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Brooklyn judge rejects bail bid by accused Jam Master Jay killer

NEW YORK — A Brooklyn judge rejected a bid for release Thursday by the man accused of shooting Run-DMC deejay Jam Master Jay to death in his Queens studio nearly 20 years ago.

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Hochul rallies support for to-go sales of cocktails

New York could legalize to-go sales of cocktails, bottles of wine and other alcoholic beverages under a proposal Gov. Kathy Hochul boosted Wednesday at a wine bar in Brooklyn

The Independent UK

Nets' Kevin Durant set to return Thursday vs. Heat

NEW YORK — After missing six weeks that turned out to be catastrophic and franchise-altering for the Nets, Kevin Durant is back. The superstar small forward will return Thursday night in Brooklyn against the Eastern Conference-leading Heat.

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Harvey Fierstein — warts, ego and all — in his juicy memoir 'I Was Better Last Night'

Harvey Fierstein was born, not made. Becoming a playwright and theatrical grandee took time. But as his scrumptious new memoir, "I Was Better Last Night," reveals, it was only a matter of time before this chubby Brooklyn boy with an itch for drag commandeered a stage.

Los Angeles Times

2022 NBA draft race: March 2 update for Rockets, Nets picks

Tuesday was a productive night for Houston from a 2022 NBA draft perspective, since the combination of a Nets loss and Clippers win bumps Brooklyn’s first-round pick to No. 15 overall.

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Dennis Young: The Nets’ blame game should start and end with Kyrie Irving

NEW YORK — Even before the Nets’ first superstar got injured and their second superstar forced a trade, home games in Barclays Center were a civic embarrassment. Rowdy local teenagers rained M-V-P chants on Steph Curry in November; a half-full arena worshipped LeBron James’ every move when the Lakers visited…

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Kristian Winfield: Nets shock Bucks behind Kyrie Irving’s 38 points ... and Kevin Durant is coming back soon

This is why the Nets — despite the ongoing circus in Brooklyn — still have a shot to win it all.

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New York State Assembly Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes Joins Business Of Cannabis Summit In Brooklyn

New York Assembly leader, Crystal Peoples-Stokes, who recently announced an EquityPAC to place a strong focus on electing candidates that support cannabis reform, will attend the Business of Cannabis Summit, sponsored by Women Grow and Emmanuel Baptist Church's

Benzinga

Street art made a Miami neighborhood famous. This new museum shows how its outlaws became icons

MIAMI -- When he was growing up in 1980s Brooklyn, graffiti artist Alan Ket got good at improvisation.

Miami Herald

Best podcasts of the week: Modern Family star spoofs true-crime shows

Sarah Hyland and What We Do in the Shadows’ Harvey Guillén appear in a twist-filled comedy that satirises murder-based pods. Plus: a look at the Brooklyn riots that went on to shape New York

The Guardian - UK

Seth Curry pushes back on Danny Green, says relationship with Ben Simmons is fine

One day after his former Sixer teammate Danny Green suggested that his relationship with Ben Simmons wasn't "cordial" in Philly, Seth Curry pushed back on the notion, saying "The relationship was fine." Source: Net Income @ NetsDaily What's the buzz ...

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Steve Nash lured Goran Dragic to the Nets, just like he lured him to the NBA

NEW YORK — Goran Dragic never envisioned calling Steve Nash “coach.”

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Vahe Gregorian: On plight of Kansas City's Monarch Plaza and how the Negro Leagues Museum is spearheading its revival

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Standing at the corner of 22nd and Brooklyn today, you overlook a site where the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, played (exhibitions in 1927 and 1931) and the Sultan of Sod, George Toma, made his name.

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Goran Dragic to Nets

Shams Charania: Just in: Goran Dragic is signing with the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What's the buzz on Twitter? Eurohoops @ Eurohoopsnet BREAKING: Goran Dragic will join the Brooklyn Nets #NBA ...

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The Nets still think they can salvage a ring from the chaos

No one could have envisioned the Nets entering the NBA All-Star break as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Yet here they are, a championship contender fighting for its playoff livelihood in a suddenly stacked conference with at least four other teams (Bucks, Bulls, Heat, Sixers and maybe the…

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Two teens stabbed and slashed during melee near Brooklyn high school

NEW YORK — Two teens were stabbed and slashed during a brawl near a Brooklyn high school, police said Saturday.

The Guardian - US

Eric Adams meets with the drill rappers whose music he said he wanted to ban

New York City mayor appeared to blame the music scene for recent shootings, but now says he wants to work with the artists to address gun violence

Tribune News Service

Brooklyn gang members lived large on more than $4 million in stolen COVID unemployment funds, police say

NEW YORK — A group of Brooklyn gang members with ties to the drill rap scene turned the COVID-19 unemployment program into a “bottomless ATM,” using stolen identities to score more than $4 million, police and federal authorities said.

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Chicago Sun-Times

New lawyer challenges R. Kelly’s racketeering conviction; seeks acquittal, new trial

A jury in Brooklyn’s federal court last fall convicted Kelly of racketeering at the end of a roughly five-week trial featuring 45 government witnesses. The 55-year-old singer faces 10 years to life in prison. His sentencing there is set for May 4.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

James Harden has been a model citizen and teammate in his short time with the Sixers

MILWAUKEE — The rhetoric coming out of Brooklyn would lead you to believe James Harden was a bad teammate at the end of his tenure there.

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NYC mayor weighs letting unvaxxed Kyrie Irving play in Brooklyn: ‘I think the rule is unfair’

NEW YORK — In an extraordinary sign that Kyrie Irving may be fully available for the Nets later this year, two major figures, including the one with ultimate power, questioned New York City’s vaccine requirement for hometown pro athletes on Wednesday.

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Former NYC Mayor de Blasio says he won’t run for Congress, either

NEW YORK — For the second time in two months since leaving City Hall, former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he is not running for public office, saying Tuesday he would sit out a congressional run in his local Brooklyn district.

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A reported secret beef between James Harden and Kevin Durant may have led to the Nets trading for Ben Simmons

It looks like things were such a big mess in Brooklyn.

The Independent UK

Corruption trial opens for ex-Goldman banker in 1MDB scandal

A federal jury in Brooklyn is set to hear opening statements in the trial of a former Goldman Sachs executive charged in the multibillion-dollar ransacking of a Malaysian state investment fund

The Guardian - UK

Arooj Aftab review – a mesmerising ambient jazz threesome

Flanked by just bass and harp, the Grammy-nominated, Brooklyn-based Pakistani artist wows Leeds with a pared-down account of her latest album

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