Ditmas Park-Flatbush, NY|News|
Bernie Sanders Named As Brooklyn College's 2017 Commencement Speaker
Local boy Bernie Sanders will send Brooklyn College's graduating class into the world with a commencement address at Barclays this spring.

I was born and raised in Healdsburg, CA, where I was the editor of the Healdsburg High School Hound's Bark. I have since worked as a local journalist for publications in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City and the Middle East — and most recently, as a senior product manager for Patch
Local boy Bernie Sanders will send Brooklyn College's graduating class into the world with a commencement address at Barclays this spring.

Also: A mob-era city legend is remembered by friends and fans, and yesterday's freakishly perfect snowfall is remembered via Instagram pics.
"Are you okay?" a bystander asks.
BREAKING: "We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters."
Time Warner customers could see a major payday if the NY Attorney General wins in court.
Not all snow pics are created equal.
Your evening roundup of the 15 top local news stories across New York City on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
The ACLU's potentially game-changing lawsuit against Donald Trump's new Muslim immigration restrictions now has another big name behind it.
This V-Day, learn how the city digests the sludge of 1 million New Yorkers with the one you love.
Best to avoid the streets surrounding Lexington and 71st on your Monday evening commute — unless you wanna rubberneck a little.
Also: A running tally of immigrants detained at JFK under Trump's Muslim travel ban, and a guide to detecting child abuse in your community.
Thousands are signed up to rally outside the senator's luxury Park Slope home Tuesday — and demand he take a stronger stand against Trump.
A congressman who spoke to the Iraqi woman said she described being handcuffed and "treated disrespectfully" by Customs officers at JFK.
New figures from lawyers handling detention cases at JFK indicate around 45 travelers were detained at the airport this weekend under Trump.
A Stony Brook University student broke down in tears at JFK's Terminal 1 on Saturday, begging authorities to let her see her parents.
Protesters flocked to JFK Airport and Brooklyn federal court on Saturday after more than a dozen immigrants and refugees were detained.
After two-and-a-half years on trial, Crown Heights resident Derek Goodings finally pleads "guilty" to a deadly shooting at J’Ouvert 2014.
The fabled Royal Spanish Navy coke-smuggling scheme of Spring 2014 is about to play out in Manhattan court.
Also: Trump globs onto the Upper East Side's never-ending Second Avenue Subway project, and cops mistake a Brooklyn artist for a bomber.
Brenton Maughn-Tulloch allegedly attacked his 22-year-old victim while they were snorting coke in Beauty Bar's bathroom near Gramercy Park.