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This combo of Feb. 7, 2023 images provided by the Fire Department of the City of New York, shows Brian Cordasco, left, and Anthony Saccavino, two former NYFD chiefs arrested Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, on charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to provide preferential treatment in the department's fire prevention bureau. Fire Department of the City of New York via AP

Two ex-fire chiefs in New York City arrested in corruption scandal

September 16 | Jake Offenhartz and Larry Neumeister

The arrests came as multiple ongoing federal investigations swirl around Mayor Eric...

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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov. 6, 2023. Photo: Ted Shaffrey/AP

Disbarred attorney sentenced for role in Queens deed-theft ring

September 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Former attorney Anyekache Hercules was sentenced for her involvement in a deed...

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The Legal Aid Society is suing several solar companies for deceptive practices targeting seniors and communities of color. Pictured from left to right: Adriene Holder, chief attorney of civil practice; Twyla Carter, attorney-in-chief and chief executive officer; Tina Luongo, chief attorney of criminal defense practice; and Dawne Mitchell, chief attorney of juvenile rights practice. Photo courtesy of the Legal Aid Society.

Legal Aid Society sues solar panel companies for predatory practices targeting seniors and communities of color

September 16 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Legal Aid Society has filed a lawsuit against five solar panel...

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Mayor Eric Adams speaks about having more uniformed NYPD officers patrol the subways during a joint press conference with Gov. Kathy Hochul at the Fulton Transit Center, Jan. 6, 2022. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

NYPD expands role in civilian agencies as feds circle top cops

September 13 | Katie Honan, Reuven Blau, and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY

New “chief of enforcement” for Parks Department is part of a larger...

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Leaders from Brooklyn’s legal community gathered at the Surrogate’s Court Bench and Bar Mixer on Sept. 12 at the House of Wax in Downtown Brooklyn. The event brought together members of multiple bar associations, including the Brooklyn Bar Association, Caribbean American Lawyers Association and Metropolitan Black Bar Association. Standing in the back row (left to right): Antar Jones, Adam Kalish, Steve Cohn, Anthony Vaughn, Jimmy Lathrop, James Cahill, Jr., and Daniel Antonelli. In the front row (left to right): Luwick Francois, Yvette Hinds-Wills, Natoya McGhie, Kerry Archer, Pamela Walker, Regina Kiperman, and Hon. Dale Fong-Frederick. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Robert Abruzzese

Surrogate’s Court Bench and Bar Mixer brings bar associations together

September 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Members of Brooklyn’s legal community came together on Thursday for a...

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Flares of northern lights color the sky over the White Mountains just after midnight, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, as viewed from a mountaintop in Chatham, N.H. Lights on the summit of Mount Washington can be seen on the ridgeline at left. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Tronco, or multiple foot stocks used to to constrain enslaved people, are seen at the Slavery exhibition Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 17, 2021. AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File

New York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and reparations

September 13 | Associated Press

NYC lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role...

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The rally on Sept. 8 was held in Floyd Bennett Field. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman

Rally at Floyd Bennett Field pushes for Malliotakis immigration bill to pass

September 13 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

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The first-ever naturalization ceremony at Fire Island National Seashore took place in front of the iconic lighthouse, where new citizens, judges, and local dignitaries gathered to mark the occasion. Photo by Allison Morrissey, courtesy of the Second Circuit Library

Fire Island hosts first-ever naturalization ceremony on Sept. 11

September 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

For the first time in history, Fire Island National Seashore played host...

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    An Ocean Rebellion campaigner, dressed as an oceanic goddess with her head trapped inside a fishbowl-like helmet, takes part in a performance protest outside the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, on the final day of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meetings, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
    Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA via AP
    Orthodox Jews dance at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, to mark the Jewish new year in the town of Uman, 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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    Locals gather near the wreckage of a bus that fell into a ravine near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. A speeding bus carrying wedding guests plunged into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least seven people, officials and rescuers said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
    Photo: Arshad Butt/AP
    Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, right, reaches for the ball too high and close to the head of Porto's Nehuen Perez to see a second yellow card and be sent off, during a Europa League opening phase soccer match between FC Porto and Manchester United at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)
    Photo: Luis Vieira/AP
    A police officer covers a topless activist of the Femen feminist group protesting against Russia-Iran military cooperation in front of the Iran Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
    Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
    People inspect a dead whale on the coast of Baracoa, Artemisa province, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
    Photo: Ramon Espinosa/AP
    Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris walks with former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., at a campaign rally at Ripon College, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Ripon, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP
    Flooded houses after a heavy rain in the village of Luke, near Bosnian town of Fojnica, 50 kms west of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert Oroz)
    Photo: Robert Oroz/AP
    Zheng Qinwen of China celebrates after defeating Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the women's singles quarterfinals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    Photo: Andy Wong/AP
    A volunteer of the Russian Cultural Center entertains displaced children at a school in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in the south. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
    Photo: Bilal Hussein/AP

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    Get your paddles ready because a new pickleball fa Get your paddles ready because a new pickleball facility is opening in Gowanus on Sunday. PKLYN, located on Fourth Street between Hoyt and Bond streets, will have five courts across the 18,000-square-foot facility. Founder and Managing Partner David Friedman got the idea for PKLYN during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though a long-time player, he got most interested in pickleball when he found a community of players at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2 and played the game daily with a regular group. Read more at the link in bio. Photos courtesy of PKLYN
    Grown adults wearing stuffed dolls and dressed as Grown adults wearing stuffed dolls and dressed as mythical anime characters took over Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn this summer, and it couldn’t have been more enchanting. As part of anime weekend in New York City, hundreds of fans of ‘hololive’ gathered in the park to cosplay, buy merchandise and celebrate the group’s concerts at the Javits Center and Brooklyn’s Kings Theater during Anime NYC 2024. Read more at the link in bio. Eagle photos by Mary Frost
    Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative. “These platforms are designed to create addiction,” Harry, 40, said in remarks Tuesday in New York City. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
    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
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