A peregrine falcon devours its prey in Cadman Plaza Park: “It was feasting on, judging by the blood and feathers on the ground, a poor unlucky pigeon,” said local resident Michael Kilfoyle. “I think it’s an incredibly rare sight.”

Some NYC schoolchildren have a dodgy journey back to school: Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, described the situation as "a big mess." Mamdani’s schools chief, Chancellor Kamar Samuels, said in a post on X, “We are confident in our decision to reopen.”

NYPD investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight: A video of the fracas shows two uniformed officers pacing a walkway in the park Monday as snowballs fly at them from all directions, hitting the officers and covering them in snow.

‘The Big Dig’ conversation on BQE dilemma: What to do with the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway? That was the question asked last night during a live taping of the award-winning podcast "The Big Dig" featuring Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Lara Birnback.

Brooklyn Public Library and National Grid host conservation-themed teen design competition: Teens between the ages of 14 to 18 spent their mid-winter break learning about energy conservation and designing games, digital art and animations through Brooklyn Public Library and National Grid’s “Energy in Engineering” competition.

18th Avenue Lunar New Year Parade marches on before blizzard: The parade went along 18th Avenue from 65th to 84th streets and included music, food and the traditional dragon and lion dance.

Trump administration axed nutrition education program that saved more money than it cost, even as government encourages healthier eating: This U.S. Department of Agriculture program persisted for nearly 50 years until the Trump administration shuttered it in 2025. (The Conversation)

Blizzard disrupts city’s criminal courts already seeing long delays: The Legal Aid Society told a judge that police and Brooklyn prosecutors were holding people past the 24-hour legal limit — including someone arrested for double-parking. (THE CITY)

Our world in photos: Falcons, food, fields and more.

A four-lane overpass in Portland, Oregon, is getting renamed the Brooklyn Bridge. (Oregon Live)

"The New American Academy Charter School: Where Community, Connection, and Curiosity Come Together in Brooklyn" (PIX11)

"NYC’s Housing Ballot Measures Appear to Be Working as YIMBYs Intended" (City Limits)

READ: "When a Brooklyn Hasidic man found himself trapped in a Bolivian prison, he knew only Sean Penn could save him." (New York Magazine)

EAT: Two Texas pitmasters are opening a barbecue restaurant in Greenpoint this summer. (Eater)

CARTOON: The State of the Union. (Brooklyn Eagle)

LIVE: "Before & After: This Brooklyn Brownstone Feels Like Stepping Into a 1970s Polaroid" (Domino Magazine)

“Madam Secretary” star Tea Leoni

Media personality Sally Jessy Raphael

Oscar-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan

Tennis player Eugenie Bouchard

Former N.Y. Yankees right fielder Paul O’Neill