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A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN was punched in the head by an unknown assailant while standing on the northbound platform at Nevins Street.
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A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN was punched in the head by an unknown assailant while standing on the northbound platform at Nevins Street.
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The annual Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival returns at the end of the month to celebrate local artistic talent.
The free festival will take place Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, at The Plaza at 300 Ashland. The lineup includes DJs, dance performances, and vocalists from some of Brooklyn’s most renowned cultural institutions.
“Downtown Brooklyn is home to a thriving arts scene and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership showcases the best of our local talent at one of our neighborhood’s most beloved public spaces,” said Regina Myer, president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership “There is something for everyone to enjoy at DBAF and we look forward to welcoming the community back for a two-day celebration of our borough’s creative spirit.”
On Friday, DJ Spinna starts the festival with a set featuring special guests, including DJ K.Tea and two-time Grammy nominee Dawn Tallman, known as the Queen of Gospel House music.
The evening lineup also includes a performance by NuTribe, which, in partnership with the Mark Morris Dance Group, showcases a fusion of black dance styles like waacking and Krump.
DJ Spinna will end the night with a dynamic mix of electronic, house and dance music.
On Saturday, the day will begin with interactive experiences from local arts organizations like 651 Arts, Brooklyn Ballet and Dancewave, followed by BAMkids’ Afro-Caribbean music and movement workshop.
Natie Music, known for her blend of Kréol Soul, jazz, and hip hop, will deliver a standout performance, while St. James Joy brings an upbeat afternoon dance party. Later, soulful singer GhettoFalsetto and #SampleSaleMusic’s innovative take on jazz, blues, and hip-hop sampling close out the evening.
“We’re thrilled for this annual celebration of the neighborhood’s rich creative ethos to be held at the Plaza at 300 Ashland,” said Kate Gavriel, cultural affairs director at Two Trees Management. “We’re grateful to partner with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership to program the Plaza, whose purpose is to provide gathering and performance space for Brooklyn’s artistic community.”
The 2024 Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival kicks off at The Plaza at 300 Ashland on Friday, Sept. 27, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continues on Saturday, Sept. 28, from noon to 8 p.m. Admission is free. Check out the full schedule of events and get more details online.
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The homes of two top of Mayor Eric Adams’ top staffers, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, were raided by FBI agents early Wednesday morning, according to published reports.
Teams of FBI agents simultaneously showed up Wright’s home in Harlem and Banks’ home in Hollis, Queens around 5 a.m. on Sept. 4, as first reported by the news site THE CITY and subsequently multiple other outlets. The agents reportedly seized Wright’s and Banks’ electronic devices—including cell phones and laptops.
Wright shares a home with Schools Chancellor David Banks, who is also Phil Banks’ brother.
A City Hall spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment. Neither did a spokesperson for New York’s FBI field office.
According to the reports, the reason for the raids was not immediately clear.
To date, Wright and Banks are the two highest-ranking officials in Adams’ orbit to have their homes searched by the feds — but they are hardly the first.
Feds raided the homes of Adams’ former chief campaign fundraiser Brianna Suggs and City Hall aide Rana Abasova last November as part of an investigation by the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office into whether the mayor’s 2021 campaign colluded with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign donations. The mayor also had his own phones and an iPad seized by federal agents just days after the other raids last year.
Additionally, FBI agents raided the two Bronx homes of Adams aide Winnie Greco in February—an action reportedly connected to a separate federal probe led by the US Attorney’s office in Brooklyn.
Neither Mayor Adams nor his associates have been charged with a crime in connection with the probes.
The latest raids follows news late last month that Adams, City Hall and his 2021 campaign had been subpeonaed by federal investigators for information including text messages and other materials in connection with the corruption probe into his campaign.
Students in New York are headed back to school this week! We’re making sure they’re set up for success — both inside and outside of the classroom. pic.twitter.com/cLqOD6d7x8
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) September 5, 2024
Christine Sahadi Whelan and I have spoken about her family’s legendary Middle Eastern grocery chain. Born on Atlantic Avenue, Sahadi’s.
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