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Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse (center), who is hosting an informational session on deed theft for Brooklyn homeowners, pictured here with Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Rev. Herbert Daughtry. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Upcoming Brooklyn seminar offers strategies to combat deed theft

May 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

City Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse, in collaboration with Access Justice Brooklyn, is hosting an informational session to arm homeowners with the knowledge and tools needed to protect their properties from deed theft.  The event will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at Narcisse’s District Office, located at 5827 Flatlands Ave. Deed theft […]

BP Reynoso gives Brooklyn Chamber $20K to fund Southeast Brooklyn small biz 

May 6 | Jaime DeJesus

Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Friday showed support for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and small businesses in Southeast Brooklyn by presenting the organization with a $20,000 check in funding earmarked for the neighborhood. The money will support the Chamber of Commerce’s Neighborhood Economic Development Division (NED) program. NED supports commercial revitalization activities in commercial […]

New MTA unit formed to help dozens of families left behind by COVID-19 deaths

August 4 | Jose Martinez, THE CITY

This story was originally published on June 25 by THE CITY. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. When Joseph Fletcher died in April from COVID-19, he left behind a wife, three children and countless questions for them about where to turn next. Fletcher, a 60-year-old […]