Wake Up Call: It’s Judges v. Public in Brooklyn Parking Battle

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• A turf war in Brooklyn pits judges who use a patch of land to park for their neighboring courthouse against public officials, neighborhood gadflies and parents who want the land turned into a park. Now, two Democrats from Brooklyn are leading a renewed fight to get the judges booted with a battle strategy: drawing Mayor Zohran Mamdani to their side. For one retired judge, Abraham Gerges, who was one of the parking lot’s staunchest defenders, having parking near the ...