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Rhino horn trafficker pleads guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court

Downtown
Michael Slattery, Jr., a 25-year-old Irish national charged with fraudulently purchasing  a set of black rhinoceros horns in Texas and then traveling to New York to sell the horns for $50,000, pleaded guilty on Tuesday. … Full Article
 

Schumer wants to put tracking devices on autistic kids

Downtown
It’s a case that is every parent’s nightmare. Avonte Oquendo, the 14-year-old autistic boy who walked out of his Long Island City school and hasn’t been seen since, has been officially missing for more than a month. … Full Article
 

DA candidate Thompson votes in Clinton Hill

Clinton Hill
Ken Thompson, who won the Democratic Primary for Brooklyn district attorney in September and then faced an unexpected race when primary loser Charles Hynes decided to run against him on the Republican and Conservative lines, cast his ballot in the race Tuesday morning. … Full Article
 

Pete Hamill, celebrated Brooklyn author, to speak in Greenpoint

Greenpoint
Renowned journalist, essayist and fiction writer Pete Hamill embodies the Brooklyn literary spirit. Born in Park Slope, he left school at the age of 16 to work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, while attending night classes at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. … Full Article
 

Prevalence of hit-and-run accidents in Brooklyn leads to push for reform

Park Slope
A Brooklyn man is facing multiple charges, including criminally negligent homicide, in connection with a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy and injured two others. … Full Article
 

The Heights Casino Speaker Series features Malcolm MacKay

Brooklyn Heights
The Heights Casino Speaker Series this week will feature Brooklyn Heights author Malcolm MacKay, whose book “Impeccable Connecti … Full Article
 

Interfaith receives another reprieve as supporters seek restructuring plan

Bedford-Stuyvesant
Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn received a short reprieve on Monday as Chief Bankruptcy Judge Carla E. Craig adjourned bankruptcy proceedings until November 13. … Full Article
 

Convicted of Brooklyn murder, inmate claims errors at trial warrant new trial

Brooklyn Heights
Darryl Littlejohn, former bouncer at a New York City club, sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of a young clubgoer in Brooklyn, appealed to the Appellate Division, 2nd Department, for a new trial claiming that errors during trial deprived him of a right to a f … Full Article
 

AG gets $240K settlement from school director who abused funds

Windsor Terrace
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Thursday announced that his office has obtained a $240,000 agreement to resolve its investigation into self-dealing by Silvia Kuper, executive director of Therapy and Learning Center Inc. in Windsor Terrace.   … Full Article
 

Anthony Bourdain to appear in Brooklyn in conversation with Roy Choi

DUMBO
L.A.-raised maverick chef and Kogi taco truck co-founder Roy Choi is coming to DUMBO’s powerHouse Arena to celebrate the release of “L.A. SON: My Life, My City, My Food,” his inventive cookbook memoir with Anthony Bourdain, who will join the author in conversation. … Full Article
 

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