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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has set July 25, 2016 as the date of the upcoming Democratic Convention. Brooklyn is one of three finalists. Photo by Mary Frost

Democrats set convention date for July 2016

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has set July 25, 2016 as the date of the upcoming Democratic Convention. … Full Article
Nets forward Mirza Teletovic will miss the season after blood clots were found in his lungs. AP Photo/Kathy Willens

Nets' Teletovic has blood clots in lungs, out for season

The Brooklyn Nets say forward Mirza Teletovic is in a Los Angeles hospital with blood clots in his lungs and will miss the rest of the season. … Full Article
Brianna Fraser is an honor roll student and Maryland University commit who is hoping to add McDonald’s All-American team to her resume. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

South Shore’s Brianna Fraser is Brooklyn’s lone All-American nominee

While South Shore High School has yet to claim any students to the McDonald's All-American team, Brianna Fraser is hoping to be the first. … Full Article
Mayor Bill de Blasio defended New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver after his arrest on Thursday. Shown: De Blasio speaks at a previous event. Photo by Demetrius Freeman, Office of the Mayor

De Blasio: Let judicial process play out with Sheldon Silver

On Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers should hold off on rushing to judgment in the case of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. … Full Article

NEWS

Shoppers lined up outside Trader Joe's in Brooklyn on Sunday evening in preparation for the blizzard. Photo by Mary Frost
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has set July 25, 2016 as the date of the upcoming Democratic Convention. Brooklyn is one of three finalists. Photo by Mary Frost
The weather system coming our way on Saturday. AP Photo/Weather Underground

BROOKLYN BOOKBEAT

American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland will appear at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation on Jan. 26 to read from her book “Life in Motion.” Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
John Clarkson, author of “Among Thieves.” Photo courtesy of Minotaur Books
Alan Hruska, a former trial lawyer, is the author of “Pardon the Ravens.” Photo by Beowulf Sheehan

COURTS AND LAW

The Kings County Criminal Bar Association held it's annual meeting where it swore in new president Michael Farkas. Pictured left to right: Hon. Matthew D’Emic, immediate past president of the KCCBA Jay Schwitzman, President of the KCCBA Michael Farkas and his father George Farkas, past president of the KCCBA. Photos by Rob Abruzzese.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson. AP photo
Joanna Seybert, photo by Gabriela Reardon

BUSINESS

Daimler’s Car2go car-sharing program opened in Brooklyn in October. Photo: Aaron Rogosin Photography
Opponents of Airbnb hold a rally outside City Hall on Tuesday in New York. With home-as-hotel sites like Airbnb doing booming business, New York City lawmakers are holding a hearing to scrutinizing how the trend affects the housing market and economy. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Bob Howe, president of the Merchants of Third Avenue, says he likes the proposed tax cut, but is concerned that costs will increase in other ways. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

EDUCATION & KIDS

Commodore Barry Club President Mary Nolan, Hon. John Ingram (left) and state Sen. Marty Golden all attended the club’s social last fall. Photo courtesy Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn
This student was one of many who traded in their school clothes for pajamas for a day.
Xaverian senior Randy Antoun got a bird’s eye view from atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, thanks to an internship program at his school. Photo courtesy of Xaverian High School

RELIGION

Pope Francis is visiting NYC in September. AP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace, pool
Fr. Solanus Benfatti, CFR, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, presents the closing lecture on the manuscripts of St. Francis of Assisi. Photo by Francesca Norsen Tate
Left to right: Pastor Rohann D. Wellington, moderator; Dr. Allen Martin, Bethel Seventh-day Adventist Church; NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker; Pastor Shane Vidal, Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist Church; U.S. Reps Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke; and Pastor Gilford Monrose, president of the 67th Precinct Clergy Association. Eagle photos by Francesca Norsen Tate

HISTORY

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
"Backstrom" star Rainn Wilson celebrates his birthday today. AP photo
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/David Seelig

REAL ESTATE

The landmarked Dime Savings Bank at 9 DeKalb Ave. is for sale. The City Point development is seen on the left edge of the photo, and Junior's Restaurant on the right. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
Historic buildings like this one make a walk around Red Hook worthwhile, whether or not the weather is freezing. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
You See Right Through Me (Ah, a Nicki Minaj lyric): The arctic air whips through windowless 160 Imlay St., which is undergoing a residential conversion. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

SPORTS

Nets forward Mirza Teletovic will miss the season after blood clots were found in his lungs. AP Photo/Kathy Willens
Maryland University commit Brianna Fraser scored 14 points in South Shore's 72-24 victory over Midwood High School on Wednesday. Photo by Rob Abruzzese.
Brianna Fraser is an honor roll student and Maryland University commit who is hoping to add McDonald’s All-American team to her resume. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

POLITICS

Nicholas Zimmitti says he's interested in running for the state assembly seat currently held by fellow Democrat Bill Colton, if Colton moves up the ladder and becomes a congressman. Photo courtesy Nicholas Zimmitti
Andrew Cuomo discussed improving relations with the police. AP Photo/Mike Groll
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on corruption charges. AP Photo/Mike Groll

HEALTH

Basketball players and kids had fun at last year’s “Swish for Kids” event. The children in front are holding a portrait of Francesco Loccisano, whose death inspired his mother to start a foundation in his memory. Photo courtesy St. Ephrem Basketball/Youth Program
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget released on Wednesday includes $700 million in capital funding for the health care in central and eastern Brooklyn. AP photo by Mike Groll
The New York City Health Department says flu is making the rounds in the city. Kids are hit the hardest. AP photo

ARTS AND FUN

Ethan Sirotko, a Brooklyn-based writer, is a finalist in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbeine’s International David and Clare Rosen Memorial Play Contest. Photo by Janet Kaplan
Zak Smith is playing a show at the ShapeShifter Lab in Park Slope at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23. Photo by Stephan Alessi
Motley Crue will perform at Barclays Center on Aug. 12. Tickets for the show go on sale Jan. 23. Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP

CRIME

Eastern District Attorney Loretta Lynch. Eagle file photo
In this photo from a surveillance video provided by the NYPD, an alleged suspect orders food at a Chinese restaurant in the Bronx on Monday. Two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx were shot and wounded Monday night, and a manhunt was still underway hours later for a pair of suspects, authorities said. AP Photo/NYPD
Rapper Joey Bada$$ is from Brooklyn. Photo by Scott Gries/Invision for MTV/AP Images

OPINIONS

Esther Meroño, an undocumented American who was born in Spain, is an Online Organizer at Auburn Seminary and a volunteer ambassador at FWD.us. She has joined others across the country in using the hashtag #undocumentedandunafraid. Photo courtesy of Esther Meroño
Steven Doloff is a Professor in the Dept. of Humanities at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of Steven Doloff
Michael Farkas, Eagle file photo by Mario Belluomo

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