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Renowned English bassist and singer Peter Hook will appear at DUMBO’s powerHouse Arena on Monday, Jan. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue’s homeless shelter, which has served women for many years, will instead host men starting on Monday. … Full Article

The Appellate Division Courthouse on Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights was filled with many of the members of Brooklyn’s legal elite last Thursday evening. … Full Article

The panel was comprised also of Judge Joanne Quinones, BBA President Domenick Napoletano, Scott Starr, Melissa Bonaldes, Kerry Ward, Hajin Suh, Ned Gassman and Evan Goldberg — whose knock-down-drag-out performance as an irate justice refusing to recuse himself from a trial was a highlight of the  … Full Article

Legal educators, judges and practitioners are seriously considering a proposal to allow students to sit for the New York State Bar exam after two years of law school.  … Full Article

Members of Congregation Beth Elohim and other area congregations joined the One Million Moms for Gun Control NYC rally on Monday morning, the observed holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday.
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Congregation B’nai Avraham, Brooklyn Heights’ Modern Orthodox synagogue, began a new lecture series on Monday, Jan. 21. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has extended the deadline for applications to this year's BKLYN DESIGNS, New York's p … Full Article

Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss. … Full Article

REPORT UPDATED AND EXPANDED AT 3 PM … Full Article