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What are you sorry for? Do you ever wish you could apologize to an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend you mistreated, or to your parents whom you undoubtedly offended so many years ago?  Brooklyn writer Dave Bry certainly has…and after reflecting on years of regret, he’s decided to do just that. … Full Article

Haitian-born Brooklynite Marc Baptiste has an eye for beauty. A favorite amongst Hollywood and music stars, Baptiste has photographed some of today’s most popular icons, including Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West, among others. … Full Article

DUMBO never had much experience with elephants (leaving aside the Walt Disney elephant character called "Dumbo") until now. … Full Article

Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes and NYC Human Resources Administration Commissioner Robert Doar on Wednesday announced the indictment of Lesley Ann Lawson, 37, for collecting Medicaid, food stamps, and unemployment insurance benefits, while working as a contract attorney. … Full Article

Last month Brooklyn BookBeat featured Brooklyn By The Book – a monthly literary series curated by Park Slope’s Community Bookstore and Congregation Beth Elohim. … Full Article

Plans to establish a business improvement district on one of Brooklyn’s trendiest shopping streets – 7th Avenue in Park Slope – are moving along on schedule, according to a leader of the organizing group. … Full Article

If you are a student in grades four through nine and attend school in Brooklyn, here is your chance to show the world how creative and talented you are.  Enter your video in the Third Annual Legal Lives Anti-Bullying Video Contest and compete for the First Place Prize! … Full Article

The Brooklyn Heights Association’s board has given tacit approval to the Brooklyn Public Library system’s plan to sell the site of the Brooklyn Heights and Business branches on Cadman Plaza West, move the Heights Branch to the first floor of a yet-to-be conceived private residential building, and … Full Article

Speaker Quinn announces partial support;

Town hall meeting in Brooklyn on Wednesday

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Despite impassioned statements from hospital staff, patients and community members, SUNY’s board of trustees voted on Tuesday to close Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH), at a meeting in Purchase, New York.  … Full Article