Tag: Attorney General’s Office

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks at a Deed Theft Prevention Workshop at Medgar Evers College, addressing the urgent need to protect homeowners in Central Brooklyn from fraudulent schemes that disproportionately target Black and Brown communities. The event, in partnership with Brooklyn Legal Services and Grow Brooklyn, is part of Reynoso’s broader commitment to tackling deed theft, which has led to more than 1,500 complaints in Brooklyn since 2014. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Borough President

Borough President Reynoso hosts deed theft prevention workshop at Medgar Evers College

October 18 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Responding to the growing threat of deed theft, Brooklyn Borough President Reynoso...

Attorney General Letitia James discussed new legislation on Friday that grants her office expanded powers to combat deed theft, aiming to protect New Yorkers from losing their homes to scammers. Photo by Ted Shaffrey/AP

Attorney General James announces new protections against deed theft

July 22 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

New York Attorney General Letitia James now has expanded authority to combat...

Big Chief was an unlicensed dispensary located at the corner of 74th Street and 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. It was closed down in December, even as other illicit shops continue to operate within two blocks of Big Chief.Photo: Robert Abruzzese/Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn man indicted for assaulting state investigator at illegal weed store

February 9 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Arjante Moss, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident, faces serious charges after...

Comedian’s kin sent to wrong cemetery after Brooklyn nursing home death

May 7 | Virginia Breen THE CITY

Comedian Elayne Boosler says her elderly Jewish cousin, who died last month...