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Brooklyn Heights

Though at times misguided, Davy Rothbart is, without question, a lovable romantic. … Full Article

Bill de Blasio’s mayoral campaign has gotten the presidential seal of approval. … Full Article

Angel Lopez, an up and coming sports apparel designer, has never forgotten where he came from and the people who helped him along the way. … Full Article

In his debut novel “The Returned” (Harlequin MIRA; September 2013), Jason Mott tells the eerie story of a world in which the departed come back to coex … Full Article

This month is the 50th anniversary of an event that, at the time, was unusual for the art world, for the Brooklyn Museum, and for a young graduate student at Pratt who suddenly was able to enlist some of the nation’s most famous artists and photographers in her cause. … Full Article

The projected tidal wave that federal budget cuts will have on Brooklyn courts has become a reality. Citing the impact of federal budget cuts, a federal judge has rejected prosecutors' request to sequester a jury in a murder and racketeering trial in Brooklyn. … Full Article

Charging that excessively long waits to go through customs at JFK Airport are hurting the region’s economy, US Senator Charles Schumer issued a personal appeal to the Department of Homeland Security to install new measures to alleviate problems for travelers. … Full Article

Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin continues her efforts to bring reform to the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy. … Full Article

Local and national animal rights activists will gather at Lee’s Live Poultry Market in Greenpoint on Saturday, September 28, to protest the slaughter of chickens there.  … Full Article

An indictment was unsealed Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court charging Alhassane Ould Mohamed, 42, also known as “Cheibani,” a Malian citizen, with the murder and attempted murder of United States Embassy personnel stationed in Niamey, Niger in December 2000.    … Full Article