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After Layoffs At The Brooklyn Eagle, Current And Former Staffers Accuse Owner Of Mismanagement

After Layoffs At The Brooklyn Eagle, Current And Former Staffers Accuse Owner Of Mismanagement

In mid-December, the staff of the Brooklyn Eagle gathered for an office holiday party. Some staffers said they had not been paid for at least two weeks—another worker was still missing a paycheck dating back to mid-November.
Bed-Stuy Among Hardest Hit By City 'Homelessness Crisis': Data

Bed-Stuy Among Hardest Hit By City 'Homelessness Crisis': Data

More people entered housing shelters in Bed-Stuy than almost every other neighborhood in the city, according to data released in a new plan to combat homelessness.

Mayor Commission Wants to Raise Taxes on Brooklyn Brownstones

Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Photo by Susan De Vries As the city quietly raises townhouse taxes across Brooklyn, a mayoral commission today released a report proposing to raise raise property taxes even more for all types of residences.
Subway phone snatcher beats up victim at Brooklyn station

Subway phone snatcher beats up victim at Brooklyn station

Cops need the public's help in finding a thief who grabbed a phone out of a Brooklyn commuter's hands, then assaulted him after the victim tried to get the device back. Police said the trouble began at 11:15 a.m. on Jan.
Race for Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke’s House Seat Spans Democratic Spectrum

Race for Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke’s House Seat Spans Democratic Spectrum

Adem Bunkeddeko came within 2,000 votes of unseating longtime Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke two years ago, on the same day Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ousted powerful Rep. Joe Crowley in Queens and The Bronx.
Man And Woman Shot By Stray Bullets After Argument At Brooklyn Deli

Man And Woman Shot By Stray Bullets After Argument At Brooklyn Deli

Two people were shot last night in Brooklyn, and police say they were not the intended targets. Two men allegedly got into an argument around 8:45 p.m. inside a deli on Pitkin Avenue in East New York . ...
In Crown Heights, 138-year-old landmarked townhouse wants $2.5M

In Crown Heights, 138-year-old landmarked townhouse wants $2.5M

Sitting between a row of low-rise buildings on Crown Heights's Pacific Street, this historic Italianate house with a wraparound porch, which has just hit the market, does surely make a lasting impression.
Suspect in Attacks on Three Jewish Women in Brooklyn Faces Federal Hate Crimes Charges

Suspect in Attacks on Three Jewish Women in Brooklyn Faces Federal Hate Crimes Charges

A Brooklyn woman suspected of physically and verbally assaulting three Jewish women last month and was released twice without bail, after which she attacked another woman, is now facing federal hate crimes charges.
Brooklyn Cakes To Senate: Get Your Sheet Together and Let Bolton Testify!

Brooklyn Cakes To Senate: Get Your Sheet Together and Let Bolton Testify!

A Brooklyn bakery hopes to convince the nation's Republican senators that allowing witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial would just be icing on the cake.

Richardson’s bill to protect new mothers signed into law

Brooklyn Assemblymember Diana C. Richardson says that her bill ensuring pregnant women and new mothers are provided with information about issues and complications that could lead to maternal mortality has been signed into law.