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‘The birthplace of hostage negotiation’: inside a groundbreaking 1973 standoff

In compelling new documentary Hold Your Fire, a siege that pitted black robbers against white US police led to an unlikely outcome

The Guardian - US

R. Kelly’s sentencing in New York delayed ... again

A federal judge in New York on Friday granted a two-week delay in sentencing for R. Kelly after his lawyer said experts she’d hired had been unable to get access to the singer in the federal lockup in Brooklyn.

Chicago Tribune

Bill de Blasio, ex-NYC mayor, to run for redrawn House seat

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home

The Independent UK

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Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio exploring run for US House

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s considering a run for Congress after a legal battle over the state’s political maps opened up a seat in Brooklyn

The Independent UK

R. Kelly and accused subway shooter Frank James form friendship in Brooklyn jail

Accused Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James has made at least one new friend since his arrest for spraying 33 bullets on a crowded New York City train: disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly.

Tribune News Service

Ecco opens new design studio in New York Navy Yard

Ecco, long-time Danish footwear and leather goods maker, has opened up a beautiful design studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York.

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One-block radius illustrates how remediating blight could reduce violent crime, Baltimore leaders say

BALTIMORE — The latest deadly shooting in the Brooklyn area of Baltimore unfolded April 29 outside a boarded-up vacant rowhouse on Fifth Street — where candles, flowers and empty liquor bottles memorialize the young father gunned down that night.

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Brooklyn subway shooter pleads not guilty to carrying out New York City terrorist attack

Frank James appeared in court in Brooklyn on Friday over the 12 April mass shooting on the city’s transit system

The Independent UK

Nike not extending signature shoe deal with Kyrie Irving past 2022-23 season?

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has long had one of Nike's most popular and profitable signature basketball shoes, but uncertainties surrounding his NBA future have left the company unlikely to extend him to a similar signature deal beyond the ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why Applied UV Shares Are Surging Today

Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) subsidiary MunnWorks, a custom manufacturer of luxury mirrors and furniture for the hospitality market, has received a model room order from the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Upon successful acceptance of the Model Room order, a follow-on $2 million order is expected. The furnishing will be done in a 100,000 square…

Benzinga

James Harden might want to destroy film of Game 6 before his contract negotiations

We don't need to relitigate this. James Harden did play to the caliber that Philadelphia -- or Brooklyn, for that matter -- expected of him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Biggie kept saying: ‘Is this where they dump the dead bodies?’ – Eric Johnson’s best photograph

‘I was told to get an iconic picture of hip-hop’s golden couple, Biggie Smalls and Faith Evans. So I photographed them under Brooklyn Bridge with the New York skyline behind’

The Guardian - UK

Brooklyn woman playing around with gun fatally shot while recording videos

She succumbed to her injuries in hospital after two days

The Independent UK

Dead woman among New Yorkers signed up for posts in Brooklyn’s Democratic Party

Alfreida Davis, a housing activist and lifelong Brooklyn resident, died following brain surgery complications on Nov. 1, 2020.

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The Independent UK

Fivio Foreign: ‘Pop Smoke was my brother – I have to keep his name alive’

The Brooklyn rapper has worked with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Drake to usher the controversial drill genre into the mainstream. He speaks with Annabel Nugent about the legacy of his predecessor Pop Smoke, sitting down with mayor Eric Adams to discuss the city’s gang warfare, and changing his lyrics…

Tribune News Service

Accused NYC subway shooter indicted on terrorism charges

NEW YORK — Frank James, accused of opening fire on a packed New York City subway car in April, has been indicted on terrorism charges by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn.

The Independent UK

Grand jury indicts suspect in Brooklyn subway mass shooting

A federal grand jury has indicted a man suspected of shooting up a New York City subway train last month — an attack that wounded 10 people and rattled a city grappling with a rise in violent crime

The Independent UK

‘Caveman’ son of Brooklyn judge who took part in Capitol riot dressed in fur pelts jailed for eight months

‘I hope you’ll leave some of this fantasy world behind,’ says judge

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Reuters

Accused Colombian drug trafficker Otoniel to appear in U.S. court

The accused leader of Colombia's Clan del Golfo drug trafficking group is expected to appear in a U.S. court on Thursday after being extradited on cocaine and weapons charges, the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn said.

WEKU

120k of these pennies are in circulation; do you have one in your pocket?

Artist Jill Magid inscribed pennies with "The body was already so fragile" — and now brings a film of the process to Brooklyn, giving people a chance to reflect on the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Nets’ Ben Simmons will have back surgery Thursday

NEW YORK — Nets star Ben Simmons will undergo back surgery on Thursday, adding yet another chapter to the saga that’s been his delayed debut in Brooklyn.

Tribune News Service

NYC subway camera video feeds failed amid repair job less than a day before Brooklyn shooting, says MTA

Video feeds from security cameras at a trio of Brooklyn subway stations failed as workers tried to fix problems with their hardware less than 24 hours before a crazed gunman lit up a train full of straphangers last month, MTA officials say.

WEKU

NYC mayor's 'End Gun Violence' Met Gala jacket sparks criticism online

The tuxedo jacket features iconic features of New York, including the Brooklyn Bridge. It also displays a large handgun with a red slash through it.

Benzinga

Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing Second Warehouse; Company To Get Hearing That Could Overturn First Union Vote

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City in the borough of Staten Island, known as LDJ5, with 618 to 380 against joining the Labor Union, Reuters reported. The turnout was 61%, It could slow the momentum for labor union advocates that demanded better pay…

Chicago Sun-Times

With trial looming, R. Kelly’s attorney challenges Chicago charges

Kelly is already facing a potential life sentence in federal prison after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him of racketeering. His sentencing there is set for June 15. Though his attorney had hoped to delay Kelly’s sentencing until after his Chicago trial, the Brooklyn judge refused.

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