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Roxanne Persaud is busy settling into her role as the state senator for the 19th District. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

In Public Service: Persaud leaps from Assembly to state Senate

Roxanne Persaud was a freshman member of the New York State Assembly in 2015 when, at the urging of Brooklyn Democratic Party Chairman Frank Seddio and members of the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club, she decided to run for the state Senate seat left vacant when former assemblymember John S … Full Article
 
Borough President Eric Adams made his big announcement at the press conference. Photo courtesy of Sen. Hamilton’s office

Adams has $500,000 surprise for Hamilton

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams had a big surprise in store for state Sen. Jesse Hamilton after the legislator held a press conference to announce the start of a new program aimed at helping kids from low-income families to get a jump on digital technology. … Full Article
 
Two buildings in East New York's five-building former Borden Dairy factory complex are now on the landmarking calendar. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Landmarks Preservation Commission calendars two East New York Borden Dairy buildings

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) dished out a dollop of respect for the historic buildings of East New York on Tuesday, or two of them, at least. … Full Article
 
Assembly members Steven Cymbrowitz (third from right) and William Colton (second from right) announced the allocation at a press conference attended by Marlboro Senior Center Coordinator Dee Dovas; Tenant Association V.P. Sam Cooper; Superintendent Jose Alvarez; Tenant Association President Betty James; Senior Center Director Rosanne DeGennaro; and District Leader Nancy Tong (left to right). Photo courtesy of Cymbrowitz’s office

State provides $3 million for improvements at Marlboro Houses

Tenants at the Marlboro Houses will be getting new stoves and refrigerators under a $3 million package of state funding obtained by two lawmakers whose districts intersect at the Gravesend apartment complex. … Full Article
 
In this Jan. 14 file photo, new floodlight-style lighting illuminates Osborn Playground in Brownsville. Prosecutors say they’ll ask a judge to dismiss charges against five teenage boys after a young woman who said she was gang-raped at the park in January 2016 recanted her accusation. AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File

Woman recants; Brooklyn DA to drop charges in Brownsville park rape case

A district attorney said Wednesday that a young woman who accused five teenage boys of chasing away her father and gang-raping her in a playground in Brownsville has recanted her story and he's dropping criminal charges against them. … Full Article
 
State Sen. Jesse Hamilton is offering help to job seekers. Photo courtesy of Hamilton’s office

Looking for a job? Hamilton sponsors career fair

State Sen. Jesse Hamilton is teaming up with the Salvation Army and the Brownsville Partnership to sponsor a fair for residents looking for jobs or seeking a change in careers. … Full Article
 
Priscilla Consolo is looking forward to law school this fall. Photo courtesy of Consolo

How the Backstreet Boys helped student get into law school

Priscilla Consolo sure knows how to stand out in a crowd. … Full Article
 
Student Nia Salley finds a way to get her message across. Photos courtesy of Brightpoint Health

East NY students take the stage with anti-drug message

“The play’s the thing,” as William Shakespeare wrote in “Hamlet,” and students in an East New York school used the stage to get across their anti-drug message to the community. … Full Article
 
The boxes for new floodlight-style lighting recently installed at Osborn Playground in Brownsville sit outside the entrance to the area on Jan. 14. A week earlier, a young woman reported being gang-raped by teenage boys at the playground. AP Photos/Kathy Willens

NY parks, weeks after Brownsville rape claim, set to get security funds

The city's parks are poised to receive additional money for security less than two weeks after a young woman reported being gang-raped by teenage boys in a playground in Brownsville. … Full Article
 
Akbar Johns, 21. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn DA’s Office

Brooklyn gang member convicted of killing 13-year-old boy in Brownsville shooting

 Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced on Wednesday that a 21-year-old Brooklyn man has been convicted of second-degree murder for a fatal shooting in Brownsville that killed a 13-year-old boy in 2012. … Full Article
 

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