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Traffic on Court Street after the October street redesign. Photo: Mario Belluomo

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The Lede: Good morning. Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Inga O’Neale this week granted the city’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Court Street Merchants Association seeking to put the brakes on a protected bike lane along Court Street from Schermerhorn Street to Hamilton Avenue, according to a court filing.

The Rundown

  • Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for phone customers across the US: Impacted customers said they saw “SOS” or other no signal messages on their phones. In cities like New York, warnings were sent out noting that the outage may disrupt 911 calls.

  • Judge dismisses Court Street bike lane lawsuit: Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens businesses told the Brooklyn Eagle in October that the street’s redesign, which eliminated one of the two driving lanes, was causing traffic jams and costing them customers.

  • Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US ‘will not approve any windmills’: A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump seeks to shut it down.

  • Man dead after exiting vehicle through backseat window on Belt Parkway: Police said Rami Elsuwi was a passenger in a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe when he crawled out of the vehicle through the rear window on the Belt Parkway and 92nd Street Pedestrian Bridge. He hit his head on a guardrail.

  • Jill Epstein, former Civil Court jurist, formally inducted as Supreme Court judge: Newly-elected Kings County Supreme Court Justice Jill Epstein was officially inducted before fellow members of the judiciary, attorneys, elected officials, friends and family, in a moving ceremony Sunday afternoon at Gargiulo’s restaurant.

  • Beloved Brooklyn Heights dive Montero Bar & Grill sold to Crew: The bar, founded by Joseph and Pilar Montero almost 90 years ago and now run by their son Pepe, was once the favorite hangout of the sailors and longshoremen who worked the nearby docks.

  • Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for U.S. energy prices: Click here to understand what’s happening and what it means for U.S. consumers and the American energy industry. (The Conversation)

  • Our world in photos: Protesters, placards, pointing and more.

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Our World in Photos

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Protesters gather on Tuesday outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

More Brooklyn News

  • "Grandson being questioned after 85-year-old woman stabbed to death in Bed-Stuy home" (ABC7 New York)

  • "Mark Cuban Invests in Emo Night Brooklyn Producer Burwoodland" (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • "Eric Adams tells heckler 'go f--k yourself' as ex-NYC mayor gets booed at airport: 'You’re gonna see the Brooklyn in me'" (New York Post)

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The Wrap

⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1922, the Eagle reported, "Brooklyn has been named ‘The City of Boundless Opportunities.’ From a peaceful little bay shore town it has spread out over 81 square miles, into a population of 2,018,356." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history. 

📔 IMPRINT
Vanity Fair's vintage 1929 September cover featured a flamenco dancer. 

👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Queen Elizabeth II banned Netflix CEO from swanky Windsor Castle bash over ‘The Crown’s’ portrayal of British royal family: sources" (New York Post)

🏀 SPORTS
Mounting losses can’t slow down Sharpe (Brooklyn Eagle)

  • Oscar-winning actress Margaret O’Brien

  • Author and political commentator Ben Shapiro

  • Former N.Y. Jets defensive tackle Marty Lyons

  • “Liv and Maddie” star Dove Cameron

  • Singer and actress Grace VanderWaal

Click here to see a full list of birthdays!

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