Brooklyn Eagle

More bad news for George Santos.

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

Arva Rice is stepping down.

Watchdog who criticized NYPD's handling of officer discipline resigns The head of an oversight board that investigates allegations of misconduct by New York City police officers announced her resignation Monday.

The Bronx Zoo has welcomed a baby tree kangaroo.

A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom's pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here are the photos 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.

The shootings were just seven minutes apart.

Two shootings, minutes apart, in Clinton Hill result in two dead, one critical 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.

At Syko, Syrian and Korean dishes mesh beautifully.

Mazen Khoury expands his Syrian-Korean establishment, Syko, to groceries At its helm is Mazen Khoury, the Sy in Syko (Syria+Korea. Get it?), a graduate of Emma’s Torch and a culinary innovator.

Social Security offices closed, DMV offices affected

Essential services in NYC up and running despite worldwide Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue started when it deployed a faulty software update to computers running Microsoft Windows

Thieves appear to target isolated areas near bridges.

Newly arrived migrants encounter hazards of food delivery on the streets of NYC: robbers Asylum-seekers have gravitated to working food delivery in New York drawn by an abundance of customers and ease of getting started.

They're fighting for sunlight.

Dozens testify against development that would throw part of Brooklyn Botanic Garden into shade To be located just east of BBG, the proposed tower would cast shadows for part of the day on greenhouses filled with rare orchids.

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

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

He was "King of the Fungoes."

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

It will also prevent sewer backups into homes.

City to install seven miles of porous pavement to prevent storm flooding SEVEN MILES OF POROUS PAVEMENT are being installed along area roadways to help better manage stormwater and reduce flooding and overflows.

Sparks are sure to fly tomorrow night.

Meeting to address buildings overshadowing Brooklyn Botanic Garden slated for Tuesday A public hearing at Borough Hall on Tuesday, sponsored by the Borough President’s Office, is sure to see sparks fly.

Adams: "This heat is not normal"

NYC rolls out emergency response to heat wave Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials warned at a press conference at the city’s Emergency Management Headquarters on Monday.

Defendant allegedly stole settlement money before fleeing the country.

Fugitive Sheepshead Bay lawyer indicted for embezzling over $250,000 from eight clients A personal injury attorney from Sheepshead Bay has been charged with embezzling approximately $253,000 from eight of his clients.

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

Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter admits to $1M gambling scheme in Brooklyn court Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to a wire fraud conspiracy related to a gambling scheme.

Can you find this green oasis hidden in Brooklyn?

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

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

NYC’s infrastructure wasn’t built for the heat The extreme heat has highlighted the vulnerabilities of NYC's infrastructure, from mass transit to bridges to the electric grid.

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

Officials move ahead with $6.88B Hudson Rail Tunnel Project The on-again, off-again Gateway project would build 2 new Amtrak rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rehabilitate the 2 existing tunnels.

The two girls were caught in rough weather.

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

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

Liberty, Sun battle for WNBA's top record 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...

The Nets are moving into the unknown.

Nets hope to rebuild without Bridges 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...

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

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

Remembering a Brooklyn Dodgers great.

Carl Erskine was more than just baseball 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.

Hospitalizations are up across the state.

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

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

Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury discusses her latest project, Illinoise Jackie Sibblies Drury is fresh off writing Illinoise, a Broadway musical r***e inspired by Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album Illinois.

The moment pizza fans have been waiting for🍕

Legendary L&B Spumoni Gardens rumored to open in DUMBO this fall Work at the DUMBO outpost of L&B Spumoni Gardens, under construction at 46 Old Fulton St., is progressing after numerous snags

Brooklyn’s Sen. Chuck Schumer threatened by Trump with military tribunal and imprisonment SEN. SCHUMER was threatened by former President Donald Trump in a social media post on his Truth Social website over the weekend.

New York City is officially back.

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

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

New skate park and BMX track opens in Red Hook NYC Parks Commissioner joined Brooklyn Commissioner to celebrate the opening of a new skate and BMX park at Harold Ickes Playground.

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

Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss The Manhattan appeals court ruled Giuliani, who had his New York law license suspended in 2021 for making false statements around the election