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Three legal trailblazers were celebrated at Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association Annual Gala

May 17 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA) held its Annual Gala at the Liberty Warehouse in Red Hook on Wednesday, May 15, honoring Hon. Lillian Wan, Angelicque Moreno and Judith Livingston for their exceptional achievements in the legal field and dedication to advancing the status of women in society and law. BWBA President Jovia Radix opened […]

The Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook.

Brooklyn Marine Terminal to undergo major transformation

May 15 | Raanan Geberer

The city, the Governor’s Office, the city’s Economic Development Corp. and the Port Authority on Tuesday announced an agreement to revitalize the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, which takes up 122 acres on the Red Hook and Columbia Street area waterfronts — a revitalization that includes improvements to piers, the port and traffic infrastructure. Under the agreement, […]

A section of MSC Meraviglia, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, can be seen at the end of the street.

Cruise ship sails into New York City port with 44-foot dead whale across its bow

May 8 | Associated Press

RED HOOK — A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 44-foot (13-meter) dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said. The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship’s bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries […]