YEAR IN REVIEW
was postponed due to the rise
of the pandemic in March
2020. A trio of Brooklyn-based
restauranteurs restored the
nearly 150-year-old chophouse
that opened in 1879 serving
ritzy Brooklynites.
Hundreds join demonstration
celebrating Chauvin
conviction: Hundreds
gathered outside of the Barclays
Center to celebrate the
conviction of Derek Chauvin,
the Minnesota police offi cer
who killed George Floyd in
Spring 2020. The crowd paled
in comparison to the thousands
that marched in the
streets after Floyd’s death, but
the protestors expressed relief
in April that a fi rst step towards
justice wass served.
Mayor announced composting
will resume after
nearly yearlong pause: Mayor
Bill de Blasio announced at an
April press conference that the
city composting program will
resume in the fall after nearly
a yearlong pause due to budget
cut onset from spending
during the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Yorkers who are interested
had to re-enroll for the
program through the online
portal.
Ex- c ou nc i lmemb e r
Chaim Deutsch convicted
of tax evasion, sentenced,
expelled from City Council:
In an unexpected turn of
events, Sheepshead Bay Councilmember
COURIER LIFE, DEC.6 31, 2021-JAN. 6, 2022
Chaim Deutsch
was convicted of tax evasion
after hiding thousands of dollars
of outside income from
his real estate business. A
few days after the conviction
Council Speaker Corey Johnson
announced the southern
Brooklyn councilmember was
automatically expelled from
his seat when he pled guilty to
the charges, that he was later
sentenced to three months in
prison for. His offi ce’s constituent
services was shut down at
the end of July leaving the 48th
District without any representation.
MAY
Bay Ridge tortoise makes
safe return home: A tortoise
residing in the rolling hills
of Bay Ridge safely returned
home to her family after a 10-
day journey to the far-away
isle of Staten. Doris, a brown
African Leopard Tortoise escaped
from her home when
the gate was left open for only
20 minutes, and was found
when a concerned Staten Islander
thought the reptile escaped
from the Staten Island
Zoo.
Subways return fulltime
to the city that never
sleeps: Around-the-clock subway
service resumed in mid-
May after closing throughout
the pandemic in the early
hours of the morning to clean
the trains. While the subways
still operated through the
rails when overnight service
was paused, commuters were
not allowed to ride.
Two Charged for killing
1-year-old at playground:
Two suspects were charged
for the 2020 murder of 1-yearold
Davell Gardner at a Bedford
Stuyvesant playground.
The charges were part of
a 63-count indictment that
named 18 members of the
Hoolie Gang.
Brooklyn cop shot three
times in Bedford-Stuyvesant
survives: A cop from
the 81st Precinct survived a
brush with death after he was
shot three times when stopping
a 26-year-old near Saratoga
Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
The suspect also fi red
at the offi cer’s two colleagues
when they approached him
about acting suspiciously
near the park.
“Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
fi lms in ‘Old’ Coney Island:
Coney Island was transported
back in time as stars of “The
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took
to the historic Riegelmann
Boardwalk to fi lm scenes for
the show’s fourth season. The
series, created by Amy Sherman
Palladino of “Gilmore
Girls” fame, is largely set in
New York City, and has become
known for reimagining
the Big Apple’s streetscapes
to mirror those of its past.
Brooklynites rally
against vandalism of Bensonhurst
church, Windsor
Terrace church desecrated
same day: Brooklynites
gathered outside a Bensonhurst
church to rally against
the destruction of its house
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A Bay Ridge family was reconnected with their beloved runaway tortoise in May (left), subway service was
restored to 24 hours each day in May (middle), and former mayoral candidate Andrew Yang blasted now-Mayorelect
Eric Adams over placard abuse in April (right).