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New York City Comptroller John Liu said the Comptroller’s office may reject future contracts with Hewlett-Packard (HP) if the company fails to reimburse taxpayers for the up to $163 mill … Full Article

There are humorous ditties about it, and expletive-filled rants against it. … Full Article

Kings County District Attorney Charles J. … Full Article

The State University of New York on Wednesday filed a formal plan to close Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. That action was quickly followed by a judge's order temporarily restraining SUNY's action. … Full Article

A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge’s temporary restraining order stopping the State University of New York from closing Long Island College Hospital (LICH) has made Downtown-area officials and civic leaders, not to mention many of the hospital’s staffers,  … Full Article

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District on Thursday presented its 2013 African-American Heritage Program. Focusing on the civil rights movement in 1963, the office offered a multimedia presentation complete with video, fine art and musical selections. … Full Article

Though the Nets made no trades prior to Thursday afternoon's 3 p.m. trade deadline, the Nets stated their case that they remain legitimate Eastern Conference contenders as presently constituted in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. … Full Article

Purim, one of the most festive Jewish holidays of the year, is coming up this weekend, and the holiday is being celebrated by congregations throughout Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park has announced four new concessionaires for the Fulton Ferry Landing, Pier 5 and Pier 6 sections of the park.
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WASHINGTON- A U.S.-based Jewish group is rejecting Russian President Vladimir Putin's suggestion to house a disputed historical collection of books and documents at a Jewish museum in Moscow. They want their books back in Brooklyn. … Full Article