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Brooklyn Books and Bullets

By Nayaba ArindeTeens shot by teens. The NYPD said that this year, up to 50 young people have been shot or killed by 49 under the age of 18.NYC public school students return to the classroom on Thursday, September 10th, 2026. Some conversations may...
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Justice Leaders Championed

From Exclusion to Leadership: Black Women Lawyers and the Legal Organizations they Established By Hon. Rhonda Tomlinson, Kings County Supreme Court The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association, the Caribbean American Lawyers Association and Brooklyn Borough President, Antonio Reynoso, co-sponsored a centennial celebration of Black History Month. The...

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New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago...
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L.A. and D.C. Grand Juries: More Than One Way to Protest

By Mary Alice MillerWhen ICE commenced its June sweep of undocumented immigrants in Los...
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Trump’s Revenge Machine Targets NYS AG Letitia James

By Mary Alice MillerRemember those pre-Apprentice days when tabloid gossip columnist Liz Smith dished...
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Now is the Time for a Focus on Things Haitian

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“Haitians are eating the pets, cats, and dogs,” he claimed...
Finance

Brooklyn is the Epicenter of New York’s Deed Theft Crisis, But Legal Service Providers are Strained for Capacity

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Council Brooklyn Delegation, Advocates, and Homeowners Rally to...
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Transparency Now: A Community’s Demand for Accountability in Superintendent Mims’ Removal

by Binta VannLike many Bedford-Stuyvesant natives whose roots run deep in this community, I...
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AG James, Gov. Hochul Announce Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New...
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April in New York

People & Politics, Poetry & Jazz NEW YORK. April 5, 2025: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams,...
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Attorney General James Puts Medical Transportation Industry on Notice, Announces New Actions to Stop Ongoing Fraud

AG James Has Secured More Than $10 Million From Transportation Companies, Won Criminal Convictions...
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The Tubman Factor

Vice President Kamala Harris’ positive messages this month encouraging the next generation of leaders...
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From Bernhard Goetz to Daniel Perry; Does Black Life Matter?

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Following George Zinnermans killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26,...
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Questions the jury asked before acquitting Daniel Penny in the subway chokehold death

Below, in the juror’s questions, we learn how deeply they had to go, parsing...
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We Meet Again: October’s Biggest Rivalry Returns to the Bronx

By Eddie CastroThe 2026 Major League Baseball regular season came to an end last...
Book Review

Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone 

Book Review by Dr. Brenda Greene The prolific award-winning writer Walter Mosley once said that...
City Politics

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn Steps Down Amid BK Dem Party Conflicts

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeSuddenly deciding to “pass the baton” to new forward-thinking leadership...