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MIDWOOD – After rumors that Assemblymember Dov Hikind would face a fierce opponent during the upcoming midterm elections, the longtime incumbent announced today that he will not run for re-election.Hikind broke the news on Twitter with an eight-minute video touting his achievements as an accomplished Assemblymember of the 48th district
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(Photo via RWDSU/twitter)Today, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that he is running to be elected to a full term. Gonzalez has led the Kings County District Attorney’s Office since last October when District Attorney Ken Thompson died after a battle with cancer [/brooklyns-first-african-american-district-attorney-dies-cancer-bensonhurst/]. Gonzalez was chosen
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Photo Credit: Flickr/Medical JaneBrooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died yesterday after what his family described as a “hard fought battle with cancer.” Thompson’s family made the announcement last night. The District Attorney was 50 years old. Thompson is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lu-Shawn Thompson, and
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Photo via Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office.A 24-year-old Queens man has been arrested and charged in the murder of Carey Gabay, a top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo who lived in Clinton Hill. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/nyregion/arrest-in-killing-of-carey-gabay-cuomo-aide.html?_r=0] Micah Alleyne was arrested
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(Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/8554386075/in/photolist-e2VsX6-7DjZ4h-pLgh4Q-s1V4Bf-4NWdok-7JtXmh-66YzCb-n2Cg6-sikcXG-s1V4vo-sikcU5-s1TYEw-qHg8cH-nWwxCg-oe1vJF-obYtvj-5at3YZ-5axk51-qqQPNk-4KmgdB-dpmBUS-6wPejN-praaxM-3jgctu-6WQanj-4QHAmP-sikdqf-obYCAU-at8km9-sirz9B-nWw1ix-odRdzh-8FRz9u-6JXhAo-sgcenN-odHmwc-odWz3j-nWvSsc-c5UWdC-qHgewr-ionXEk-4QMNmJ-5e6qso-qEYwNs-c5UZB5-gvmbV7-qqPjox-qqQK1K-qHc3Kb-7JtWTJ] )Seven have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs l
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Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thomson/FacebookThe Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is hosting a competitive summer internship program for high school students who live or attend school in the borough, District Attorney Ken Thompson and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew announced last week. Students with an interest in
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Protesters were arrested outside Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s house in Clinton Hill earlier this week. At the dramatic scene, which unfolded at around 1am Wednesday, protesters criticized the prosecutor’s recommendation that a judge presiding over the Peter Liang case spare the former officer jail time, reports the
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Jazz musician Cecil Taylor (Photo via Andy New [https://www.flickr.com/photos/92523880@N00/2496006222/]/Flickr)The Long Island man who ripped off Fort Greene resident and jazz legend Cecil Taylor [/blog/2014/08/12/fort-greene-home-contractor-charged-with-stealing-nearly-500000-from-cecil-taylor/] was sentenced today. Noel Muir, 55, who stole almost $500,000 in prize
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Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson wants residents of the 88th Precinct and all of Brooklyn to know that his office is serious about preventing, not just prosecuting, crimes. That is why he has created a Crime Strategies Unit [http://brooklynda.org/crime-strategies/] — to “track these young men [who are at