Actress Rose Byrne honored as Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year with parade and roast: Boerum Hill’s Rose Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe Award win and Oscar nomination for the leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” was honored Friday as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

The Eagle’s archives are full of presidential visits. Here are some of our favorites: The Brooklyn Eagle has dutifully chronicled the borough’s role in presidential history. For Presidents’ Day, we’ve scoured our archives to surface these visits — some of which were historic, and others amusing, mysterious or surprisingly prescient.

Horseback riding … in Brooklyn!: Horseback riding in Brooklyn has deep roots originating from 19th-century reliance on horses for transport and recreation, centered around Prospect Park’s designed bridle paths and elite riding clubs.

Brooklyn daycare teacher charged with sexually abusing young girls: “The conduct alleged in this case shocks the conscience,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. “Innocent children were entrusted to a teacher’s care to safely learn and grow, but instead, this defendant allegedly [shattered] that trust in the worst way.”

Malliotakis aims to take redistricting dispute to Supreme Court: Last month, Judge Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that the 11th District’s current borders disenfranchise minority voters in northern Staten Island.

Carroll Gardens apartment building sells at a $3M loss, revealing extent of rental market pressures: Stephen Mack, a founder of the 13-year-old firm, signed the transfer paperwork on behalf of the seller but declined to comment on the loss or the decision to sell the 95-year-old property, which was last renovated in 2014.

Man indicted in alleged Luigi Mangione jailbreak attempt: Minnesota man Mark Anderson, 36, has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly attempting to pose as an FBI agent to break Luigi Mangione out of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, ABC 7 New York reports.

Weekly flu cases increase as NYC reports 146K this season: Children under 18 account for 52% of cases. Emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to flu continued to decline and remained under 0.5% of all visits.

Adams fined for using taxpayer money to spotlight Cuomo sexual harassment charges: Former Mayor Eric Adams was fined $4,000 for having City Hall staffers buy whistles to put on reporters’ chairs at an official press conference. (THE CITY)

Our world in photos: Hearings, helmets, hugs and more.

"The 2026 Brooklyn Power 100" (City & State New York)

"State taps nonprofit trio for Brooklyn affordable housing, health clinic project" (Crain's New York Business)

"To save New York City dogs, get them out of the subways" (Gothamist)

READ: "How Lena Dunham’s Cats Gave Her a Reality Check" (Vanity Fair)

EAT: Want Di Fara Pizza in minutes, and for just $10? Look no further. (Allrecipes)

CARTOON: A rude interruption. (Brooklyn Eagle)

LIVE: "Robert Stilin and Mark Gettys Strike an Elegant Balance of Industrial Heft and Warmth Inside a Brooklyn Loft" (Galerie Magazine)

Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, who was born in Brooklyn

Media personality Paris Hilton

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown

“Shape of You” singer Ed Sheeran

Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker