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Cargo-handling cranes at the Container Terminal within the Brooklyn Marine Terminal site. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle
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The Lede: Good morning. The City Club of New York trustee Tom Fox introduced on Tuesday a new “all-maritime” proposal to redevelop the 122-acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal situated on an industrial waterfront site stretching from Atlantic Avenue to Red Hook on the East River.
The Rundown
MTA bus driver honored for helping deliver baby on B37: Christopher Accettulli helped deliver the baby on the bus with assistance from emergency responders on the phone. He then wrapped the baby girl in his coat until first responders arrived. “All I thought about was making sure the baby was okay. Everything else was secondary for me,” Accettulli said.
Bold new proposal would restore Brooklyn Marine Terminal to fully functional maritime hub: Coming in at roughly $1 billion in public investment, the all-maritime plan would create a modern, resilient Blue Highway Hub with no housing, at one third the price of the controversial $3.5 billion BMT Vision Plan approved in September.
GOP appeals decision that could cost Malliotakis her seat: A group of Republicans on Monday launched an appeal of a court decision last week to throw out the boundaries of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ 11th Congressional District, which includes parts of southern Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Dyker Heights card shop takes precautions following $100K Pokémon heist in Manhattan: Erik Feuer, owner of E and J Boutique, 6906 Fort Hamilton Parkway., said they will not accept trade-ins for any Pokémon cards.
Courts unveil $3.2B budget proposal: Boost to cover costs of new judges, legal services, raises: Nearly three-quarters of the court system’s spending increase would go to existing operations and ongoing programs, including a 2% salary increase for all judges and justices.
Flatbush mom charged with concealing infant’s body in a duffle bag: A 25-year-old mother was arrested Sunday night and charged with concealing the corpse of her 1-month-old baby boy inside her Flatbush apartment, according to ABC 7.
No meltdown, just ‘hiccups’: How NYC schools handled a remote snow day: Unlike two years ago when they pivoted to remote, New York City schools did not see a systemwide meltdown, but pockets of families and educators from across the city shared instances of glitches and snafus. (The Conversation)
City investigating 7 outdoor deaths as cold snap sets in: While the causes of death were still being confirmed, a number of those people had previously interacted with the city’s shelter system, the mayor said. (THE CITY)
Our world in photos: Ducks, snow, runners and more.
Our World in Photos
PROSPECT PARK — More than 100 ducks squat and squawk on the frozen Prospect Park lake in Brooklyn. Photo: Suzanne Akceylan, Brooklyn Eagle
More Brooklyn News
"Some without power in East New York, Brooklyn after fire damages underground cable" (CBS News)
"Frank Carone, a Brooklyn Power Broker, Is Under Federal Investigation" (NYT)
"Greenpoint’s Flower Cat turns cafe into community space for creatives" (Brooklyn Paper)
Staff Picks
READ: "An exclusive look inside the largest effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive" (Vox)
EAT: Here are 21 must-try new restaurants in New York City, including 10 in Brooklyn. (The Infatuation)
CARTOON: The RealFeel temperature. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "Mamdani's first battle with real estate industry ends in defeat but marks crucial policy shift" (Crain’s)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1906, the Eagle reported, "Football reform is on. At the meeting of the American Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee, held at the Murray Hill Hotel in Manhattan yesterday, radical changes in the present rules were adopted tentatively." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
English actress Mia McKenna-Bruce appears on the latest cover of Numero Netherlands.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"King tells Holocaust survivor her father is alive in spirit" (The Telegraph)
🏀 SPORTS
Nets continue frigid new year on road trip (Brooklyn Eagle)
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich
Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood
“Modern Family” star Ariel Winter
“The Shawshank Redemption” director Frank Darabont
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Bass Nelson (Parliament-Funkadelic)
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Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at [email protected].