Day: January 24, 2025

PLANS FOR THE Central Brooklyn Literacy Academy are moving ahead, with DOE official Jason Borges set to become the school’s program director.

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FIREFIGHTERS AND FDNY staff on Thursday commemorated the 20th anniversary of “Black Sunday,” when four firefighters suffered deadly injuries.

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THE CITY COUNCIL approved the nomination of former Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Frank Seddio as a commissioner on the Board of Elections.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1916, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Income Tax Law. Chief Justice [Edgar Douglass] White gave the court’s decision, sweeping aside all the objections to its constitutionality in whole or in part. Five separate suits to test the constitutionality of the new income […]

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THE CITY COUNCIL on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation that will slow down the city’s “revolving door” lobbying system.

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