On the third floor of the Brooklyn Supreme Court, the list goes up every morning. The daily record of scheduled foreclosure mediation meetings lists each case, along with the corresponding plaintiff, defendant and the past number of conferences. The list is posted outside two rooms where the meetings are held — ordinary courtrooms that...
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May 1, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Looks for a New Audience
Two years after nearly going dormant, the Brooklyn Philharmonic is having a resurgence by playing to audiences in multiple neighborhoods across the borough. Under the leadership of artistic director Alan Pierson, the orchestra has used hip-hop artists, cartoons and multimedia components to show a different side of the philharmonic. At their Downtown Village concert in...
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April 20, 2012September 30, 2019Live Wire
Occupy Protestors Interrupt Foreclosure Court
Protestors interrupted foreclosure proceedings at the Kings County Supreme court on Thursday. Over 100 people descended on the court building in the afternoon and attempted to interrupt proceedings by singing. Police arrested 37 protestors for disorderly conduct. Read more at The Brooklyn Paper.
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April 20, 2012September 30, 2019Live Wire
Ex-Prosecutor in Shaky Rape Case Had Doubts
A former Brooklyn prosecutor said she had doubts about a rape case that landed one Brooklyn man in prision for ten months before documents were found that showed the man’s accuser had recanted her story. Abbie Greenberger told the Daily News that she found inconsistencies in the accuser’s story, but was pressured to take the...
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April 11, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
Brooklyn Teens Test Their Green Thumbs [VIDEO]
A joint venture between EcoStation: NY and Lee Mandell of Boswyck Farms, the new Bushwick Campus Greenhouse gives students from four public high schools the opportunity to learn how to grow and sell produce, even when growing up in the paved streets of Brooklyn.
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March 19, 2012September 30, 2019Live Wire
Two Men Sought in Armed Robbery of Livery Cab
Police are looking for two men who they say robbed a livery cab driver in Brooklyn on Saturday night. The pair entered the cab in Graveshead and directed the driver to East 88th Street and Seaview Avenue. Once at the destination police say one of the men pulled a gun on the driver and demanded...
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March 9, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Why Brooklyn Foreclosure Numbers Could Get Worse
Last year Brooklyn had the dubious distinction of being the New York City borough with the highest number of notices of foreclosure, at 4,772. This year the borough faces an additional problem: more homeowners could lose their homes to foreclosure if the state budget does not include funding to provide them with legal...
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March 8, 2012September 30, 2019Live Wire
Stolen $1400 Puppy Returned
It turns out Cruella De Ville is not in Brooklyn after all. After a three week search, a stolen 10-week-old Yorkshire Terrier pup was finally returned to a Marine Park pet store yesterday. An unidentified woman, who did not want to be implicated in the theft, called the pet shop and gave directions for employees...
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February 22, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
[VIDEO] Want Fresh Eggs? Cluck Here
Noah Leff brings the barnyard to Brooklyn with his readymade chicken coops. Founded nearly two years ago, the Victory Chicken Company now helps Brooklynites maintain their very own ongoing supply of fresh eggs.
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February 10, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Alone for Valentine’s Day? Head for the Subway
This Valentine's Day the New York Transit Museum celebrates finding love, while on the subway with the "Missed Connections" Love-in-Transit Party. The museum, along with illustrator Sophie Blackall, will celebrate the unique encounters that can happen while taking mass transit.