STANDING Brooklyn’s Biggest Booster
New civil court judge Caroline Piela Cohen inducted
BY JESSICA PARKS
Following a processional set to the
tune of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,”
Caroline Piela Cohen was inducted
as judge of Kings County Civil
Court on Tuesday night at Borough
Hall.
A bevy of state and city lawmakers
joined Cohen for the ceremony, where
Councilwoman Farah Louis and Assemblywoman
Rodneyse Bichotte described
the south Brooklynite’s stellar
track record as an tenant advocate for
Manhattan law fi rm Crumiller PC.
Other speakers include Frank Seddio,
Kings County Democratic Party
boss; Josue Pierre, Flatbush Democratic
District Leader and candidate
for State Senate District 21; Lori Citron
Knipel, Female Democratic District
Leader for the 44th Assembly
District; Douglas Schneider, Male
Democratic District Leader for the
44th Assembly District; Susan Crumiller
of Crumiller PC; and John Wasserman,
Cohen’s campaign manager.
Cohen was elected to serve Brooklyn’s
6th Municipal District in November
as the district’s only candidate after
advancing from the primary in
June, when she snagged more than 45
percent of the vote against three other
candidates.
COURIER L 38 IFE, DEC. 6-12, 2019
Judge Caroline Piela Cohen with Brooklyn Paper Publisher Clifford Luster. Photo by Jessica Parks
Kingsborough Community College students at the 2nd annual Thanks for Giving dinner.
Photo courtesy of KCC
Thankful for giving thanks
BY JOE HITI
Nearly 300 students at Kingsborough
Community College received
a hot Thanksgiving meal
last Wednesday.
The meal was provided courtesy
of the school President Dr.
Claudia Schrader and senior
staff who put on the event to acknowledge
students for their hard
work.
“It was very kind of Kingsborough’s
administrators to serve us
dinner. It was a wonderful way to
kick off the holiday season,” said
KCC student Cecil.
This was the second annual
Thanks for Giving dinner.
Kings County Civil Court Judge Caroline Piela Cohen was inducted by New York Supreme
Court Judge Rosemarie Montalbano. Photo by Jessica Parks