Brooklyn Daily Eagle

In 1999, as part of a feature story for Forbes Magazine I was writing, I rode on the back of a red motor scooter, careening through Manhattan traffic with Joseph Park, the 27-year-old cofounder of Kozmo.com. Park was making a delivery himself — videos, snacks, books, magazines, the kind of small urban emergency that once required putting on pants — and explaining how his company would put Blockbuster out of business. “Amazon, too,” he said.

JAPAN — Taiwan has agreed to allow its athletes to compete as part of ‘Chinese Taipei’ in many international events: Chinese Taipei’s Cai-juan Chen prepares to make an attempt in the women’s heptathlon shot put at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Chinese Taipei’s Cai-juan Chen recorded her best throw of 12.73 meters on her second attempt in the women’s heptathlon shot put, earning 709 points for the event. She is ranked fourth overall in the heptathlon.

STATEWIDE — THIRTY-SIX NEW YORK STATE legislators, including roughly a dozen representing Brooklyn, on Thursday expressed their strong opposition to a proposal floated by the Hochul administration to direct $24 billion or more in taxpayer- and ratepayer-funded subsidies to support the construction of new nuclear power plants in New York.

WASHINGTON ‚ÄĒ JOURNALISTS FROM THE THREE NEWS OUTLETS that President Donald Trump banned from the White House are now back on their beats, the Associated Press reported Thursday afternoon. Hours after U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico‚Äôs White House access, the three outlets‚Äô reporters were still denied entry until about noon.

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN  — A BROWNSVILLE MAN WAS SENTENCED to 32 and 1/3 years to life in prison for the rape and robberies of two women in two separate armed attacks, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Donald Leo sentenced the defendant, 24-year-old Marcus Collier of Brownsville, following a jury’s May 1 conviction of several charges, including predatory sexual assault and first-degree robbery.

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN ‚ÄĒ A FEDERAL JURY IN BROOKLYN on Thursday convicted Vincenzo Randazzo, 60, of brandishing a firearm during a robbery of an Empire State Bank branch in Brooklyn on March 5, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. Twelve days after the bank robbery, law enforcement arrested Randazzo and executed a search warrant of his residence, where they found currency taken during the robbery and four firearms, ammunition and magazines.

STATEWIDE — ARTISTS IN NEW YORK STATE can now apply for a fellowship program that will match them with partnerships in state agencies, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. The New York State of the Arts Fellowship, which the New York State Council on the Arts administers, brings artists and state government together to build community connection, enhance public spaces and amplify vital public service initiatives.

CROWN HEIGHTS — POLICE ARE LOOKING for a group of individuals in connection with an assault on a man in Crown Heights on Saturday, Sept. 5. According to authorities, at roughly 6:41 p.m. the 19-year-old victim went to Lincoln Terrace Park, in the vicinity of Rochester Avenue and Carroll Street, to meet an unidentified woman. Upon entering the park, he was approached by a group of unidentified individuals who assaulted him and forcibly removed his cell phone and wallet, then fled.

MANHATTAN — A BROOKLYN CONGRESSMEMBER with Homeland Security Oversight authorization was denied entry into what is called a “secretive” new immigration courtroom. New York Focus, which reported on Wednesday’s clash between Goldman, security guards and Immigration and Customs officers, was also apparently barred from entering that courtroom. Immigration court proceedings are normally open to the public by law.

SHEEPSHEAD BAY — A WOMAN’S BODY found in a trash can in Sheepshead Bay on Wednesday, Sept. 16, has been identified as Queens resident Tanaya Campbell Ortiz, 38. Police had responded around 3:08 p.m. to a 911 call for someone needing assistance in the vicinity of Belt Parkway and Knapp Street. Upon arrival, officers found Ortiz unconscious and unresponsive. Emergency Medical Services pronounced her deceased on scene. According to People, Ortiz was found inside a garbage bag placed in a trash can.