Day: March 17, 2025

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old East New York man in connection with the attempted rape of a 51-year-old woman at Shirley Chisholm State Park in Sept. 2023, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Amadou Kane, 22, was arraigned Mar. 17 before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Michael Kitsis on an indictment charging him with first-degree robbery as a sexually motivated felony, first-degree attempted rape, first-degree attempted sexual abuse, attempted forcible touching, and related charges.

The incident occurred on Sept. 12, 2023, around 4:30 p.m., when the victim was jogging in East New York park.

According to the victim, a man on a bicycle initially rode past her before grabbing her from behind, throwing her to the ground, and punching her repeatedly. During the struggle, the victim pulled off the suspect’s mask and recognized him as the man on the bicycle.

According to prosecutors, the suspect allegedly threatened to kill the victim with a knife and demanded she pull down her pants. As he began to pull down his pants, he fled upon hearing a stranger approach on a motorcycle. Before escaping, he also allegedly stole the victim’s Apple Watch.

The 51-year-old jogger immediately called 911 and sought help from a nearby park ranger. New York State Troopers later recovered surveillance footage showing the suspect fleeing the park on his bicycle and using Apple Pay to purchase a bottle of water at a nearby store, the DA’s office said.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Kane was identified as the suspect following an extensive investigation that utilized financial records, cell site data, and social media.

“This defendant is alleged to have followed the victim during a daylight jog and attempted to rape her. Luckily, he was foiled by a stranger,” Gonzalez said. “Thanks to the painstaking work of state troopers and my office, he was identified and will now be brought to justice.”

At the March 17 hearing, Kane’s bail was set at $150,000 cash or $350,000 bond. He was ordered to return to court on April 25.

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More than 600 fizz-aficionados flocked to Industry City on Sunday for SeltzerFest 2025.

The sold-out event, which celebrated seltzer culture, featured the return of the Golden Siphon to New York City, with The Brooklyn Farmacy of Carroll Gardens taking home the top prize in the National Egg Cream Invitational.

“We were overwhelmed by today’s turn-out and the level of creativity brought to the event by all of the contestants as well as the dozens of exhibitors throughout the room,” said Barry Joseph, founding director of the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum. “People traveled from far and wide to experience today’s effervescent activities and they filled the room with so much joy.”

The festival also included the inaugural SeltzerFest Seltzer Awards, celebrating the best in bubbly, and a full slate of interactive events and vendor booths.

Hosted by the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, a nonprofit focused on preserving and promoting seltzer’s rich history, SeltzerFest 2025 featured an immersive experience with a variety of vendors, interactive booths and competitive events.

The day kicked off with an “Opening Spritz,” a tribute to the tradition popularized by the Three Stooges. Attendees then participated in “Fizzing into the Future–The Next Generation of Jewish Bubbly,” a panel discussion and live demonstration on the evolution of carbonated Jewish beverages, presented by The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life.

The event also saw the inaugural Spirit of Eli Award, named after Eli Miller, the “sultan of seltzer,” presented to distinguished seltzer delivery man Walter Backerman. The day’s programming concluded with a performance of live Yiddish seltzer-themed Klezmer music, titled “The Seltzer Klezmer Spritz-tacular,” by The Workers Circle.

But the return of the Golden Siphon to Brooklyn was the cream of the crop — and a moment of pride — for the local seltzer community, reflecting the city’s historic roots in the effervescent egg cream. Last year’s award went to Philadelphia’s Franklin Fountain.

Though its origins are debated, many believe the egg cream was invented in the Jewish immigrant neighborhoods of Brooklyn in the early 1900s.

Housed in a restored 1920s apothecary in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Farmacy is a contemporary soda fountain, ice cream shop and neighborhood staple.

“When we opened in 2010, it was our mission to bring this delicious, iconic New York drink back to the top of the menu,” Brooklyn Farmacy wrote in a social media post on March 15 — National Egg Cream Day. “Mission accomplished!”

This year’s Egg Cream Invitational was sponsored by Fox’s U-bet.