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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.

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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

The Guardian - US

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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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.

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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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Nets Provide Ben Simmons A Golden Opportunity To Maximize His Game

After being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, Ben Simmons' career-defining moment has finally arrived on a silver platter.

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The Guardian - US

‘A slap in the face’: pipeline violates civil rights, say New Yorkers

Residents have been protesting National Grid’s pipeline, which bypasses wealthier, whiter Brooklyn areas, since 2020

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Ben Simmons-James Harden trade puts Kevin Durant in awkward spot during NBA All Star draft

Former NBA MVP James Harden goes last in the All Star draft, as Kevin Durant avoids his now-former Brooklyn teammate for 12 picks.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Ben Simmons Spoke With Kevin Durant, Excited to Join Nets

Brooklyn’s new guard is reportedly ‘thrilled with the change of scenery,’ per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.

The Guardian - US

Nets reportedly trade James Harden to 76ers for Ben Simmons in blockbuster deal

Thursday’s NBA trade deadline looks set to be dominated by a huge deal with ESPN reporting Brooklyn Nets are sending James Harden to Philadelphia

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Report: James Harden Wants Out of Brooklyn, Won’t Formally Request Trade

Could the Brooklyn guard be traded for the second time in the last two seasons?

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‘King of Staten Island’ star Pete Davidson is moving to Brooklyn

NEW YORK — It’s the end of an era.

The Guardian - US

‘We have to make ourselves seen’: the New York rent strikers fighting eviction

Five residents on the battle for affordable housing after the end of the city’s eviction moratorium

The Guardian - US

Anatomy of a BS real estate listing: eight tricks we all fall for

A Brooklyn broker sheds light on how postings dupe viewers, from well-placed mirrors to wide-angle lenses

Los Angeles Times

How accurate is 'The Gilded Age's' history of New York's Black elite? We checked

NEW YORK — Julian Fellowes may be TV's preeminent chronicler of the British aristocracy, but his latest series, "The Gilded Age," finds the writer in uncharted terrain: America.

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NYC drill rap music scene eyed by NYPD as fuel for spate of gun violence

NEW YORK — New York Police Department officers trying to get a handle on the spate of gun violence plaguing neighborhoods across the city have run up against a special brand of warfare inflamed by riotous rap lyrics.

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Brooklyn has expressed interest in Jerami Grant too

The Nets have poked around, too, per sources, but Brooklyn doesn't seem to be the most likely destination for Grant . Source: James L. Edwards III @ The Athletic What's the buzz on Twitter? Rod Beard @ detnewsRodBeard The Monday Drive: Price must be ...

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