Author: Brooklyn Eagle
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killed in New York tried to improve ‘patchwork’ system, exec says
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP The leader of UnitedHealth Group conceded that the patchwork U.S. health system “does not work as well as it should” but said Friday that the insurance executive gunned down on a Manhattan sidewalk cared about customers and was…
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‘She Did That’ holiday market at Industry City supports Black-owned businesses
INDUSTRY CITY — Black entrepreneurs make up 3.5% of New York City’s businesses, despite making up more than 20% of its population. Renae Bluitt, curator and founder of She Did That, a platform for Black women entrepreneurs, is attempting to alter those statistics. The She Did That Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by beauty brand Shea Moisture…
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✰PREMIUMBlack-owned businesses make their presence felt at Brooklyn holiday bazaar
INDUSTRY CITY — Black entrepreneurs make up 3.5% of New York City’s businesses, despite making up more than 20% of its population. Renae Bluitt, curator and founder of She Did That, a platform for Black women entrepreneurs, is attempting to alter those statistics. Renae Bluitt, curator and founder of She Did That. Photo by Wayne…
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ABT’s Gillian Murphy to take final bow in ‘Swan Lake’
LINCOLN CENTER — American Ballet Theatre announced on Monday, Dec. 9, that Gillian Murphy, an internationally celebrated principal dancer since 2002, will take her final bow in July 2025 at the Metropolitan Opera House. Murphy will take her final bow in the iconic role of Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake” on Friday, July 18, at the…
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Nets look to leave blues in Memphis
Dennis Schröder hopes to help push the Nets past the Grizzlies for the third time in as many meetings this season Friday night in Memphis. AP Photo by Brandon Dill Go West, young Nets. Off to a dismal 4-13 start against Eastern Conference opponents, the youth-oriented, rebuilding Brooklyn Nets have made an early season habit…
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✰PREMIUMGillian Murphy to give farewell performance with American Ballet Theater in July
Gillian Murphy as Odette in Swan Lake. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor LINCOLN CENTER — American Ballet Theatre (ABT) announced on Monday, Dec. 9, that Gillian Murphy, an internationally celebrated principal dancer since 2002, will take her final bow in July 2025 at the Metropolitan Opera House. Murphy performed at BAM in ABT’s production of “The…
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George ‘Shotgun’ Shuba and the handshake of the century
The Brooklyn Dodgers, National League champions, pose for a team photo, Sept. 26, 1952, at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn. Seated on ground: Charlie Di Giovanna. Seated in first row, from left: George Shuba, Andy Pafko, Pee Wee Reese, George Pfister, Cookie Lavagetto, Chuck Dressen, Jake Pitler, Billy Herman, Billy Cox, Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Dr. Harold…
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Reynoso opens community board member applications
BROOKLYN — Applications for city residents to join one of Brooklyn’s 18 community boards — the city’s most grassroots level of local government — are open until Feb. 14, 2025, at 11 p.m. The boards are local bodies that weigh in on topics such as local land use matters, liquor licenses, transportation projects, local businesses…
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✰PREMIUM2025 community board application season open through February
BROOKLYN — Applications for city residents to join one of Brooklyn’s 18 community boards — the city’s most grassroots level of local government — are open until Feb. 14, 2025, at 11 p.m. The boards are local bodies that weigh in on topics such as local land use matters, liquor licenses, transportation projects, local businesses…
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Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say
Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP ALTOONA, Pa. — The gun found on the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare’s CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City’s police commissioner…