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Brooklyn's Refinery at former Domino sugar plant reaches 90% occupancy
2+ week, 4+ day ago (206+ words) Two Trees developer Jed Walentas originally hoped to lease all or most of nearly 500, 000 square feet at the Refinery at Domino, the former Brooklyn sugar plant, to a single tenant. It didn't happen, but the result is just as rewarding....
New Medicaid-fraud charges in Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (441+ words) The more you look for welfare fraud, the more you find " especially in Democratic states. Take Minnesota: On Thursday, the feds charged another 15 people with $90 million worth of fraud connected with the North Star State's Medicaid programs. That includes the…...
Mikie Sherrill wants Nets back in New Jersey, but team "perfectly happy in Brooklyn
3+ week, 1+ day ago (460+ words) New Jersey's new governor said she wants to bring the Nets back to the Garden State. But don't hold your breath. It's not happening anytime soon. In a live chat in Newark marking her 100 Days In Office, Governor Mikie Sherrill…...
Subway Takes" sparks outrage as guest jokes that white people should be banned from sitting on stoops in Brooklyn
3+ week, 1+ day ago (520+ words) Her "take" is off the rails. The popular internet comedy show "Subway Takes" sparked outrage Thursday after a guest quipped that white people should be banned from sitting on stoops in Brooklyn because they're "aesthetically not as good." During the…...
Minnesota fraud suspect hobbles away after jumping from 4th-floor balcony to flee FBI in shocking video
3+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) The FBI is on the hunt for a suspect tied to a $90 million fraud case in Minnesota who evaded officers by jumping from a fourth-floor balcony and hobbled away. Muhammad Omar, one of 15 people accused of defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid programs,…...
DOJ charges 15 fraudsters who stole $90 M in Minnesota " including "largest autism fraud scheme ever
3+ week, 1+ day ago (196+ words) Department of Justice officials announced charges Thursday against 15 accused fraudsters in Minnesota " including those involved in the "largest autism fraud scheme ever." The $90 million bust involved "brazen schemes" bilking taxpayers for bogus diagnoses and health care services, Assistant Attorney General…...
Fraud mastermind behind Minnesota child nutrition program scheme handed stunning 4-decade sentence
3+ week, 1+ day ago (253+ words) The founder of a Minnesota food program that bilked taxpayers out of $250 million has been slapped with 41 years in prison for a fraud that prosecutors say took food out of the mouths of hungry kids. Aimee Bock, 45, was handed the…...
Casa Tua Cucina latest restaurant drawn to Downtown Brooklyn housing boom, boding well for neighborhood
3+ week, 4+ day ago (472+ words) The original Junior's and'born-again Gage & Tollner were among the few Downtown Brooklyn restaurants that drew customers from beyond the borough " but now they have company. Nearly 6, 000 new apartments opened in the throbbing Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue corridors since 2024 and…...
Exclusive | "Discouraging" new rules leave disabled runners in the dust ahead of annual Brooklyn Half
4+ week, 1+ day ago (835+ words) Disabled runners looking forward to running in this weekend's iconic Brooklyn Half say the fast-and-loose organizers are leaving them in the dust before they could even pick up their racers' bibs. Road Runners implemented a new rule that requires blind,…...
Exclusive | The man behind NYC's star-studded "Love Rocks' gala is launching a 50-story Brooklyn condo " with a jazz club
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (693+ words) Greg Williamson is an unusual broker and property investor who has managed to meld together his two great loves " real estate and music. The most recent event, which took place on March 5, included performances from Mary J. Blige, the Goo Goo…...