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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it's “an extraordinary opportunity" to say "here’s one of our own who changed the world.”
The Justice Department's internal watchdog said it's investigating the death of Jamel Floyd, a 35-year-old Black man who was detained at MDC Brooklyn.
A historic uprising against police brutality in the city has seen the arrest of nearly 2,000 people, including me.
Videos of the incident were "upsetting," the mayor said, but he would not "blame officers who were trying to deal with an absolutely impossible situation."
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Mathias, who was wearing a press badge, had been covering protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
A Brooklyn-based ER nurse who tested positive for the coronavirus says health workers like her are not protected.
"We are standing together because we are one," said a Christian pastor and representative of the Brooklyn borough president.
The agency walked back a statement that initially claimed the dog -- reportedly a female Belgian Shepherd -- was "unleashed" at the time.
A rally in solidarity against anti-Semitism drew tens of thousands on Sunday amid fears of a rise in hate crimes.
The rooster will apparently be relocating to Vermont so consider this its "Why I'm Leaving New York" essay.