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Meet the 6th Municipal District Civil Court Judge Candidates: Tehilah Berman

Tehilah Berman at a coffee shop in Kensington (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)The Civil Court Judge races are less than a week away, and Bklyner now has the last in a series of four interviews with candidates running in the 6th Municipal District, which includes Park Slope, Crown Heights,

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Quick Probate FAQs From Mishiyeva Law, PLLC

via Mishiyeva Law, PLLC.Mishiyeva Law, PLLC, is a law firm concentrating on probate and estate law, located in the heart of the Financial District of New York City . To help people better understand this area of law, the law firm has compiled a short FAQs list below: What is

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Brooklyn Man Sentenced For Stealing Three Properties, Pretending To Be Lawyer

Carl Smith (Courtesy Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.)A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for stealing three properties, including one in Fort Greene, announced Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. Carl Smith, 50, was sentenced on June 13 to a minimum of nine years

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Assemblyman Brennan’s New Bill Will Make Subway & Bus Crimes Easier To Track

Photo by johnpmcdSafety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo, will require the NYPD to establish

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Assemblyman Brennan’s New Bill Will Make Subway & Bus Crimes Easier To Track

Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo, will require the NYPD to establish a system

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Sen. Golden’s New Bill Will Make Subway & Bus Crimes Easier To Track

Photo by herblessedjourneySafety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo, will require the NYPD to establish

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Following Death Of Bicyclist, Treyger Plans Overhaul Of City’s Tree Removal Program

City Councilman Mark Treyger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Councilman Mark Treyger plans to introduce a package of bills requiring more stringent safety measures and better oversight for contractors removing Sandy-damaged trees after a bicycle delivery man was crushed to death by a falling tree in Red Hook. “You

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Donovan Calls On Senate To Pass Cancer Research Bill

Source: Rep. Daniel Donovan’s OfficeCongressman Dan Donovan met with cancer research advocates from Staten Island and Brooklyn Tuesday to discuss a new measure aimed at advancing medical research, and to call on Senate to pass the bill. Donovan is a co-sponsor the 21st Century Cures Act — legislation that provides

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City Lawmakers Pass Councilman Jumaane Williams’ Legislation Tackling Tenant Harassment

Councilman Jumaane Williams. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC CouncilThe City Council last week passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Jumaane Williams that aims to crack down on tenant harassment by going after unscrupulous “tenant relocation specialists” who try to convince rent-regulated individuals to leave their apartments. In the city, there has

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Savino Passes ‘Caroline’s Law’ To Penalize Those Who Share Photos Of Crime Victims

Seantor Diane Savino. Source: Thomas Good via Wikimedia CommonsSenator Diane Savino passed “Caroline’s Law” today, creating a class A misdemeanor for public servants who distribute photographs of crime victims outside of their official duties. “Publishing trophy photos of a crime victim on Facebook is one of the cruelest things

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City Cleared Of Responsibility In Coney Island Drowning

Photo by Knightmare6A Brooklyn court ruled that the city was not responsible for the drowning of a 10-year-old girl in 2008, saying that the city is “not an insurer” of the safety of parkgoers. The case stems from the July 2008 drowning of Akira Johnson, who was swimming with her

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How Adoption Inspired Brian Esser To Open A Law Firm In Park Slope

After spending years as a lawyer at large firms like Baker & Hostetler in New York and Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC, neighbor Brian Esser realized he was less enthusiastic discussing his work on the Bernie Madoff liquidation than he was about his less flashy cases. “My joy was

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Should Small Amounts Of Marijuana In Public View Be Decriminalized?

Newly inaugurated Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson first announced back in October his intention to decriminalize up to 15 grams of marijuana “in public view” (as opposed to in one’s apartment, for instance), issuing only fines instead of necessitating arrests and prosecution. Now that Governor Cuomo has moved toward

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D.A. Hynes Announces The Sentencing Of Latin Kings In Borough Park Arson Case

Source: MTA_9323 via Wikimedia CommonsFrom the office of Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes: Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the sentences of Emil Vazquez, 21, Juan Burkette, 30, and Casimiro Reyes, 21, Latin King gang members, who along with other members of

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Op-Ed: Military Stays In Step After Repeal Of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Source: FacebookBETWEEN THE LINES: Fifty-three weeks ago, the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, which denied homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces without the anxiety of expulsion, was repealed. The struggle to end it lasted twice as long as the war in Iraq and

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Senate Passes Bill Requiring Public Notification When Sewage Is Dumped Into City Waters

Source: Environmental Protection Agency via Wikimedia CommonsLast Thursday marks the adoption of a bill that would force plant operators to tell the public if and when municipal sewage is spilled into New York’s bodies of water. This is great news for Sheepshead Bay and the surrounding areas as this

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Street Photography: A Funny Thing

The beginnings of a happily ever after. Photo by Erica ShermanI received an email the other day from a gentleman wanting to know: “did you take this photo of us on the sheepshead blog,” with the link to this post pasted below the query. I’d be lying if I

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Fidler Pushes Anti-Bullying Measures In Schools

Source: council.nyc.gov I read this and thought, “Where was Lew Fidler when I was growing up?” Since the widely publicized suicide last year of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi shocked the nation, after his private homosexual tryst was publically broadcast by his tormentors over Twitter, the councilman is