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The Lede: Good morning. Sunlight Development acquired an empty development site at 350 Hicks St. in Cobble Hill for $29.5 million, according to the Commercial Observer. The property previously housed a parking garage for the campus of Long Island College Hospital, which closed in 2014.
The Rundown
Restler pushes for fix to ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ Clark Street station entrance: Building owner Moishe Drizin has recently made some repairs, including addressing the “sewage smell” and some painting, but much more needs to be done to fix up the decrepit space, Councilmember Lincoln Restler said.
Sunlight Development buys former LICH site in Cobble Hill for $29.5M: The lot, also known as 1 River Park, was previously part of a larger assemblage under Madison Realty acquired from Fortis Property Group in 2022 for $141.1 million alongside neighboring 91 Pacific St.
More snow falls on Northeast, where huge piles remain from the last storm: Parts of New York have people feeling like they’re marooned on islands, according to Jeff Peters, spokesperson for the Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York.
Brooklyn leaders respond to State of the Union: New York Democrats and Republicans sketched competing midterm playbooks Tuesday night as President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union.
Former NYPD detective pleads guilty to orchestrating PPP fraud scheme: John Bolden pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme in Brooklyn federal court on Feb. 18.
Illuminating artificial intelligence in the courthouse: Using artificial intelligence can be helpful, but lawyer Sara Kurtzberg cautioned, “always ensuring that the human is the one who makes the final decision and determination,” is essential.
Increase not added for civil legal service fund IOLA in gov’s budget amendments: Despite bar associations and legal organizations across the state urging the governor to expand a public fund for civil legal services, Gov. Kathy Hochul made no changes to the budget item in the slate of amendments to her proposed financial plan released last week.
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⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1934, the Eagle reported, "The second blizzard within a week held the city in a frigid and blinding grip today and menaced Long Island with a wave of isolation, famine and suffering." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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Flagg-less Mavericks dump slumping Nets (Brooklyn Eagle)

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