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Joshua Colon, right, listens to his victim’s daughter speak about her father before he is sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Eagle photos by Paul Frangipane

Flatbush man gets 15 years to life for crushing father of three under his own truck

A Flatbush man who tried to rob a 63-year-old business owner’s truck for drug money and then dragged his body underneath it had to endure the tear-filled expressions of his victim’s family before he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Wednesday. … Full Article
 
Matthew Passaro appears in Brooklyn Supreme Court to be arraigned on murder charges. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Man accused of gunning down stranger near Barclays Center pleads not guilty

A 45-year-old man pleaded not guilty to murder charges at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday for allegedly gunning down an innocent pedestrian blocks away from the Barclays Center.

Matthew Passaro appeared before Supreme Court Justice Neil … Full Article
 
Elizabeth Brandler (left), legal advocacy senior counsel for the ASPCA, presents a certificate to Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Karen Turner. Photo courtesy of ASPCA

Brooklyn ADA wins kudos from ASPCA

As part of her job, Karen Turner, an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, prosecutes cases against defendants charged with cruelty to animals. … Full Article
 
The BQE approaching Atlantic Avenue. Photo courtesy of DOT

DOT: BQE rehab must be completed by 2026 or trucks could be diverted through residential streets

At a meeting hosted by the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) Monday night, concerned Brooklyn residents heard new information about the timeline of the massive Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) rehabilitation project. … Full Article
 
This is Brookland Capital's condo-conversion plan for St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rendering by ROART via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Brookland Capital wants to remove Tiffany windows from St. Luke's Church; Landmarks Preservation Commission says not so fast

The fate of stained-glass windows designed by famous artist Louis Comfort Tiffany is hanging in the balance.  … Full Article
 
Father Ruskin Piedra holds up an $11,000 restitution check from the Brooklyn DA after two of his former employees were caught embezzling funds and cheating clients. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

Sunset Park immigration center gets restitution after employees cheated clients

About a month and a half before the 2016 presidential election, the Brooklyn DA’s Office announced the indictment of a mother and daughter accused of cheating clients and embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from a Sunset Park immigration center. … Full Article
 
Councimember Jumaane Williams. Photo courtesy of Williams' office

Brooklyn lawmakers take part in council speaker forum

Two Brooklyn lawmakers in the running to become the next City Council speaker were among the candidates taking part in a forum at Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, where they were peppered with questions on a variety of topics. … Full Article
 
Then-Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, center, at a recent press conference about the upcoming L Train shutdown. To the left is City Councilmember Stephen Levin, and to the right is Sen. Marty Golden. Photo courtesy of Sen. Brian Kavanagh’s Office

State Sen. Brian Kavanagh: ‘Brooklyn will not be lost in the shuffle’

The Brooklyn waterfront’s new state Senator Brian Kavanagh wants residents of the 26th District Senate seat formerly held by Daniel Squadron to know that “Brooklyn will not be lost in the shuffle.” … Full Article
 
Mayor Bill de Blasio has held a number of town halls in Brooklyn this year, including one at St. Francis College in October. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost

De Blasio coming to Windsor Terrace for town hall

Residents of Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park will get the chance to meet Mayor Bill de Blasio face to face and ask him anything they wish when he visits their area for a town hall this week. … Full Article
 
The Watchtower sign has been removed from the Jehovah's Witnesses' former headquarters, which is the yellow building at left. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

The Watchtower sign is gone from the Jehovah's Witnesses' old headquarters in Brooklyn Heights

It's the end of an era.

The red-lettered Watchtower sign, an icon of the Brooklyn waterfront for many decades, is gone. … Full Article
 

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