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1. NYC DEP and Doe Fund unveil $4.5M green job program will maintain 1,000-plus rain gardens in Brooklyn and Queens (brooklyneagle.com) — A new $4.5 million GROW pilot program will train New Yorkers for green jobs while maintaining more than 1,000 rain gardens across Brooklyn and Queens, with many in flood‑prone East New York. Launched by NYC DEP and The Doe Fund in Gowanus, the initiative combines classroom and hands‑on training to build a local workforce that keeps streets drier and neighborhoods greener.
2. Dagmar Plaza-Gonzalez installed as Civil Court judge before a crowd of hundreds (brooklyneagle.com) — A new Civil Court judge, Dagmar Plaza-Gonzalez, was sworn in at Brooklyn Law School before a large crowd, with court leaders praising her independence and fairness. Her husband, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, continues leading reforms aimed at improving safety and justice for Brooklyn residents, underscoring the borough’s growing influence in New York’s legal landscape.
3. Debt flooded NYC's development pipeline in March (therealdeal.com) — A massive new construction loan is pushing forward the next phase of the Domino Sugar waterfront megaproject in Williamsburg, bringing over 1,200 new apartments, including affordable units, to Brooklyn. The story also tracks several other billion‑dollar‑scale office loans reshaping Midtown, underscoring how much development money is flowing through New York City right now.
4. New York City Day of Prayer will take place independent of elected offices: organizers (brooklyneagle.com) — Brooklyn residents can join the free New York City Day of Prayer at the Christian Cultural Center in Canarsie/East New York on Thursday, May 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s gathering, historically linked to Brooklyn Borough Hall and City Hall, is intentionally independent of elected officials and will feature diverse faith leaders, speakers, and musical performances.
5. Man Pleads Guilty in Jam Master Jay Killing (bkreader.com) — Brooklyn viewers are getting new details in the long-unsolved killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, as 52-year-old Jay Bryant has now pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge tied to the ambush in the DJ’s recording studio. Bryant admitted in court he knowingly helped others enter the building, expecting a gun would be used, and News 12 Brooklyn is providing expanded local coverage.
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