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The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, known for its dangerous conditions, gross understaffing and medical mistreatment, where Judge Gary Brown refused to allow 75-year-old Daniel Colucci to serve his sentence. Photo: John Minchillo/AP

Elderly tax scammer avoids MDC Brooklyn after judge’s intervention

September 5 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A 75-year-old convicted tax scammer, Daniel Colucci, will not be...

Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), notorious for its dangerous and barbaric conditions, which prompted a federal judge to rule house arrest for a 74-year-old tax fraudster instead of incarceration at the facility. Photo by John Minchillo/AP

Federal judge sentences convict to house arrest rather than ‘barbaric’ Brooklyn prison

August 8 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Brooklyn’s federal prison is so bad that one judge is electing...

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    Shithi Tabassum, right, and Naher Tanzila, left, from Bangladesh, dressed in South Korean traditional "Hanbok" attire, pose for their souvenir photos at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, during the Chuseok holidays, the Korean version of Thanksgiving Day, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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    Former President Evo Morales participates in an offering to Mother Earth before leading a march to Bolivia's capital, as part of a political dispute with current President Luis Arce and to protest his handling of the economy, in Caracollo, Oruro, Bolivia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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    Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney (1) scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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    Ice skating will be back at Emily Warren Roebling Ice skating will be back at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza under the Brooklyn Bridge this winter — and while the views will still be spectacular, the skating will be more affordable.  Admission will cost just $10 for all ages and all times, with no peak pricing, and with equally-affordable skate rentals. Last year’s peak price for an out-of-town adult was as high as $25. Read more at the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mary Frost
    The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its 200th anniv The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year with a new branding campaign, a special Brooklyn Artists exhibition, the reinstallation of American Art Galleries and a birthday bash.  Its new logo aims to communicate a bold, exciting new chapter for the museum’s future. Read more at link in bio. Photos courtesy of Brooklyn Museum
    The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster was The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride last week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when ride operators took it out of service due to a damaged chain sprocket in the motor room. The city’s Department of Buildings “inspected and cleared the ride to open” a day before the incident, Luna Park said in a statement. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Pablo Salinas
    Roughly 430 people attended a recent online inform Roughly 430 people attended a recent online information session about the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project — a $95 million plan allowing the city to consolidate its control of a 122-acre site which runs along the Columbia Waterfront District and Red Hook between Atlantic Avenue and Wolcott Street. This was the first opportunity for the public to learn about the plan, heralded by officials as a means to transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a modern maritime port and mixed-use site. The plan ties in with the city’s “Harbor of the Future” initiative. Read more at the link in bio. Photo: Caroline Rubinstein-Willis/Mayoral Photography Office
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