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Brooklyn businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy are urged to attend the Hurricane Sandy business relief workshop at in the Community Room at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday, November 20, from 9 – 10 a.m.  … Full Article

Hundreds of screaming young fans of pop star Justin Bieber gathered on the streets and sidewalks near Barclays Center on Monday night before the show and chased a tour bus they believed had Bieber in it down residential Dean Street, reports Peter Krashes of the Dean Street Block Association on th … Full Article

Decades from now, when the Nets are as much a part of Brooklyn's landscape as the bridges that link us with that other borough across the East River, there will be much more than 17,732 people who will recall being at the Barclays Center for the return of major pro sports to the corners of Atlant … Full Article

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP), although still in the process of assessing the damage in its three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and the BAM Cultural District, reports there was no major damage and no injuries to security workers. … Full Article

Police were summoned at a Brooklyn shuttle bus waiting area when a man and woman tried to cut a two-block line. A straphanger yelled: "Officer! Officer! That guy just cut the line!" The police came and dragged the couple away, as they protested loudly. … Full Article

Huge crowds lined up for the shuttle buses from Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn to Manhattan on Thursday morning as subway service between the boroughs remains canceled. Passengers said they had waited hours to get on the shuttle, which ends up at 57th Street in Manhattan. … Full Article

When you've waited over 55 years for a major pro sports franchise to call your own, what's another two days? … Full Article

Advance planning and dedicated staff allowed University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital to not only care for their own patients but to accept ventilator-dependent patients from the Hopkins Center, a nursing home in Boerum Hill. … Full Article

As New Yorkers try to regain footing after the devastating storm that blew through the Northeast, Brooklyn’s legal community slowly returns to the business of justice and attending to client needs.   … Full Article

Barclays Center sits right above a major mass-transit hub, an ideal destination for fans throughout New York. Not right now, though. … Full Article