RED HOOK/COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT — A $163.8 million federal Mega Grant and the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s announcement of a 28-member task force are among the latest developments in the city’s plan to transform the 122-acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal site into a modern maritime port and mixed-use development. The site, which runs along the Red […]

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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world, photos courtesy of the Associated Press.

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Two men pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to distributing heroin and fentanyl that led to the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in Brooklyn earlier this year. Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti admitted their roles in supplying the lethal drugs that caused Gentili’s death on Feb. 6. Kuilan, 44, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty […]

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The New York City Bar Association will host a webcast on suicide awareness and prevention, specifically tailored to the legal profession. 

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The City University of New York (CUNY) and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday that they established the Ruschell Boone Scholarship, a memorial fund honoring the late Emmy Award-winning journalist.  The scholarship will support West Indian students pursuing journalism degrees at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism or Baruch College. Boone, […]

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