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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, more informally known as Brooklyn Federal Court, in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo: Rob Abruzzese/Brooklyn Eagle

Bonanno crime family member convicted of extorting witness in Brooklyn Federal Court

October 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

John Ragano, also known as "Bazoo," a member of the Bonanno organized...

Jury convicts Bonanno crime family member of extortion

October 11 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

THE MAJORITY OF NYC RESIDENTS said Mayor Eric Adams should resign in...

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, who announced the guilty verdicts in a violent extortion scheme over a gambling debt involving two men in Brooklyn.Photo: U.S. Dept. of Justice

Brooklyn jury convicts two men in violent extortion scheme over gambling debt

December 12 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Anthony Romanello and Joseph Celso were found guilty of extortion-related charges...

Assemblymember Boyland convicted on multiple charges

March 6 | Heather Chin

Brooklyn Assemblymember William F. Boyland, Jr. has been convicted of 21 felony...

Assemblymember Boyland convicted on multiple charges

March 6 | Heather Chin

Brooklyn Assemblymember William F. Boyland, Jr. has been convicted of 21 felony...

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    The “barge” part of Bargemusic — Brooklyn’ The “barge” part of Bargemusic — Brooklyn’s iconic floating concert hall — is no more.  On Monday, the rusting 19th-century barge was towed from its slip at Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge, to meet its end at a shipyard in Staten Island. More than 5,000 concerts — mostly classical, with American contemporary and jazz mixed in — had been performed inside the cozy, wood-paneled hall with its red-brick fireplace, delighting music lovers and launching musical careers since 1977. Read more at the link in bio. Eagle photos by Mary Frost
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