Day: September 29, 2025

NYC probes over 50 NYPD in-custody deaths since 2023. Advocates demand reforms, citing preventable tragedies and systemic failures.

The post DOI to probe deaths in NYPD custody appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

Late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is filming at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House from Monday through Friday.

The post ✰PREMIUM <br>Jimmy Kimmel returns to Brooklyn to film at BAM appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

Retired financier Howard Rubin and assistant Jennifer Powers were indicted in Brooklyn on sex trafficking and bank fraud charges.

The post Retired New York financier and his personal assistant charged with sex trafficking and transporting women appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

Millions of New Yorkers who use the subway system each day look forward to trains arriving on time. Overall, this summer, the MTA reported that subway on-time performance (OTP) increased by 84.3% compared to both 2024 and 2023.

In August alone, the subway’s weekday OTP was over 85%, which agency representatives said was the best August in a decade, excluding the years of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“Over the last several years, thanks to the support of our partners in Albany, we’ve dramatically increased the service we provide,” said Demetrius Crichlow, MTA NYC Transit President. “So we’re running better service, but more service is the key. The on-time performance statistics validate that the team is really engaged to be able to deliver the best service possible.”

MTA officials credited the performance rate to the use of new data tools to gather information about delays, as well as the implementation of a new fleet of rolling stock on the Staten Island Railway, which replaced the previous railcars. 

“This was a long time coming. These cars were 50 years old,” Crichlow said, adding that the new cars will be more reliable. 

Though the MTA achieved a milestone in OTP, it was not without some hiccups during the summer. In July, commuters experienced significant delays and service disruptions on multiple train lines due to torrential rains that flooded parts of the system. 

Although 2.5 inches of rain fell in the city on July 14, disrupting service on the 1, 2 and 3 lines, as well as the Staten Island Railway, the trains were back in service the next day. 

The West 4th Street station in Manhattan experienced repeated power outages during July’s heatwave. Multiple train lines, including the B, C, D, and M trains, were impacted with partial shutdowns, suspensions, and reroutes. 

Crichlow described the outages as the “most significant events” that impacted service over the summer. But, he said, funding from the MTA’s current $68.4 billion capital plan will help make the necessary improvements to the system. 

“It’s exactly why we need to continue to push and use the funding for the 2025-2029 capital program so we can make necessary investments in state-of-good-repair work, fixing the 50-year-old electrical equipment and even older signal equipment,” Crichlow said. 

A DHS officer was relieved of duty after video showed him shoving an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at Manhattan’s immigration court.

The post In rare rebuke, federal officials discipline ICE officer for shoving woman in New York appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

The Coney Island Community Advisory Committee officially rejected the proposed gaming complex on Monday, ending a monthlong tug-of-war in the People’s Playground.

The panel voted 4-2 against advancing The Coney’s casino license application on Monday afternoon, a week after four committee members — including chair Justin Brannan — announced their opposition to the project. 

“I hope that we continue to recognize what a unique and valuable place that Coney Island is, and that Coney Island can both receive the investments the people in the community really need, and that we can also protect, preserve and grow the Coney Island amusement area and make sure that Coney Island always remains what it always should be, The People’s Playground,” said CAC member Marissa Solomon. “And with that I vote no on this application.”

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton also voted against the proposal. Two CAC members, Portia Henry and Alex Sommer, who were appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, respectively, voted in favor.

At least four CAC members would have had to vote in the affirmative to advance the project to the next steps, meaning The Coney, a $3.4 billion project that would have included a hotel, casino, restaurants, retail and more — is officially dead. 

A spokesperson for The Coney declined to comment.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. 

The ship has been docked in the city undergoing repairs following its tragic crash into the Brooklyn Bridge in May.

The post Mexican Navy ship set to return home appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.