ON THIS DAY IN 1904, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The business of electing a President has no analogy in the commercial world. It is even more than a business — almost a science, certainly entitled to rank as a profession. It is a thing of magnitude. No enterprise which employs men by the thousand […]
NYC man, 76, washing his car pummelled by armed thieves before getting his ride stolen: NYPD
Two thieves held an elderly Brooklyn man at gunpoint as they tried to steal his wallet, punching him multiple times before stealing his ride, police said. The victim, 76, had been washing his car at Evergreen Avenue and Palmetto Street in Bushwick around 4:30 p.m. Sept. 14 when he was approached from behind. A 16-year-old […]
Close Your Windows If You See Health Department Trucks Tonight
In a proactive move to mitigate the risk of West Nile virus, the Health Department is scheduled to conduct mosquito-killing operations in certain areas of Brooklyn. Starting in the evening on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, around 8:30 PM and through 6:00 AM, trucks will spray a low dose of pesticide across Prospect Park, Greenwood Cemetery, […]
Runners honor slain cop for 35th year
Xaverian H.S. hosted the 35th annual P.O. Chris Hoban Memorial Run Sept. 17. Hoban, a Xaverian graduate, was murdered in the line of duty in 1988 while working in Manhattan North Narcotics. He was 26. The P.O. Chris Hoban Memorial Run is a beloved Bay Ridge tradition. Eagle Urban Media/Photos by Arthur De Gaeta This […]
Milestones: Thursday, September 21, 2023
HERO BECAME A TRAITOR — FORMER AMERICAN GENERAL BENEDICT ARNOLD ON SEPT. 21, 1780 COMMITTED TREASON AGAINST THE COLONIAL ARMY by offering to hand over West Point to the British in exchange for financial profit. Arnold, who up to this time had been considered a hero on the patriots’ side, met with British Major John […]
Three students stabbed outside NYC high school during dispute
Three students were stabbed outside a Brooklyn high school on Tuesday afternoon — less than an hour before a fourth teen was knifed in a separate attack in the same borough, police said. The violence began outside Brownsville Academy on East York Avenue near East 98th Street just after dismissal at 2:50 p.m. when three […]
NYC Parks’ $1M Dog Run Honors Beloved Resident
In a heartwarming community gathering, officials and local residents celebrated the opening of the new Frank Decolvenaere Dog Run in Shore Road Park last week. This remarkable transformation of an abandoned asphalt space into a haven for Bay Ridge’s four-legged friends and their owners was possible through a $1 million investment from councilmember Brannan. The […]
Center for Brooklyn History opens with gala ribbon-cutting, reception
From brooklyneagle.com The most complete collection of Brooklyn history in the world reopened with a gala reception and ribbon-cutting on Thursday, as Brooklyn Public Library swung open the doors of the Center for Brooklyn History at its elegant building at 128 Pierrepont St. The Center for Brooklyn History was formed in 2020 by merging the […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1928, Brooklyn Daily Eagle columnist Martin Dickstein said, “It was the energetic Harry M. [Warner] who last week informed this listening post that the Warner company will soon resume production activities at the old Vitagraph studio in Flatbush. For the first time in more than four years, or since the Vitagraph […]
GOP lawmakers argue Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field no place for migrants
Housing migrants at a Brooklyn facility managed by the National Park Service is incompatible with the mission of the agency, Republican lawmakers argued Friday in a letter to Biden administration officials. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and 21 other GOP legislators demanded that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and National Park Service Director […]
Driver charged in deadly crash
A 66-year-old woman died and her 2-year-old granddaughter was hurt Tuesday after they were hit by a car on Bath and 25th avenues. Xia Ying Chen was pushing the child in a stroller at 1 p.m. when they were hit by a pick-up truck driven by 56-year-old Faheem Shabazz, cops said. Photos courtesy of Loudlabs […]
Milestones: Thursday, September 14, 2023
PRESIDENT McKINLEY DIES — The 25th U.S. President, William McKinley, died on Sept. 14, 1901 after being shot eight days earlier by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. McKinley had been a controversial but popular Republican President for his protection of big business, the protective tariff and the gold standard in currency. […]
MS 447 seeks a name change due to many failed math tests
Student math scores at The Math & Science Exploratory School in Brooklyn have tanked 26% since 2018. The system’s “solution”? Change the name to The Exploratory School. That’s right: District 15’s Community Education Council unanimously voted to eliminate MS 447’s STEM-focused moniker, rather than address the reasons why it was failing at its mission. Because […]
Cyclones go down swinging to end season
Returning home to Brooklyn with a 6-6 record after a tough two-week road trip to Ashville and Greenville, N.C., the Cyclones started their final six-game home stand against the last-place Wilmington Blue Rocks. After finishing last in their division for the first half of the season, the Cyclones led the South Atlantic North for the […]
What’s News, Breaking: Monday, September 11, 2023
CLARK & WILLOW STREET INTERSECTION IN HEIGHTS WILL GET ADA-COMPLIANT CROSSWALK RAMPS BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE CLARK & WILLOW STREET intersection will be getting non-standard pedestrian ramps installed, according to a notice from the Dept. of Design and Construction and Community Board 2. The new ramps, being designed in partnership with the […]
New York City need ‘organic gentrification’
Hermes is arriving to Williamsburg, joining Chanel in the onetime hipster haven. But “gentrification” comes in many stripes and shades. I like them all — why shouldn’t every low-income neighborhood have access to better stores and food, and more middle-class residents to spread their dough around? But the sweetest form of the g-word occurs organically. That is, […]
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition celebrates its 45th anniversary
From Brooklyn Eagle The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) is celebrating its 45th year as an arts organization in 2023. What began with a handful of artists in the DUMBO/Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1978 is now an artist-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating the BWAC Gallery on the Red Hook waterfront. Despite the challenges […]
Brooklyn man charged with hate crime in assault of trans woman on subway
A recent violent incident on the subway has ignited concerns over the safety and rights of the transgender community. Ian Williams, a 22-year-old from Bedford-Stuyvesant, has been indicted and is facing charges of assault as a hate crime for allegedly attacking a transgender woman inside a subway station. “Every person in our city deserves to […]
At least two shot along NYC parade route while historically bloody J’Ouvert festival remains violence free
At least two people were shot along the West Indian Day Carnival parade route in Brooklyn Monday — while the historically bloody J’Ouvert festival that precedes it was violence-free for a second year in a row. The West Indian American Day Carnival, which spans Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights kicked off at 11 a.m. and […]
NJ Housewives keep it real at Maimonides Park
It was the fourth installment of the Battle for Brooklyn as the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” All Stars took on the staff of Maimonides Health Aug. 30 at Maimonides Park in Coney Island. “Brooklyn’s Own” radio DJ Joe Causi hosted the charity softball game as “RHONJ” team captain Dolores Catania challenged Maimonides EVP and COO Judy Bachman and her Health Care Heroes. For […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1918, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The businessmen of Coney Island today visited the bank, after the biggest day Coney has seen this year. The police estimate that nearly 300,000 persons and 5,000 automobiles visited the nation’s playground yesterday. As early as 3 o’clock, walking on Surf Avenue was almost impossible, […]
Band of bandits break into 13 homes, steal luxury cars in NYC
A group of bandits broke into more than a dozen homes in ritzy NYC neighborhoods, swiping nearly 10 luxury cars in a cross-borough operation that spanned three months. The car thieves stole a Porsche, Mercedes, Range Rover and other high-end vehicles from driveways in Queens and Brooklyn from June through August, police said. They were […]
Shooting victim found on 12th Avenue
A 28-year-old man was shot and stabbed on Seventh Avenue and 71st Street Aug. 29. Two people attacked the man at 4:45 p.m., shooting him in the leg and stabbing him in the chest, cops said. The attackers fled east on 71st Street in a sedan. Photos courtesy of Loudlabs News NYC Cops found the […]
Scholastic Roundup: Some more late bloomers
Seems Ivan Leshinsky – the late bloomer who just competed in the 74-79-year-old category in the National Senior Basketball Games – has inspired Danny Lynch, Jr. The former St. Francis College, Brooklyn baseball coach says two of his Terrier teammates from the 1968-70 teams are also going strong. “Eddie Savold and Tony Criscuola, both 74-years-old, […]
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