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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City Strengthening Enforcement of Negligent Private Sanitation Truck Industry
The New York City Police Department is stepping up its enforcement of traffic laws routinely violated by private sanitation trucks.
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The Verazzano Bridge Gets the Z It Deserves
The Verazzano-Narrows Bridge, the nation’s longest suspension bridge, is finally getting the additional letter “Z” it has been entitled to
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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
Read MoreEl Chapo Causing Brooklyn Bridge Back-ups
Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as El Chapo, is a Mexican drug kingpin facing trial in a Brooklyn court for
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Villavicencio Granted Stay, Deportation Delayed
In a follow-up to a story already reported here, Pablo Villavicencio Calderon will not be deported immediately due to the
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