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Brooklyn bar owner to file lawsuit, claims he was victim of City Hall-linked shakedown

A bar owner alleging that he was the victim of a shakedown by a City Hall staffer and brother of the former NYPD commissioner is planning to file a lawsuit, as his attorneys claim their client was a victim of a city-linked extortion scheme. Did other bars face similar pressure? NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

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