At its annual meeting, held on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights, on Wednesday, May 8, the Brooklyn Bar Association (BBA) marked the end of an era for outgoing president Joseph Rosato and welcomed new officers in a ceremony that also celebrated significant contributions to the legal community. The meeting was highlighted by the presentation of […]
The shady oval at the north end of Cadman Plaza Park, on the border of Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights, reopened on Friday after a year-long, $6.4 million upgrade that includes a new lawn and plantings, new paths, replaced plumbing for drinking fountains, and new lighting. Weekend park-goers marveled over the lush, green grass. Dogs […]
More than 77 years after Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier by donning a Brooklyn Dodgers jersey, the Brooklyn Bar Association (BBA) is set to make its own historical stride by inducting Anthony Vaughn Jr. as its first Black male president. Vaughn’s presidency follows the impactful tenures of Lynn Terrelonge, the first Black […]