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A new exhibit focusing on the role of jewelry in Hip-Hop culture and its influence is the subject of a new exhibit that will open at the American Museum of Natural History.

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No word on how long this new extreme measure will last but this has the potential to end badly as New Yorkers are known for their "f*ck off" attitudes. 

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New York City is taking a hard line against social media. The mayor has filed a lawsuit claiming TikTok, Instagram and more are responsible for the mental health crisis with kids.

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You have to wonder if Jay took the time to take his family to visit his old Brooklyn stomping grounds of Marcy Projects while they were at it.

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The Wu-Tang Clan will be honored with an official day in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams bestowed the honor upon the group, and the Empire State Building will also be lit in black and yellow on Nov. 9.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the launch of a series of block parties celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. Eric B and KRS-One were on hand at the press conference announcing the events on Thursday.

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The city of New York has approved a settlement of over $13 million to go to protesters who were subjected to brutal treatment by New York Police Department officers during protests in 2020 over the death of George Floyd. The settlement comes after two years of back-and-forth with the city, with plaintiffs alleging how NYPD officers resorted to "kettling" and other tactics.

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An inspection of a cannabis club in New York City shows the city & state's increased efforts to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops within the past couple of months. The new measure calls for those "gray market" shops to cease illegal practices such as "concierge services" that require members to pay for access to a cannabis supply.

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Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five, was declared the official winner of his City Council election on Wednesday. The tally from the Board of Elections showed that he won the ranked-choice vote with 64 percent, leading the next challenger by a wide margin.

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Daniel Penny, the former Marine who placed Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway train, pleaded not guilty to two charges in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday. The grand jury had added a charge of criminally negligent homicide, which would bring a lesser prison sentence if the 24-year-old is convicted of it as opposed to the original charge of manslaughter.

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Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five, won his race for New York City Council on Tuesday by a sizable margin. The justice advocate led two state Assembly members Inez Dickens and Al Taylor as well as incumbent Kristin Richardson Jordan with over 50 percent of the vote according to the initial tallies at the end of the evening.

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A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Daniel Penny for the death of Jordan Neely last month on a subway train. Alvin Bragg, the district attorney, declined to comment through representatives, while lawyers representing Neely applauded the grand jury's decision.