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If Congress doesn’t rescind cuts to a Medicaid program scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1, Brooklyn’s most vulnerable hospitals like Kings County, Interfaith Medical Center (shown above) and SUNY Downstate could be financially crippled. AP file photo

Medicaid cuts could ‘decimate’ safety net hospitals all over Brooklyn

On Oct. 1, Brooklyn’s public and safety net hospitals could be hit with potentially crippling cuts to Medicaid payments, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned on Tuesday. … Full Article
Renowned Welsh DJ and producer Jamie Jones (shown) is bringing his party series “Paradise” to East Williamsburg this Saturday. Photo by Kaitlin Parry

Famed Ibiza party lands in Brooklyn this weekend

Renowned Welsh DJ and producer Jamie Jones is bringing his “Paradise” party to New York City for the first time this Saturday. … Full Article
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler says Americans with pre-existing health conditions would be hurt under the new Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Photo courtesy of Nadler’s office

Nadler blasts latest GOP effort to repeal Obamacare

As the latest Republican Party effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) appeared to be gaining momentum in the U.S. … Full Article
This is the latest attempt by Judge Fidel F. Del Valle to make OATH fairer to New Yorkers since he took over the department. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

OATH extends hours for Brooklynites to fight civil summonses

It just got easier for Brooklynites to pay or fight their civil summonses as the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) announced a pilot program that will extend their heari … Full Article

NEWS

The Department of Small Business Services is urging business owners to develop an emergency plan to prepare for hurricanes and other natural disasters. The photo, taken in 2016, shows Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas
AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

Farrar, Straus and Giroux via AP
Jonathan Safran Foer reads from his novel “Here I Am” at the Brooklyn Book Festival. That's novelist Fernanda Torres at left and novelist Rodrigo Hasbun at right. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan
That's Nicole Dennis-Benn holding the microphone with (left to right) authors Rumaan Alam and Marita Golden and moderator Molly Rose Quinn at a Brooklyn Book Festival panel. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

COURTS AND LAW

The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association and President Michele Mirman (center) hosted a financial CLE with Joe Tancer (left) and Christine Miller (right). Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese
This is the latest attempt by Judge Fidel F. Del Valle to make OATH fairer to New Yorkers since he took over the department. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese
The Cervantes Society kicked off Brooklyn's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the Brooklyn courts on Tuesday. Pictured from left: Hon. Francois Rivera, Hector Batista, Major Luz Bryan, Court Officer Edwin Colon and Court Sergeant Michael Garcia. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

BUSINESS

Gov. Andrew Cuomo. AP file photo by Mile Groll
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Andrew Hoan join forces to bring Amazon to Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of the Borough President
Photos courtesy of Ridgewood Savings Bank

EDUCATION & KIDS

A new report by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer shows that city schools have been failing to provide many students with basic sex education courses. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Comptroller
School kicks off in New York City this Thursday, and the city has opened pop-up Registration Centers for anyone who needs to sign up. Shown: Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña (left) held a press conference on improved school safety in Brooklyn at M.S. 88 on Aug. 1. Photo courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Peter Devlin has spent many years teaching students, coaching baseball and organizing school clubs in the schools where he has worked. Photo courtesy of Bishop Kearney High School

RELIGION

The Rev. David F. Telfort begins a new ministry as pastor of the Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church, in his native Brooklyn. Photo by Luis P Gutierrez
Pastor Adriene Thorne leads an opening exercise at the well-attended Sept. 11 memorial service on the Promenade. Eagle photos by Francesca N. Tate
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio lights the torches of leaders of the procession routes following a December 2015 Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe and celebrating the heritage of Mexican-American immigrants. DiMarzio has been a strong advocate for Brooklyn’s immigrant community and its needs. Eagle file photo by Francesca N. Tate

HISTORY

Stephen King. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
George R.R. Martin. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Jimmy Fallon. Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

REAL ESTATE

Pictured, from left: Showhouse Co-Chair Erika Belsey Worth, Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Peter Bray and Showhouse Co-Chair Ellen Hamilton (left to right). Eagle photo by Andy Katz
The John and Elizabeth Truslow House, designed by the Parfitt Brothers, is a fine piece of Crown Heights North Historic District architectural eye candy. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Here's the Dean Sage Residence as it looked from the St. Marks Avenue sidewalk last week. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Cosmos players celebrate their first goal of the game. New York’s exultation, however, was short-lived after the team conceded two goals in the final 11 minutes of the match, despite having a man advantage. Photos courtesy of the New York Cosmos
For the second time in as many preseason games, rookie Mathew Barzal lit the lamp for the New York Islanders Wednesday night in Allentown, Pennsylvania AP Photo by Chris Szagola
Islander captain John Tavares is pushing hard in training camp, ignoring his pending free-agency status that has been the talk of virtually the entire offseason for the organization. AP Photo by Paul Sancya

POLITICS

U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler says Americans with pre-existing health conditions would be hurt under the new Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Photo courtesy of Nadler’s office
Republicans Nicole Malliotakis and John Quaglione talk about local issues with members of the Bay Ridge Center. Photo courtesy of John Quaglione
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he is concerned that gasoline prices aren’t falling “back down to earth” as quickly as possible after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Photo shows a BP gas station on 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

HEALTH

If Congress doesn’t rescind cuts to a Medicaid program scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1, Brooklyn’s most vulnerable hospitals like Kings County, Interfaith Medical Center (shown above) and SUNY Downstate could be financially crippled. AP file photo
Jeffrey S. Fine has been named chief the Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
A plan to eliminate inpatient surgery at Brooklyn’s VA hospital is raising alarm among Brooklyn and Staten Island military veterans and local officials. Shown: Due to budget cuts, in June 2016, the VA closed another health care facility at 25 Chapel St. in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo by Mary Frost

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Renowned Welsh DJ and producer Jamie Jones (shown) is bringing his party series “Paradise” to East Williamsburg this Saturday. Photo by Kaitlin Parry
Mayor Bill de Blasio (center) celebrates with Councilmember Rafael Espinal on Tuesday night after the mayor signed into law legislation to create an Office of Nightlife and Nightlife Advisory Board. Courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Office
Dino puts the finishing touches on his dish. His culinary skill has brought him to the three-person season finale, airing Wednesday night on FOX. Photos courtesy of FOX

CRIME

Tyrone Sexton was sentenced to eight years in prison for buying $762 worth of American Girl dolls with stolen credit card information, among other charges. AP Photo/Kathy Willens
Leonard Ely was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a series of armed robberies he carried out for drug money. AP photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP
Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced Loudal Baez to one year in prison. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

OPINIONS

Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with 3-K for All students. Photo courtesy of the Mayor’s Office
The four-story, 80-foot-high willow tree at the Imani Community Garden, above (center). Photo courtesy of Google Images
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Andrew Hoan, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce recently penned a letter to Amazon, asking the company to place its second headquarters in the borough. Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn BP’s Office

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