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Brooklyn Law School Selling Heights Properties

The Brooklyn Paper reports that Brooklyn Law School has put on the market six residential buildings in Brooklyn Heights it has used as student housing. These are: 89 Hicks Street (photo), which BLS bought from Watchtower in 2006; 18 Sidney Place; 144 Willow Street; 100 Pierrepont Street; 27 Monroe Place; and 88 Monroe Place. The […]

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Former Brooklyn Law School Dorm On Joralemon Hits Market As 24-Unit Rental

It was January 2011 when BHB first reported that a Brooklyn Law School dorm at 184 Joralemon Street had been sold and was being converted to a residential property. And now that project is complete. Curbed shows pics and floorplans of a model in the swanky new 24-unit rental building (which was originally slated to […]

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84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening

Captain Maximo Tolentino, Commander of the 84th Precinct, has announced a meeting of the precinct’s Community Council this Tuesday evening, May 21, starting at 7:00 p.m., in Geraldo’s Room (named for Brooklyn Law alum Geraldo Rivera), Brooklyn Law School, 205 State Street (between Court Street and Boerum Place). On the agenda will be presentation of […]

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THURSDAY: Free Post-Hurricane Legal Advice From Brooklyn Law School

From 9 a.m. to noon TODAY, Thursday, November 15, the Brooklyn Law School, in association with Borough Prez Marty Markowitz and the Brooklyn Bar Association, will host a free “Brooklyn Sandy Relief Legal Clinic” at Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, between Court and Adams. The Clinic will be staffed by disaster relief-trained law students and […]

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84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday

The 84th Precinct Community Council will be meeting on Tuesday evening, April 19th, beginning at 7:00, at Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street, 10th floor, between Adams and Court streets. The public is invited. “Attendees will receive updates on recent criminal activity and Police Department response. They will also have the opportunity to ask questions […]

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Judge David Trager, 1937-2011

The Hon. David G. Trager, jurist, scholar, and Brooklyn Heights resident, died last Wednesday. Brooklyn Daily Eagle: A Brooklyn federal judge who was renowned for vastly elevating the prestige and academic caliber of Brooklyn Law School while serving as dean (1983-93), Hon. David G. Trager, has died at the age of 73.

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Brooklyn Law Dorm at 184 Joralemon to Become Condos

Brooklyn Law School has sold its dormitory at 184 Joralemon Street to a developer who intends to convert it to condos. The Wall Street Journal: Brooklyn Law School has signed a contract to sell a residence hall in Brooklyn Heights for $12 million, according to people familiar with the deal. The law school entered into […]

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Brooklyn Law School Plays Host to Nearly Naked Photo Shoot

A racy Diesel Jeans photo shoot at the Brooklyn Law School library is heating up the interwebs today. The Above the Law Blog asked officials there what they were thinking when allowing the clothing company, sometimes known for its nearly pornographic ads, to shoot on its campus. Their response: “When we gave Diesel jeans permission […]

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Alan Young, Attorney and Busy Chef Partner Disbarred

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that Alan Young, former Busy Chef, Oven, Wine Bar at 50 Henry and Blue Pig owner (as well as other businesses at those Henry Street addresses) has been disbarred.  The eateries were shuttered last year after manager Dan Kaufman was busted on charges of credit card fraud and identity theft.  The […]

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