Brooklyn Assemblyman’s Staffer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Campaign Funds

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A high-ranking staffer for Brooklyn Assemblyman Félix Ortiz pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to stealing more than $80,000 from the legislator's campaign bank account. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Arts & Entertainment | Where to Go | Classifieds | Cyclones | Podcasts Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 Tomorrow's forecast: Sunny; high of 67°, low of 53°, 49-percent humidity. ☀️ Brooklyn Assemblyman's staffer pleads guilty to embezzling campaign funds Sunset Park A high-ranking staffer for Brooklyn Assemblyman Félix Ortiz pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to stealing more than $80,000 from the legislator's campaign bank account. Update: NYCHA rushes to meet Senator's 'hell to pay' demands Flatbush Freshman legislator Zellnor Myrie offered a 24-hour ultimatum for city housing honchos to clean up the fire-ravaged situation at an East Flatbush housing complex. Biker in critical condition after Williamsburg scooter crash Williamsburg A motorcyclist suffered severe injuries after smashing into a scooter-riding teen in Williamsburg Wednesday night. Cops hunt killer in Ditmas Park stabbing Ditmas Park Cops are hunting the butcher who stabbed a man to death in Ditmas Park on Tuesday. Top Ten: New W'burg eatery with TV star chef Dining He's got a new Hope! Reprobate throws woman against Fort Greene subway: video Fort Greene Police are hunting the scumbag who hurled a woman head-first into the side of a waiting train at the Dekalb Avenue subway station in Fort Greene on Oct. 23. Dead of night: Adventurous acts descend on Green-Wood Cemetery Nightlife They've got the night life! A spooktacular guide to Halloween parties in the boo-rough Event It's the season of the witch! DOE delays zoning scheme for Brownstone Brooklyn elementary schools City education bigwigs announced a yearlong delay of their ambitious scheme to desegregate elementary schools in Brownstone Brooklyn. City retimes traffic lights for cyclists in Boerum Hill Boerum Hill They're taking the green light away from motorists — and giving it to the cyclists! Friday Night Blight: Canarsie football team's practice field plagued by garbage, pipes, human feces Canarsie The city has left a small Canarsie green space to rot, forcing youngsters on a local football team to practice around broken pipes, mounds of trash, and literal piles of crap, according to locals. Red Hook celebrates harvest season with fun and games Red Hook Red Hookers flocked to a local ranch on Saturday to celebrate harvest season with rustic farm games and pony rides! Kids flock to spooky Marine Park Halloween festival Marine Park Thousands of pint-sized ghouls and goblins descended on Marine Park for the 34th annual Halloween Fall Festival on Saturday, where local chill-dren soaked up the spooky holiday season, said one even organizer. Bike-riding Brooklynites flock to Prospect Park for 'Bike Day' Park Slope Pedal-pushing fun seekers flocked to Prospect Park on Sunday for the first ever "Bike Day," where cyclists of all skill levels learned about the wonders of human-powered transit. Double duty: Theater company seeks 1950s film star lookalikes Event Have you seen these celebrities? Or anyone who looks like them?