Brooklyn’s unknown Black history revealed: ‘Slaveholding capital’
Long before Brooklyn became a go-to borough for hipsters and commuters, it was once America's third-largest city and separate from Manhattan and New York City, says Pretty. Kanakamedara explains in Brooklyn People: The Remarkable Story of a Free Black Community. Shaped a Borough” (NYU Press). But it was also the place where one in three […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs placed on suicide watch at NYC Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center
Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, is reportedly on suicide watch in a Brooklyn jail where he is awaiting trial on sex crime charges due to unclear mental health. The rapper was added to the watch list as a “precautionary measure” days after his arrest on charges of sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to prostitution, sources said. […]
NYPD cop shot as gunfire erupts in Brooklyn’s Brownsville
A shooting in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon left at least one man dead and two others injured after a New York Police Department officer was shot and wounded, police sources said. Sources said the bloody clash began with a report of a mentally ill person carrying a knife and escalated into […]
Brooklyn’s ‘Iron Man’ presses NYers’ clothes for free at bar
It’s the most pressing topic in this city. A well-dressed Brooklyn man spends his weeknights ironing strangers’ clothes for free at bars. He just wants to do his bit for his neighborhood while fueling his love for linen. He’s been running on the city’s wrinkles for nearly a decade, but this everyday hero has had […]