“Where is his eye?” this girl asked about Pirate. “He doesn’t have one,” was the answer. Pirate was a prize winner in Sunday’s Montague Diner Dog Costume Contest. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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THE LEDE: Good morning. Sunday’s Montague Open Streets event — the grand finale of the season — brought costumed pups, square dancing, kids activities and civic organizations to the lively, car-free street.
The Rundown
New York’s archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement: The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the U.S.
Brooklyn Heights dogs dress to impress at Montague Open Streets finale: The competition was fierce, the costumes were hilarious, and the grand prize went to Strawberry, with Cooper coming in second. Best costume awards went to Cerberus and Pirate respectively.
6 citizens sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders: In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.
Feds raid 2 Brooklyn adult daycare centers in alleged Medicaid fraud: The raids were part of a coordinated effort targeting over 100 social adult day care centers and healthcare providers across New York City.
The Ford Foundation, one of the world’s largest grantmakers, will throw more weight behind democracy: The Ford Foundation, one of the world’s largest private grantmakers, will overhaul its spending to counter what new leadership views as the mutually reinforcing rise of both autocracy and inequality.
Brooklynites support Kiwanis International, founded in 1915, with 9 active clubs: Kings Plaza-Canarsie Kiwanians presented longtime Brooklyn community leaders Sue Ann Partnow and Maria D’Alessandro with the Martin Karoll Memorial Award on Oct. 14.
Fear-based campaign ads can grab attention, but whether they win votes is less clear: When political scientists tracked Senate ads from 2004, they found that front-runners often leaned on enthusiasm and pride in their messaging, while candidates who were behind leaned on fear and anger. (The Conversation)
Our world in photos: Protests, people, phones and more.
Our World in Photos
DAMASCUS — Relatives of Syrians allegedly detained by Israeli forces in Quneitra province, adjoining the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, take part in a protest calling for their release and denouncing Israeli incursions into Syria outside a United Nations building in Syria. Photo: Omar Sanadiki/AP
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Staff Picks
READ: "You Finally Got a Wikipedia Page. Then It Vanished" (WIRED)
EAT: Here's a comprehensive guide of recent restaurant openings in New York City. (The Infatuation)
CARTOON: Watch out, Mercury is in retrograde. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "The Nothing Plan: Group aims to stop 6,000 Brooklyn homes" (The Real Deal)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1945, the Eagle reported, "President Truman, here to celebrate the greatest Navy Day in the nation’s history, told a cheering audience in the Brooklyn Navy Yard today he would strive to bring about ‘for our own people the full life which our resources make possible.'" Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
Actress and filmmaker Natalie Portman graces the latest cover of Harper's Bazaar.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Prince Harry making 'big mistake' that could destroy chance of royal reconciliation: expert" (Fox News)
🏀 SPORTS
The running transition at Pratt Institute (Brooklyn Eagle)
“Monty Python’s Flying Circus” star John Cleese
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni
TV personality Kelly Osbourne
“God Bless the U.S.A.” singer Lee Greenwood
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