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Former convict turned multimillionaire shares tools to success

<p>A multimillionaire real estate mogul and former convicted felon who once sold drugs on the streets of New York shared his tools to success with the Brooklyn community.</p>

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Former convict turned multimillionaire shares tools to success

<p>A multimillionaire real estate mogul and former convicted felon who once sold drugs on the streets of New York shared his tools to success with the Brooklyn community.</p>

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Two families displaced after fire tears through Flatlands home

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Maimonides Medical Center hosts art therapy exhibit from patients

NYPD officers cleared in fatal 2024 shooting in Crown Heights

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Former convict turned multimillionaire shares tools to success

<p>A&nbsp;multimillionaire real estate mogul and former convicted felon who once sold drugs on the streets of New York shared his tools to success with the Brooklyn community.</p>

Top Stories

Two families displaced after fire tears through Flatlands home

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Maimonides Medical Center hosts art therapy exhibit from patients

NYPD officers cleared in fatal 2024 shooting in Crown Heights

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Man shot twice in Bath Beach

MDC correctional officer accused of taking bribes from inmates to smuggle in contraband

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Breakthrough DNA technology used to identify second 9/11 victim

Queens woman found in Plumb Beach trash can was strangled, medical examiner says

Man beaten with pipe in violent Williamsburg carjacking

Elderly man beaten and robbed in Canarsie

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Amazon recalls 112,000 bottles of extra-strength acetaminophen sold online

BLOG: Gov. Hochul, Nassau County Executive Blakeman face off on issues impacting New Yorkers

Nearby shooting prompts shelter-in-place at Bed-Stuy school

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<p>A multimillionaire real estate mogul and former convicted felon who once sold drugs on the streets of New York shared his tools to success with the Brooklyn community.</p>