Whiteout: A team of snowplows makes its way along Cadman Plaza West at the start of Winter Storm Fern. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Weather: Day 41°, Night 37°, Rain
The Lede: Good morning. The National Weather Service predicts a 50% chance of snow falling in the city on Sunday. The greatest chance is that the metropolitan area sees only a few inches, but as much as a foot is possible.
The Rundown
Brooklyn Heights to fill every empty tree bed with a new tree: The ambitious effort is in collaboration with Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s District 33 Street Tree Plan, which aims to fill every viable street tree bed from Greenpoint to Boerum Hill.
New York City could see up to a foot of snow this weekend: Depending on various factors, the storm could track along the coast of New England, or head out to sea. “A coastal low is really what’s going to determine what happens,” said meteorologist Liv Johnson.
Murrow High School first in city to heat with repurposed cooking oil: Brooklyn’s Edward R. Murrow High School has become the first public school in New York City to heat its entire campus using vegetable oil biofuel, replacing traditional fossil fuels with a lower-emission alternative, according to CBS.
For ‘Bernie in Burlington,’ Dan Chiasson returns to Brooklyn: In “Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician,” Dan Chiasson details Bernie Sanders’ rise from his upbringing in Midwood to become the four-time mayor of Burlington and one of the country’s most prominent progressive political leaders.
Former Prince Andrew arrested in UK over Epstein allegations: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, sources say, in relation to allegations that he may have shared confidential information with notorious child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the former prince’s tenure as an official British trade representative.
As spring training starts, Guardians pitchers fight pitch-rigging case in Brooklyn: Pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, speaking Spanish, entered not guilty pleas through a translator to a rewritten indictment in Brooklyn federal court.
MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to murder in-aid-of racketeering: Roger Morales, also known as “Crazy,” “Ciclon” and “Cyclone,” pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to the June 5, 2011, murder in-aid-of racketeering of Norman Mizzell.
Panel on creating ‘Low Traffic Neighborhoods’ coming up at Brooklyn Borough Hall: Advocates say “Low Traffic Neighborhoods” offer a neighborhood-wide approach to reducing unnecessary cut-through traffic to make streets safer, healthier and more community-oriented.
Would raising taxes on the richest New Yorkers drive them away?: Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his battle to raise income and corporate taxes to the next level, threatening an across-the-board property tax hike if he didn’t get his way. What would happen if he did? (THE CITY)
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PANAMA — People perform a lion dance as fireworks explode during Lunar New Year celebrations in Panama City. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP
More Brooklyn News
"Dog poop data reveals New York City's crappiest block" (Gothamist)
"Woman disguised as cleaner wanted in Brooklyn apartment heist, NYPD says" (CBS News)
"Hochul Wants to Expand Rent Freezes for Senior & Disabled New Yorkers. Can the State Get Them to Sign Up?" (City Limits)
Staff Picks
READ: "Hitler’s Greenland Obsession" (The Atlantic)
PLAY: Here are 17 fun activities to do in Brooklyn this weekend. (Brooklyn Magazine)
CARTOON: Commuting in the winter. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "A Deteriorating Mansion, for Sale Again, Fascinates Brooklyn" (NYT)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1952, the Eagle reported, "Who ‘fingered’ Willie Sutton? A showdown on a Brooklyn man’s claim that he spotted Willie Sutton for the cops who, in turn, took credit for nabbing the elusive bank robber was imminent today in Manhattan Police Headquarters." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
Dutch model Lara Stone poses by the sea for Elle France.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
Key moments leading to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest over his links to Epstein (Brooklyn Eagle)
🏀 SPORTS
Porter Jr. remains part of Brooklyn rebuild (Brooklyn Eagle)
Supermodel Cindy Crawford
Former basketball player Stephon Marbury, who was born in Brooklyn
Musician Rihanna
NBA legend Charles Barkley
Hockey legend Phil Esposito
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