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1 month ago | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie-Beth Chau |Mandie Beth Chau
INDUSTRY CITY — Brooklyn Seltzer Museum hosted the first ever SeltzerFest on Sunday, March 16 — the same weekend as National Egg Cream Day, March 15. The event included the National Egg Cream Invitational, a competition where soda jerks from across the country gather to compete for the golden siphon — an award signifying the year’s best egg cream.
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2 months ago | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
Love was in the air Friday night, Feb. 7 at Brooklyn Art Cave. 25 artists displayed their interpretations of “Portals of Love.”
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2 months ago | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
Mylinda Hull has been acting since she was eight years old. Now, Hull plays Electra and Miss Cratchitt in “Gypsy” at the Majestic Theatre.
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2 months ago | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
Brooklyn Art Cave transformed into a portal of love Friday night, Feb. 7, as artists, curators, friends and strangers gathered to experience
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s State of the District Address this Thursday January 13, 2025 Special to IN PUBLIC SERVICE Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is set to deliver her anticipated ninth annual “State of the District” address on Thursday, Jan. 16 at Brooklyn College, highlighting the immense...
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) announced the appointment of Nelson Menezes, M.D., as the interim chair of Surgery. A highly respected leader and educator, Menezes brings decades of clinical and administrative experience to this role. He was appointed Chief of Vascular Surgery in 1998 and has been an integral part of TBHC’s surgical team ever since.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
MARINE PARK — In 2001, the 41st Assembly District Lew Fidler Democrats Club held their first Toys for Tots holiday toy drive in a relatively small storefront space on Avenue R near Haring Street. Twenty-three years later, the club continues to dedicate the event to the memory of Fidler, who died in 2019. The former Brooklyn city councilmember and longtime Democratic politician represented Bergen Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park, Mill Basin and Canarsie in the City Council from 2002 until 2013.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
The Kings County Criminal Bar Association held its final CLE seminar of the year on Dec. 5, focusing on the work of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU). The seminar, hosted at the Brooklyn Bar Association, was titled “Inside the Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit” and presented by Charles Linehan, the unit’s chief, and Celia Gordon, a senior assistant district attorney. Linehan, a former Manhattan prosecutor and private investigator, has led the CRU since January 2022.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
Jeffrey Maddrey, the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, resigned abruptly late Friday night following allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of overtime privileges. Maddrey, who served as chief of the department since December 2022, stepped down just as investigations were launched by multiple agencies, including the Department of Justice and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
brooklyneagle.com | Mandie Beth Chau
BROWNSVILLE — Liakas Law, PC, a New York City-based, family-run litigation and personal injury practice, sponsored a Christmas toy giveaway at the Brownsville Recreation Center for more than 100 eager and appreciative children on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21. Hon. Mark Partnow, a retired State Supreme Court justice, and senior partner at the Liakas Firm, told the Brooklyn Eagle that giving back to the community they serve is unequivocally the right thing to do.
