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Jamel Shabazz: Proud Street Culture on Display

Jamel Shabazz: Proud Street Culture on Display

The photographer Jamel Shabazz in Coney Island, Brooklyn. He is best known for his pictures of hip-hop street style in the ’80s and is having a retrospective covering 40 years of work at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.Credit...Andre D.
Get outta town: Why majority of New Yorkers would rather be anywhere else

Get outta town: Why majority of New Yorkers would rather be anywhere else

Over half of New Yorkers claimed their families "would have a better future" if they leave the Big Apple, according to a poll.
City Planning Hears Application for Four New Affordable Buildings in East New York

City Planning Hears Application for Four New Affordable Buildings in East New York

Rendering of 743 Blake Avenue, one of the four proposed buildings. Image Credit: NYC CPC. The sites are all located within a few blocks from each other.
Feds bust Midwood perv on child pornography charges

Feds bust Midwood perv on child pornography charges

The federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn. A Midwood man could face more than 15 years behind bars for soliciting sexually explicit content from minors he met online.
‘Justice for Kade’: Families, Mayor Adams Ask Public for Help in Finding Shooters That Killed 12-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

‘Justice for Kade’: Families, Mayor Adams Ask Public for Help in Finding Shooters That Killed 12-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

Family of the 12-year-old boy Kade Lewin, who was shot and killed in a hail of gunfire in Brooklyn last week, pleaded with the public to help police find the perpetrators Monday.
Get Your Green Thumb Ready as the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest Returns

Get Your Green Thumb Ready as the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest Returns

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the celebration of community building and greening the borough is back with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition.
Arsonist Attacks Brooklyn Nightclub, Two Hurt In Blaze, Officials Say

Arsonist Attacks Brooklyn Nightclub, Two Hurt In Blaze, Officials Say

Two people were hurt at a popular Brooklyn nightclub when a suspected arsonist threw a lit match on a floor doused with flammable liquid, sending shockwaves through a neighborhood known for its nightlife, according to authorities and witnesses.
Salary Disclosure In NYC: Not So Fast, Say Some on City Council

Salary Disclosure In NYC: Not So Fast, Say Some on City Council

Just weeks before a new law takes effect requiring most employers to post salary ranges in help wanted ads, City Council members are moving to postpone it — and make changes that the law’s proponents warn would “gut” the measure’s aim to promote equa
Man Shot in Head Inside East New York Apartment: NYPD

Man Shot in Head Inside East New York Apartment: NYPD

A man was shot in the head and killed inside a Brooklyn apartment Sunday night, police said on Monday. A 911 caller alerted police to the shooting, which happened inside an apartment building on Blake Avenue in East New York around 11:30 p.m.
SEE IT: Brooklyn Building Overrun with Rats, Traumatizing Residents: ‘At Nighttime They Sound Like They Have a Big Party’

SEE IT: Brooklyn Building Overrun with Rats, Traumatizing Residents: ‘At Nighttime They Sound Like They Have a Big Party’

The vermin appear through the darkness each evening: Dozens of unwanted intruders running up and down the stairs, through the hallways — and even crawling through the windows.