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Head of Brooklyn DA’s Gang Bureau fired for making insulting remarks
Downtown
Deanna Rodriguez, the head of the Gang Bureau at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, has been fired for making racial and homophobic slurs. Rodriguez, who started working with the DA’s Office in 1985, reportedly called Counsel to D.A. Charles J. … Full Article
KEEPING IT CLASSY: Bikini Bar near Barclays?
Atlantic Yards
A retired NYPD detective is proposing a “Bikini Bar” in the shadow of Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn, Pix 11 reports. … Full Article
Famed photographer and musician collaborate on book
Greenpoint
Both a book and a traveling exhibition of photographs, “Hard Art, DC 1979” (Trade Cloth, Pub. … Full Article
Food talk, split families in novel's mix
Cobble Hill
There's a lot of tasty talk about food in "A Place at the Table" (Touchstone), a novel whose main characters have an affinity for the kitchen, often a source of refuge when they hunger for lost family affections. … Full Article
New Eastern District judge celebrates robing ceremony in Brooklyn Courthouse
Downtown
Brooklyn Federal Judge Pamela K. … Full Article
Navy Yard CEO Kimball steps down
Navy Yard
Andrew Kimball, who was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2005 as president and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, will be leaving his position at the end of this month to join the real-estate management a … Full Article
Neil Gaiman to launch latest novel at BAM
Fort Greene
With more than 20 published books under his belt, Neil Gaiman is a prolific writer – but it has been eight years since he’s released a novel for adults. … Full Article
Tropfest, world’s largest short film festival, to debut in Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Now in its 21st year, Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, is making its Brooklyn debut in Prospect Park on June 22. … Full Article
Brooklyn becomes first borough to require mediation in civil cases
Downtown
Brooklyn Supreme Court ushered in a new project Thursday requiring all civil cases to pass through a mediation process before proceeding to trial. … Full Article
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