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A scene from a campaign video released by Rep. Dan Goldman on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Photo: Goldman campaign
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The Lede: Good morning. Rep. Dan Goldman on Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, launched his re-election campaign for New York’s 10th Congressional District (Western Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan) with endorsements from Gov. Kathy Hochul, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and others.
The Rundown
Sandy Amoros — a star whose light dimmed: “It was a brilliant brainstorm of a move,” writes Brooklyn Eagle columnist Bill Gralnick. “The fans in the stands and watching TV were surprised by it. The result was one of the most famous catches in baseball history, and it turned a quiet, sometimes everyday player into a hero of the ages.”
Goldman, feeling heat from Lander, launches re-election campaign for District 10: Goldman faces stiff opposition from former Comptroller Brad Lander, who issued a statement Tuesday saying, in part, “Dan Goldman literally chummed it up with Don Jr. on vacation in the Bahamas, praising Trump’s Israel policy.”
NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn celebrates 10 years in Sunset Park: NYU Langone–Brooklyn’s mortality rate is one of the lowest both in Brooklyn and nationwide, despite the fact that more than 80% of discharged patients are insured by Medicaid or Medicare, NYU Langone said.
Mamdani renews long-standing Rikers emergency order, vows to reform jails: Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his predecessor for years to skirt rules dictating how the city should treat detainees.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine reports to NYC lockup where Nicholas Maduro and Luigi Mangione await trial: Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City.
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record: The Trump administration’s overhauling of the decades-old childhood vaccination schedule, announced by federal health officials on Jan. 5, 2026, has raised alarm among public health experts and pediatricians. (The Conversation)
Our world in photos: Animals, politicians, athletes and more.
Our World in Photos
INDIA — A Great Egret walks near a one-horned Rhinoceros as migratory birds arrive at a wetland in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. Photo: Anupam Nath/AP
More Brooklyn News
"NYC hospital on lockdown after unhinged man shot by cops in disturbing incident" (New York Post)
"Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Plaza Grows in Brooklyn" (New York City News Service)
"2 men found dead in parked car in Brooklyn: NYPD" (PIX11)
Staff Picks
READ: "He tried to save himself. He killed an 11-year-old instead" (The Oregonian)
EAT: Here are the 22 best Korean restaurants in New York City, including two in Brooklyn. (The Infatuation)
CARTOON: A troubling sign. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "Montero Bar & Grill to get new life as it marks 90 years on Brooklyn waterfront" (New York Post)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1913, the Eagle reported, "General Cipriano Castro, former President of Venezuela, who is being held at Ellis Island by the immigration authorities, was in cheerful spirits today, anticipating his release tomorrow when he is brought to the United States District Court in Manhattan on a writ of habeas corpus obtained by his counsel, George Gordon Battle." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster graces the latest cover of Variety.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Queen Kate Article Risks Inflaming Royal Tensions" (Newsweek)
🏀 SPORTS
Magic spoil Dёmin’s big finish at Barclays (Brooklyn Eagle)
Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons
Catherine, Princess of Wales
“Love Hard” star Nina Dobrev
Singer-songwriter Dave Matthews
“Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” singer Crystal Gayle
Click here to see a full list of birthdays!
Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at [email protected].