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‘King of Brooklyn’ Jimmy Smits returns to rough-and-tumble roots for CBS police drama ‘East New York’

NEW YORK — Jimmy Smits is going back to his roots for his next big gig.

Tribune News Service

NBA star Kyrie Irving could be allowed to play as NYC exempts athletes from vaccine mandate

Irving will now be able to take the floor when the Nets play the Charlotte Hornets in Brooklyn on Sunday

The Independent UK

7-year-old girl injured in drive-by shooting outside Brooklyn deli

No arrests have been made

The Independent UK

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GE-BOND Consortium Secures Contract To Build Electrical Systems For New York Project

GE-BOND consortium between General Electric Co (NYSE:GE) GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions and New York-based BOND Civil & Utility Construction has secured an EPC contract from Empire Offshore Wind to supply a digital onshore substation for Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm project in New York. Financial terms were not disclosed. Empire Offshore Wind…

Benzinga

NYC woman allegedly dismembered by serial killer died from blow to the head, medical examiner says

NEW YORK — The woman who was allegedly murdered and then dismembered by an 83-year-old Brooklyn serial killer was beaten and died from a blow to the head, the city’s Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday.

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Kevin Durant fined $25,000 for obscene language at a fan

Shams Charania: Nets star Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 for directing obscene language toward a fan Wednesday night in Brooklyn. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What's the buzz on Twitter? Alex Schiffer @ Alex__Schiffer Billups called Kevin ...

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2022 NBA draft race: March 17 update for Rockets, Nets picks

Spencer Dinwiddie gave the Mavericks a buzzer-beating win at Brooklyn, which may help improve the first-round draft pick that is headed to Houston after this season.

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Ukraine's foreign fighters have little in common with those who signed up to fight in the Spanish Civil War

When an aging Abe Osheroff recalled why, as a 21-year-old kid from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, he had volunteered to join the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War in 1936, he framed it as a personal, ethical decision.

The Conversation

Brickbat: Who's Your Daddy?

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar universities in the state, including private ones, from giving special consideration to the children of alumni in admissions. State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D–Brooklyn) said such legacy admissions discriminate against low-income and first-generation students.

Reason

Justice Department accuses China of spying on, intimidating dissidents living in U.S

U.S. federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Chinese government agents of trying to spy on and intimidate dissidents living in the United States including a congressional candidate.

Reuters

Matthew Roberson: The Yankees and Mets have traded places

NEW YORK — The Mets — perennial little brothers, laughingstocks, blue and orange painting of dysfunction — have done everything right. They got their A-student in Max Scherzer, boosted their GPA with A-minuses in Starling Marte and Chris Bassitt, and even brought in players from the B-level like Eduardo Escobar…

Tribune News Service

Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets can’t play at home under current NYC rules

NEW YORK — Unvaccinated players on the Yankees and Mets are covered by the same private sector employer mandate that is keeping Kyrie Irving off the court in Brooklyn, a City Hall spokesperson told the New York Daily News.

Tribune News Service

VA could close 3 hospitals, open other facilities in a nationwide overhaul of its system

The proposal to shut down VA hospitals in Ohio, Massachusetts and Brooklyn, N.Y., is facing opposiiton in Congress.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nets fined for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter team’s locker room

Shams Charania: The Brooklyn Nets organization has been fined $50,000 for violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the team's locker ...

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Elderly Brooklyn dismemberment suspect shopped at 99 Cent store with victim’s leg in tow, NYPD says

NEW YORK — The octogenerian suspect in a grisly Brooklyn murder shopped at a 99 Cent store with her victim’s dismembered leg tucked away in her electric wheelchair, police said Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Charles Entenmann, helped expand family’s namesake bakery, dies at 92

Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded a bakery in Brooklyn in 1898, delivering baked goods door to door.

Sports Illustrated

Three Things to Watch for As Baseball Returns

Today is a great day. I’m listening to “Take It Easy” as I begin this newsletter, temperatures in Brooklyn are in the 50s, and all of us get to look forward to some baseball. This paragraph is the last in which I’ll mention the lockout in this introduction section. You…

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After 2 days of ACC drama, UNC finally arrives in Brooklyn and finds none in easy win

NEW YORK -- Through the first 10 games of the 69th ACC tournament, the one essential truth of this event had been proven yet again. No matter where you play it, in Brooklyn or Charlotte or wherever, and whether the league has three No. 1 seeds or is as down…

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2022 NBA draft race: March 11 update for Rockets, Nets picks

With two straight wins, including an emphatic one on Thursday over former teammate James Harden and the 76ers, Brooklyn seems to have stopped its slide for the time being.

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Brooklyn serial killer, 83, charged with murder after cops find woman’s severed head in apartment

NEW YORK — An 83-year-old serial killer was charged with second-degree murder after a woman’s severed head was found in the transgender suspect’s apartment, prosecutors said Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

18-Year-Old Courtney Burnett Is Redefining the Skateboarder Stereotype

The Brooklyn native talks about how the pandemic and a gap year after graduating high school helped her discover her passion.

USA Today Sports Media Group

ACC Tournament: Boston College vs Pittsburgh, live stream, TV channel, time, NCAA college basketball

The Boston College Eagles will meet the Pitt Panthers in the ACC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Irish Mirror

Tributes pour in for Irish woman found dead in Brooklyn as NYPD continue investigation

The 51-year-old will be laid to rest on Wednesday in her hometown of Castleblayney as NYPD officers continue their investigations into her death

Sports Illustrated

Kyrie Irving ‘Grateful’ NYC Mayor Eric Adams is On His Side Regarding Return to Nets Home Games

The Nets point guard is hoping to play in Brooklyn before the season comes to a close.

Tribune News Service

Luke DeCock: NC State’s last stand has arrived. In Brooklyn, Wolfpack tries to extend 2022 season.

NEW YORK — Casey Morsell alone on the N.C. State roster can claim to have never lost an ACC tournament game, although it’s a very thin distinction.

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