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The home of the Appellate Division, Second Department, on Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Recent decisions out of the Appellate Division, Second Department

December 4 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Conflicting testimony, intervention rights, constructive notice, "time of the essence" deadlines, the...

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Rishikis from Japan's Sumo Kyokai, Daisuke Kitanowaka, right, and Akira Fukutsuumi pose for a photo call outside of London's Royal Albert Hall in London, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 where the UK's second ever official basho will take place in October of next year. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

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December 4 | Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Associated Press

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Nicole Chavis, chief of staff at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, will be honored with the prestigious Thomas E. Dewey Medal on Dec. 9. Chavis, who has served in several key leadership roles since joining the office in 2005, is recognized for her dedication to justice and her contributions to public safety in Brooklyn. Left Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office; Right photo: Robert Kradin/AP

Brooklyn DA’s Office leader Nicole Chavis to receive prestigious Dewey Medal

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The courthouse at 111 Centre St. in Lower Manhattan, where Crystal Villaseñor and Elizabeth Shamahs will be inducted as judges of New York City’s Civil Court this December, marking a historic milestone for Mexican American representation in the judiciary. Screenshot via Google Street View

Mexican American judges to make history on NYC Civil Court

December 3 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

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Police officer Jojy Chacko, left, received the 84th Precinct Community Council’s Cop of the Month award for October 2024 from the 84th’s Commanding Officer Capt. Thomas Maffei. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

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Thomas Griffin (left) and Michael de Leeuw (right) were honored at Access Justice Brooklyn’s annual gala at the Brooklyn Museum on Nov. 19. De Leeuw, a litigation partner at Cozen O’Connor, received the Dedication to Justice Award for his work on civil rights and constitutional cases, as well as his pro bono leadership. Griffin, associate General counsel at Ares Management, was presented with the Tradition of Excellence Award for his dedication to pro bono work in family stabilization and economic justice. Photo courtesy of Access Justice Brooklyn

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Access Justice Brooklyn celebrated its annual awards gala, spotlighting honorees who have...

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    Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, a supporter of President Donald Trump and convicted on charges relating to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, talks to reporters outside the DC Central Detention Facility, after being released from a Maryland jail, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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    The “barge” part of Bargemusic — Brooklyn’ The “barge” part of Bargemusic — Brooklyn’s iconic floating concert hall — is no more.  On Monday, the rusting 19th-century barge was towed from its slip at Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge, to meet its end at a shipyard in Staten Island. More than 5,000 concerts — mostly classical, with American contemporary and jazz mixed in — had been performed inside the cozy, wood-paneled hall with its red-brick fireplace, delighting music lovers and launching musical careers since 1977. Read more at the link in bio. Eagle photos by Mary Frost
    The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshi The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshift goldfish pond that went viral, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Jan. 3, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Hajj Lovick, 48, was convicted last month of second-degree attempted murder for opening fire outside Lover’s Rock, a neighborhood bar, and striking a 51-year-old man in the leg early in the morning on June 15, 2023. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Pamela Smith
    On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the ne On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the new year with a famous Brooklyn tradition. Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge. See more photos at the link in bio. Photo by Beth Eisgrau-Heller
    A self-propelled liftboat  — which can lift its A self-propelled liftboat  — which can lift itself out of the water on three cylindrical legs and transform into a suspended platform — sailed into Gowanus Bay last week. “LEGS III” — an offshore work boat, initially used in the Gulf oil patch and then for marine towing and salvage — will take on a third life in service of the environment, as a collective resource for environmentally-focused nonprofits and schools. The vessel will replace the current flat-deck barge hosting the RETI Center nonprofit. Read more at the link in bio. Photos courtesy of John Quadrozzi
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