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As he washed his minivan before a Saturday shift as a delivery driver at a Bushwick pizza joint, Jermaine Bishop said crime remains a problem in his neighborhood. … Full Article

New York City politicians piled on SUNY Downstate as the state medical center barred ambulances from Long Island College’s (LICH) emergency room and emptied its critical care wards in spite of being ordered by the court to  … Full Article

While Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has shelved its proposal to sell its historic Pacific Street Branch to a developer, it has pushed ahead with its controversial plan to  … Full Article

On the back side of Livingston Street, there's an alley that only Brooklyn trivia buffs know by name – Grove Place. … Full Article

Big developments are percolating on Livingston Street – and before you know it, new retailers will want in on the action, real estate executives predict. … Full Article

With just under a week to go, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Brooklyn Eats will feature over 100 borough-based food and beverage manufacturers on June 26 at 630 Flushing Avenue in East Williamsburg. … Full Article

If not a subway train, how about a ferry? … Full Article

“If you live in western Brooklyn, don’t have a heart attack,” residents of Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Red Hook and DUMBO heard Thursday as they learned that  … Full Article

Calling it a crucial piece of legislation that will save lives, assembly members Felix Ortiz and Nicole Malliotakis are working against the clock for passage of “Briana’s Law,” a bill that would mandate the retraining cops in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). … Full Article

The newest member to the New York Court of Appeals, New York State’s highest court, was sworn in at noon Thursday in Albany. Sheila Abdus-Salaam is the first black woman on the Court of Appeals.  … Full Article