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George Floyd Statues Vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

George Floyd Statues Vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

There is growing outrage in Brooklyn and in Newark after two statues to honor George Floyd were targeted by vandals. The George Floyd statue that was unveiled on Juneteenth at 1545 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was discovered vandalized around 7:20 a.
Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Nightclub Killing

Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Nightclub Killing

A Brooklyn gang leader will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering a man inside a crowded nightclub, a federal judge ruled Thursday. "The pain you imprinted on my heart, my family's heart...
Crown Heights Board Shoots Down Towers Next To Botanic Gardens

Crown Heights Board Shoots Down Towers Next To Botanic Gardens

A controversial plan to build two apartment towers next to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens has gotten its first official "no" vote in the city's review process. Community Board 9 voted Wednesday against the 960 Franklin Ave.
The Summer Of NYC Is Here, This Is What New Yorkers Are Saying About It

The Summer Of NYC Is Here, This Is What New Yorkers Are Saying About It

The Summer of NYC. Hot Vax Summer. The Roaring 2020s. Whatever you want to call it, it has arrived.
Early Numbers Show Adams Swept in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx

Early Numbers Show Adams Swept in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx

For his entire campaign, mayoral candidate Eric Adams said the city's working class voters, especially Black and Latino New Yorkers, would identify with him and support his campaign.
NY Touts High COVID Vaccinations, Black Neighborhoods Still Lagging Behind

NY Touts High COVID Vaccinations, Black Neighborhoods Still Lagging Behind

New Yorkers are living in a somewhat post-COVID world as 70% of state residents have either received their first vaccine dose or are fully vaccinated and restrictions were lifted.
Montalbano, With Support of Reform Wing, Trounces County Party Pick Paul in Surrogate Court race

Montalbano, With Support of Reform Wing, Trounces County Party Pick Paul in Surrogate Court race

State Supreme Court Justice Rosemarie Montalbano resoundingly defeated Civil Court Judge Dweynie Paul in the race for Kings County Surrogate Court Judge, handing a victory to reformers over the county party in a race that, in some ways, came to be a
The Crew of DJs Behind the Best Parties in Brooklyn This Summer.

The Crew of DJs Behind the Best Parties in Brooklyn This Summer.

This past May, Oscar Nuñez ( DJ Oscar Nñ ) got ready to play his first live show after 15 months. "I placed all these expectations on myself," he recalls.
KIT Opens in Former MeMe's Diner Space

KIT Opens in Former MeMe's Diner Space

If you're lamenting last year's closure of MeMe's Diner , fret not, a new, super queer, feminist food business has moved into 657 Washington Ave. in Prospect Heights.
Adams Leads, Yang Concedes, But Outcome Uncertain in New York City Mayoral Primary

Adams Leads, Yang Concedes, But Outcome Uncertain in New York City Mayoral Primary

June 22 (Reuters) - Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former police captain who put public safety at the center of his campaign for New York City mayor, was leading a field of 13 Democratic candidates in Tuesday's primary election, though the