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Superheroes of the Legal World: From left to right, Kimberly Oliver-Castro, Erin Peake, Carrie Anne Cavallo, Hon. Genine Edwards, Hon. Joanne Quinones, Hon. Betsey Jean-Jacques, Deborah Johnson and Francisco Manriquez Olivares strike heroic poses at P.S. 274's Read Across America event.Brooklyn Eagle photos by Robert Abruzzese

Superheroes of literacy: Justice Quinones and legal heroes read to Bushwick students

March 12 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Full slideshow below In a heartwarming annual tradition now in its 11th year, Justice Joanne Quinones returned to her alma mater, P.S. 274 in Bushwick, for the Read Across America event this past Monday, March 4. Accompanied by members of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA), the event saw a delightful twist with attorneys and […]

A 29-year-old male bicyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a vehicle in Bay Ridge.

Brooklyn Man receives 14-year sentence for fatal hit-and-run of cyclist

March 6 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the intentional hit-and-run killing of a cyclist. Korey Johnson, 45, from Ocean Hill, faced justice in the Brooklyn Supreme Court, where Hon. Elizabeth Warin delivered the sentence following his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the sentencing, highlighting […]

Members of the Widdi family and elected officials cut the ribbon for the grand opening of a long-awaited new Foodtown supermarket in Bushwick.

New Bushwick Foodtown supermarket fulfills dream for longtime Brooklyn owners

January 26 | Mary Frost

BUSHWICK — Beaming store owners and elected officials recently cut the ribbon for the grand opening of a long-awaited new Foodtown grocery store at 54 Noll St. in Bushwick, in a ceremony attended by neighbors who eagerly poured into the attractive new retail space. Owned and operated by Shady Widdi, the 15,000-sq-ft state-of-the-art supermarket is […]