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DoorDash has been accused of unlawfully rejecting applicants with criminal histories, prompting a settlement to review rejected applications and reform hiring policies. Photo: Peter K. Afriyie/AP

DoorDash violates Fair Chance Act by discriminating against formerly incarcerated applicants

May 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

DoorDash has been accused of unlawfully rejecting applicants with criminal histories, prompting a settlement to review rejected applications and reform hiring policies. Photo: Peter K. Afriyie/AP

DoorDash violates Fair Chance Act by discriminating against formerly incarcerated applicants

May 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with DoorDash, addressing the company...

Brooklyn Supreme Court, Criminal Term, where members of the Hyena Crips gang were charged with racketeering and multiple murders spanning nearly a decade. Brooklyn Eagle file photo by Robert Abruzzese

Brooklyn Hyena Crips Gang members charged with murders and racketeering

May 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Seven members of a Brooklyn-based gang — “Drippy,” “Cradley...

Liberty visit rookie Clark and Fever

May 16 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

The defending Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty will try to pick...

Hon. Hector LaSalle, presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, speaks during the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association's "Lunch with a Judge" event on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Screenshot via Zoom

Hon. Hector LaSalle speaks at Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association luncheon

May 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA) hosted its monthly “Lunch...

Atlantic Avenue BID preps members and neighbors for BQE truck reroutes

May 15 | Atlantic Avenue BID

In 2023, the New York City Council passed Local Law 171 requiring...

Palestinian Fayrouz Safi cries while she takes the last look at the body of her son Aysar Safi, 20, at the family house during his funeral in the West Bank refugee camp of Jalazoun, north of Ramallah Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Safi was killed during clashes with Israeli forces at the northern entrance of al-Bireh city, Palestinian ministry of health said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Our world in photos: May 15

May 15 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

WEST BANK — Regarding misery, the Middle East just keeps on giving: Palestinian...

The Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook.

Brooklyn Marine Terminal to undergo major transformation

May 15 | Raanan Geberer

The city, the Governor’s Office, the city’s Economic Development Corp...

A gavel.

Construction company owner convicted of criminally negligent homicide in death of 5-year-old girl

May 15 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The owner of a Nassau County construction company has been convicted of...

Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Office of Special Investigation has opened a probe into the death of Christian Emile, following an encounter with NYPD officers in Brooklyn. Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP

Attorney General’s office investigates civilian death in Brooklyn

May 15 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an...

Liberty open with comeback win in D.C.

May 15 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

Jonquel Jones began this regular season much the way she finished the...

Yolanda Guadagnoli (right), president of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn, welcomed Rachel Gold as the guest speaker at May’s regular CLE meeting in Coney Island. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mario Belluomo

Rachel Gold discusses employment law updates at Columbian Lawyers Association meeting

May 15 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn held its monthly Continuing Legal Education...

60 new electric buses coming to Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island

May 14 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

CITYWIDE — SIXTY NEW ELECTRIC BUSES will operate in routes across Brooklyn, Queens...

A woman holds a Georgian national and an EU flags in front of riot police blocking a street to prevent demonstrators during an opposition protest against "the Russian law" near the Parliament building in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The Georgian parliament on Tuesday approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country's aspirations to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Our world in photos: May 14

May 14 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

TBILISI — The perils of human rights, everywhere on the globe: A woman...

When police raided the Eldert Street home of Dexter Taylor, they found an array of illegal firearms, including four AR-15 style assault weapons, five handguns, four rifles and more than 50 rounds of ammunition, along with a 3D printer and numerous parts used to construct ghost guns. Screenshot via Google Street View

Bushwick man gets 10 years for ghost gun arsenal that cost him $40,000

May 14 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Bushwick resident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after...

Brooklyn Family Court, where critical discussions about the welfare of the city's most vulnerable children are addressed. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Robert Abruzzese

ACS took $18.8M from kids in foster care, legal aid society seeks justice

May 14 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Legal Aid Society submitted testimony to the City Council Committee on...

Council Member Lincoln Restler presents a City Council Citation to David Lombino (Steven Cohn also pictured). Brooklyn Eagle photos by John McCarten

Two Trees’ managing director Lombino honored for oversight of transformative Brooklyn projects

May 14 | Special to the Brooklyn Eagle

GIANDO ON THE WATER — This picturesque event space with exquisite views of...

The volunteers at work at Bushwick Inlet Park.

Planting season kicks off with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance at Bushwick Inlet Park

May 14 | Mandie-Beth Chau

BUSHWICK INLET PARK — North Brooklyn Parks Alliance began the first of a...

Liberty begin title quest in Washington

May 14 | John Torenli, Sports Editor

Here’s to new beginnings. And a happier ending. Nearly seven...

Drake with Christopher Alvarez in 2017.

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar social media firestorm that burned one reporter’s reputation

May 13 | Christopher Alvarez and Mary Frost

EDITOR’S NOTE: The first portion of this story is written...

Kansas City Royals first baseman Salvador Perez blows a bubble during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Our world in photos: May 13

May 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

ANAHEIM — First baseman hit in the mouth by baseball — oh, wait, that...

After more than a year of construction, the shady oval at the north end of Cadman Plaza Park opened Friday.

Cadman Plaza Park oval reopens in Brooklyn Heights, Downtown

May 13 | Mary Frost

The shady oval at the north end of Cadman Plaza Park, on...

A list of nominees in the top categories at the 2019 Grammys, including Lamar, who is the leader with eight nominations, were announced Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, by the Recording Academy. Drake, Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Childish Gambino, H.E.R., Lady Gaga, Maren Morris, SZA, Kacey Musgraves and Greta Van Fleet also scored multiple nominations. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Kendrick Lamar breaks records with ‘Not Like Us’ track

May 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — BROOKLYN RESIDENT AND Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has...

The Manhattan Bridge.

Police arrest 100-plus protesters on the Manhattan Bridge

May 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

BROOKLYN — POLICE ARRESTED 150 pro-Palestinian protesters on the Manhattan Bridge Saturday...

Hon. Frank Seddio, Hon. Ellen Spodek and District Attorney Eric Gonzalez pose together at the Kings County Supreme Court during the annual Law Day event, which celebrated the theme "Voices of Democracy" with speeches and a surprise musical performance. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mario Belluomo

Brooklyn’s Supreme Court celebrates Law Day with “Voices of Democracy”

May 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

On Wednesday, May 8, the Kings County Supreme Court in Downtown Brooklyn...

Hon. Vincent Del Giudice is a seasoned jurist serving as an acting justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, and a former justice of the Court of Claims, appointed by Govs. George Pataki and Andrew Cuomo, with a legal career that began as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County. Brooklyn Eagle file photo by Mario Belluomo

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice set to retire amid controversy

May 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice is slated to retire at the...

Seals and Alman were arrested on May 9, 2024, while attempting to sell an undercover 33 additional guns. Seals and Alman drove from Georgia into New York City and planned to sell nearly three dozen guns in a parking garage in a business district in Manhattan, New York. Of the 33 guns pictured above, several were long guns, including several semi-automatic rifles with ammunition. Photos courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the EDNY

Federal authorities dismantle Brooklyn gun trafficking ring

May 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A gun trafficking operation has been disrupted following a federal investigation, leading...

Jackie Robinson steals home in this game against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in August 1948.

Jackie Robinson: A MVP on the baseball card circuit

May 13 | Andy Furman

It was inevitable, really. It not only was in his blood, but...

Cannabis flowers are displayed for sale, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York.

New York’s legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds

May 10 | Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders...

Volunteer Jason Foo holds a rescued pelican by its beak while treating the bird at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Our world in photos: May 10

May 10 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

HUNTINGTON BEACH — ‘Canary in the mine?’: Volunteer Jason Foo holds a rescued...

A NYPD car.

NYPD: Major crimes in NYC dropped by almost 5% in April

May 10 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

CITYWIDE — SERIOUS CRIMES ACROSS New York City dropped 4.9% overall in...

Senate Majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Gov. Kathy Hochul at signing of legislative package to protect abortion rights, June 30, 2022.

N.Y. Equal Rights Amendment Thrown Off November Ballot by Upstate Judge

May 10 | Chris Bragg, New York Focus, and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY

New York’s Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine the right to...