HSBC Knows Nothing; Man Jumps Off Roof; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A Brooklyn judge ridiculed HSBC's "know nothing" defense for filing a false document in a foreclosure case and slapped the bank with the max. NY Daily News

- A troubled man jumped to his death from a Brooklyn rooftop Wednesday in front of horrified bystanders. NY Daily News

- Subway riders sue: MTA admits it "forgot about" a subway trapped in a blizzard for eight hours in last year's snowpocalypse. Brooklyn Eagle

- Gersh Kuntzman: King of Brooklyn. Capitol NY

- Brooklyn's five biggest real estate sales of 2011. TRD

- Fatal elevator accident company faces eight previous injury lawsuits. Gothamist

- Occupy geeks are building a Facebook for the 99%. Wired via Gawker

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