Former Brooklyn Borough President Sebastian Leone Dead at 91
Sebastian Leone, known for his struggle to improve Brooklyn’s reputation during the 1970s, long before the borough’s recent renaissance, passed
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Brooklyn Bridge Repairs Running High
Back in 2010 the original estimated cost for the much needed repairs to the 133-year-old Brooklyn Bridge was put at
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Brooklyn DA Thompson Dead from Cancer at Age 50
Only five days after announcing publicly that he was ill with colorectal cancer, Ken Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, is dead
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Eamon Rockey Helping Celebrate 333 Years of Gaggenau
New Yorkers looking for a great meal in a restaurant with a top-notch bar have discovered Betony. This high-end eatery
Read MoreBrooklyn College Celebrates the Opening of the Haitian Studies Institute
Scholars, politicians and lay-leaders were in attendance at the opening of the Haitian Studies Institute, now an integral part of
Read MoreMurdered Imam Mourned by Hundreds
The funeral of murder victims Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and his assistant Thara Uddin, 64, was attended by hundreds of
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Car Wash Workers Negotiate Better Benefits and Wage Package
Forty-eight Brooklyn car wash workers successfully bargained for an 18-month contract which will bring their base pay up to a
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Park Slope School Losing Funding for Lack of State Test Participation
PS 10 in Park Slope will lose a $75,000 grant because 12 percent of its student body opted out of
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Indictments Expected Against Former Brooklyn DA’s Office
A federal grand jury is meeting this week as part of an on-going investigation into the behavior of the Brooklyn
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Dow Chemical CEO, Andrew Liveris, Receives American Chemistry Society Honor
Andrew Liveris, Dow Chemical CEO recently received the Corporate Leadership Award from the Midland section of the American Chemistry Society.
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