Former Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes Dies at 83
After three years of deteriorating health following a stroke, former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles “Joe” Hynes passed away on February
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New York Post Banned from Brooklyn Jail
In a move some are calling unconstitutional, the Brooklyn Detention Center, the borough’s only jail, has banned the daily New
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Feds Chip in to Fix-up Brooklyn Icon
One of New York City’s most beloved and recognizable symbols, the Brooklyn Bridge, is about to embark on a major
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Brooklyn Tenants Still Uncompensated Six Years Later
In 2012 a huge fire devastated a rent-stabilized apartment building in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Although six long years have ensued,
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Shirley Chisolm State Park Slated to Open Next Year
The largest state park in New York City, built on re-claimed landfill along Brooklyn’s Jamaica Bay, is scheduled to open
Read moreQueens Nazi Deported to Germany After Years of Struggle to Find a Place that Would Take Him
After 15 years of statelessness, Nazi collaborator Jakiw Palij has finally been deported. It took 14 years to find a
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Brooklyn Restaurants Boycott Fort Hamilton Army Base in Response to Delivery Man’s Arrest by ICE
Many restaurants across Brooklyn will no longer be making deliveries to the Fort Hamilton army base. The restaurants are reacting
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Brooklyn Launches Pilot Program to Improve Bicyclists’ Safety at Intersections
According to New York’s Department of Transportation, 65 percent of bike rider death and 89 percent of injuries or deaths
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New York City Appoints Four New Judges
Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge in New York, announced on Tuesday the appointment of four new appointments of judges
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5Pointz Owner Libel for Destroying Graffiti Art
A jury found owner of the 5Pointz complex in Long Island City, Queens, guilty of destroying graffiti art when he
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