terrorist during the same incident, The Post has learned. Mark Pomerantz, a Shmira Public Safety volunteer, said he confronted the woman — Melissa Ugur, […]
Tigers send six to All Star Game
In 1996, current Fort Hamilton head coach Dan Perez played his final game for the Tigers as an offensive tackle in the PSAL’s Reilly Classic All Star Game for outgoing seniors. Now in his 13th year as Fort Hamilton’s varsity football coach, Perez had the pleasure to name six seniors to the Reilly Classic after […]
Happy Birthday to Dodgers great Roy Campanella
From left, in a July 12, 1949, file photo, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe and Jackie Robinson pose at the 16th annual All-Star Game at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn, New York. AP Photo/File Which is the Roy Campanella to write about in his birthday month? Is it the Campanella, who as a disabled individual, […]
NYC political volunteer Vladislav Deshkovich fatally stabbed own mother 10 times: Brooklyn DA’s Office
The Brooklyn political volunteer who allegedly stabbed his mother to death knifed her 10 times, including three times in the face, prosecutors said Saturday — though he claimed to police he only “punched” her. Vladislav Deshkovich, 30, was remanded during his Saturday night arraignment after he was charged with the murder of 52-year-old Inna Deshkovich, who […]
On the Avenue: Holiday lights are shining above 3rd and 5th avenues!
It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas on Third Avenue! Beautiful holiday lights have been hung along the entire commercial thoroughfare, welcoming shoppers for what merchants are expecting to be a busy holiday shopping season “on the avenue.” “The lights are up and ready to welcome shoppers from all over to Bay Ridge,” Merchants of […]
Our world in photos: December 1
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NJ lawsuit challenging NY’s congestion toll will delay upgrades on A/C train lines: MTA
New Jersey’s lawsuit challenging New York’s soon-to-launch congestion toll will delay the $1.3 billion program to overhaul and upgrade signals on the delay-plagued A and C lines through Brooklyn, MTA officials said Wednesday. Officials now project the contract to replace the breakdown-prone mechanical system that uses stop lights and timers — some of which are 90 […]
Sons of Norway Lodge Brooklyn Turns 100
From brooklyeagle.com The glad rags were on, and the cats and chicks came dolled up to the nines — Norwegian style — as those in attendance were transported back in a time machine to the 1920s to celebrate 100 years of Sons of Norway Lodge Brooklyn (3-243) — which was officially instituted in November 1923. […]
Brooklyn Bar Association hosts seminar on Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg photographed at an event at the NYC Bar Association in February 2020.Photo: Caroline Ourso/Brooklyn Eagle On November 15, 2023, the Brooklyn Bar Association hosted a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar, paying tribute to the remarkable life and enduring impact of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The event, titled “More Than […]
NYC man charged with murdering mom after her body found stuffed in box released from custody due to evidence glitch
A Brooklyn schizophrenic suspected of murdering his mom and stuffing her corpse in a box was sprung from custody because of an evidence glitch — and could land back on the streets, sources told The Post. David Drummond, 30, was moved from city Department of Correction custody earlier this month and ordered by a judge […]
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