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Also on today's calendar: Stoops, Sirens And Stickball: Sunset Park and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Brooklyn Bar Owner Refused To Pay. Then The Cops Kept Coming, Lawsuit Alleges (patch.com) — A Coney Island bar owner from Brooklyn is suing the city, former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, his twin brother, and several officers for $6 million, claiming relentless police visits forced his Juice & Moore Bar to close. The lawsuit alleges officers repeatedly appeared outside the Brooklyn bar, conducted raids, and that a politically connected fixer steered him to Caban's brother, who allegedly sought money to ease enforcement.
2. Landmarks to review updated plans for Hotel Bossert (brooklyneagle.com) — City preservation officials are set to review updated plans for converting Brooklyn Heights' historic Hotel Bossert into 61 luxury residences with a rooftop expansion. Developers are tweaking the design to better match the landmark's Renaissance Revival style, while a Danny Meyer–backed restaurant is expected to activate the Montague Street ground floor in 2028.
3. Profile for Sidney Kuri Poor (bkreader.com) — An award-winning journalist now based in Brooklyn brings a mix of local reporting, documentary filmmaking, and nonprofit policy work to her storytelling. With training from Columbia Journalism School and experience covering New York City protests and communities, she's produced multimedia projects from Cleveland to Cuba while now calling Brooklyn home.
4. Adam Silvera, deputy chief administrative judge for NYC Courts, talks career, New York roots and being a gay man on the bench (brooklyneagle.com) — New York City's deputy chief administrative judge, Adam Silvera, reflects on his path from Brooklyn Law School graduate to overseeing trial courts across all five boroughs. He discusses managing huge caseloads, collaborating with Brooklyn judges and staff he calls among the state's best, and serving openly as a gay man on the bench.
5. Mamdani stands by DSA insider accused of stiffing landlord during $1.4M townhome makeover (wfin.com) — A prominent Democratic Socialists of America leader is facing a pending Brooklyn Housing Court case over alleged unpaid rent on a Crown Heights apartment, while critics question his image as a working-class housing advocate. The story also highlights his family's renovated Bed-Stuy townhouse and local union concerns about his past apprenticeship and labor credentials, drawing in Brooklyn tenant and clergy voices.
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