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Three reporters at a small Brooklyn non-profit, InsideClimate News have taken home a Pulitzer Prize. … Full Article

On April 3, a Long Island College Hospital (LICH) ambulance team and cardiology doctors and nurses saved the life of a13-year-old Brooklyn boy who had collapsed in his Boerum Hill classroom, in full cardiac arrest.
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Brooklyn-based author Amy Brill wrote her first story, “The Lost Dog,” when she was in first grade. … Full Article

All of this may be old hat to Brooklynites, where "gentrification" has been moving with a seeming inevitability since the 1970s, but cities across America — as well as additional Brooklyn neighborhoods —  are now embracing upscale change, as the Associated Press re … Full Article

One of the most vital outreach programs performed through the Brooklyn Bar Association is the practice of holding regular forums -- open to the public at no charge -- dealing with critical, timely topics such as the upcoming session entitled "Consumer Debt And Bankruptcy -- The Process, Def … Full Article

In the fall of 2012, New York became the first state to require lawyers to perform 50 hours of pro bono work as a condition for getting a license. … Full Article

Brooklyn Law School hosted its 28th annual Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition earlier this month.  The competition, which focuses on the students’ skill in appellate advocacy, drew 36 team … Full Article

Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes Wednesday announced the conviction Wednesday of a second man, Ronell Bonds, for Murder in the First Degree for killing 16-year-old Al-Taya Conyers in Boerum Hill in May 2010.   … Full Article

A Brooklyn mom is spreading the word to Brownstone parents that a "stroller march" is planned for this Saturday to support Long Island College Hospital (LICH), now threatened with closure. … Full Article

On April 8, members of the Brooklyn legal community came together to discuss the impact of two iconic Supreme Court rulings on the ways criminal plea bargains are conducted. … Full Article