Brooklyn
US attorney’s office in Brooklyn and FBI scrutinizing Cuomo administration’s handling of data surrounding Covid nursing home deaths
USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here The inquiry is described as preliminary, according to the source. It was not clear whether authorities were looking at Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo himself or members of his administration. “As we publicly said, DOJ has been looking......
Reflorish, a budding Black-owned floral studio, wants to help customers practice self-care
CBS News – For more and to sign up click here When Effie Cudjoe was younger, her mother was convinced that she needed to like gardening. Both her grandmother’s home in Ghana and her mother’s home was filled with plants, a hobby Cudjoe’s mother was convinced would teach her about......
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The end of a ‘powerful’, ‘comforting’ and ‘relatable’ show
Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to fans of the US comedy after it was announced it was coming to an end. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Red-hot Fred VanVleet leads Raptors into Brooklyn
Before the Toronto Raptors saw their title defense fall short in the NBA bubble last September, they dismantled the Brooklyn Nets, and their best player in the series was Fred VanVleet. The Raptors are off to a slow start, but VanVleet is coming off a record-setting performance heading into Friday’s......
Collin Sexton Has a Legit Shot of Going to the NBA All-Star Game
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton is currently seventh in fan voting among Eastern Conference guards for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, which will be held next month in Atlanta. If selected, Sexton would become the Cavs’ first All-Star since LeBron James and Kevin Love made the Eastern Conference team in......
Brooklyn DA to vacate more than 1,000 prostitution warrants
USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here Morgan Gstalter Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Friday that he will move to vacate more than 1,000 bench warrants related to prostitution and loitering. The district attorney’s office said there were 262 warrants dating back to 2012 vacated......
Bucks will test new-look Nets in Brooklyn
AP News As far as debuts go, James Harden experienced one with the Brooklyn Nets that will be remembered for some time. After getting a triple-double in his first game with the Nets, Harden has fans curious if he can produce an impressive sequel Monday night when the Milwaukee Bucks......
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will forgo over $800,000 for violating NBA Covid-19 rules
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the game against the Washington Wizards on February 1, 2020 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images Brooklyn......
Son of Brooklyn Judge Charged in Capitol Siege, Furry Shield Guy
The guy who was wearing animal fur and parading around with a policeman’s shield inside the Capitol building during last week’s riot is the son of a prominent judge in Brooklyn … who now has to watch his boy go through the criminal justice system. 34-year-old Aaron Mostofsky was arrested......
A Ready-to-Bake Pizza With Brooklyn Cred
For the first time, Juliana’s — opened by Patsy Grimaldi and his late wife, Carol, when he came out of retirement in 2012 — is offering refrigerated pizzas parbaked in the company’s ancient coal-fired ovens in Dumbo, Brooklyn, and ready to finish baking at home. (Mr. Grimaldi is now pushing......
From Brooklyn, an Assertive Fernet and a Complex Aperitivo
Any resemblance between Campari and the ruby red Aperitivo in the chef Patrick Miller’s new line of Faccia Brutto Italian-style spirits stops at the color. Faccia Brutto’s Aperitivo flowers with citric and herbal complexity, while the popular global brand has almost no aroma and is too sweet. The Fernet Pianta,......
Nose-to-Tail Butcher Opens in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Headliner Prospect Butcher Co. Personal need often drives the establishment of small, specialized food companies. Corey Hammond, who works in e-commerce and consulting, moved to Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, four years ago and missed having a convenient butcher. Then, as restaurants like Faun, Oxalis and Olmsted began opening in the neighborhood,......
Xilonen, From the Oxomoco Team, Opens in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Headliner Xilonen The name of this new place, the work of the chef Justin Bazdarich and Chris Walton of Oxomoco nearby, honors the Aztec goddess of young maize. They have put Alan Delgado in charge of the new kitchen, where the food is vegetarian and mostly vegan. Mr. Delgado, who......
Durant to face Golden State in his Brooklyn debut
AP News Kevin Durant departed the Golden State Warriors as a free agent after the 2018-19 season to join forces with Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets, but due to injuries, the partnership never unfolded in a unique season. On Tuesday the Nets will see the tandem in a meaningful......
Palestinian Street Food and Then Some at Ayat in Brooklyn
A new restaurant showed up in October on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, announcing its arrival right in the sidewalk, where a tracery of Arabic script meaning “end the occupation” and a peace sign are imprinted in concrete. Above the street wall — a grid of windows that slides......
‘AGT’ Kid Magicians Kadan & Brooklyn Arrested for Refusing to Live with Mother
Exclusive A brother and sister who gained fame on “America’s Got Talent” with their magic act probably wish they could have disappeared during a tense confrontation with cops … because they got arrested for refusing to live with their mom. The teenage siblings, Kadan and Brooklyn Rockett, were arrested last......
No sleep! Harpers welcome baby Brooklyn
Sarah Langs MLB – For more and to sign up click here The Harper family just grew by one. Bryce Harper and his wife, Kayla, welcomed their second child, Brooklyn Elizabeth Harper, according to a post on Harper’s Instagram account. The Harper family just grew by one. Bryce Harper and......
Agent: Harris back to Brooklyn for 4 years, $75M
10:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Free agent guard Joe Harris has agreed to a four-year, $75 million deal to return to the Brooklyn Nets, his agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harris, 29, averaged a career-high 14.5 points per game last season for Brooklyn while shooting......