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Brooklyn author Matthew Goodman has just released his latest novel, “Eighty Days: Nelly Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World,” in which he recreates the true story of two adventurous young female reporters who set out to travel the world in 1889. … Full Article

Services for Emmy-winning writer and Brooklyn Heights mother Martha Carr Atwater, 48, killed on February 22 by an out-of-control pickup t … Full Article

Seven-hundred and thirty-five million dollars. This is the amount New York City estimates it will spend on judgments and settlements in cases against the city for negligence, police abuse, and other claims that may come its way. … Full Article

The evening of Jan. 30 was a special one at the DiMenna Performing Arts Center, located at 450 West 37th St. in Manhattan. It was founded by Italian-American financier and philanthropist Joseph DiMenna and opened in 2011.
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New Brooklyn resident Domenica Ruta has just released her debut memoir – a coming-of-age tale titled “With Or WithoutYou.” In the book, which went on sale yesterday, Ruta … Full Article

More than $100,000 in solar equipment donated to power vehicles and equipment has been stolen from the Pier 1 area of Brooklyn Bridge Park, according to the New York Post. … Full Article

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Four months after Red Hook’s Fairway Market was forced to close by Superstorm Sandy, the foodie emporium is readying for a grand reopening and ribbon cutting this Friday morning, March 1. … Full Article

For many people, March 1, 2013, is just a date on the calendar. But for those who rely on federal funding for the operation of their legal programs, March 1 may come with a daunting prospect. … Full Article

Topic of `Wine! Whine! Wine’ Provides Spirited Inn of Court Agenda What does the law have to do with an upcoming CLE program titled "Wine, Whine, Wine?" … Full Article