Family, friends and supporters mourned Kimani Gray at his funeral Saturday, two weeks after the 16-year-old was shot and killed by plainclothes police officers. Services for the teen were held at St. Catherine of Genoa Church in Brooklyn, with police watching over the proceedings. The New York City Police Department claims that the officers fired [...]
Jay-Z, Coldplay to Do New Year’s Eve Concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
Jay-Z will once again kick off a new year alongside his pal Chris Martin of Coldplay, as the rapper and rock band will link up for a special New Year’s Eve concert at the newly opened Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The co-headlining show on Monday, Dec. 31 follows Jay-Z’s eight-night stint opening the new [...]
Talib Kweli Joins Anthony Bourdain on ‘No Reservations’ to Sample NYC Cuisine
November 2, 2012 | Posted by
For the final season of Anthony Bourdain‘s much-loved No Reservations show on the Travel Channel, the grumpy globetrotter decided to stick close to home base and celebrate the cuisine of his native New York–out of loyalty or maybe because he threw his back out permanently on the recent Brazil episode where he trooped through the [...]
Erik Morales Suffers Fourth Round K.O. to Danny Garcia
October 21, 2012 | Posted by
Brooklyn and boxing fans around the world did not have to wait long to see Erik Morales get knocked out in the fourth round by the sharp left hook of Danny Garcia to remain undefeated WBA,WBC and Ring super lightweight champion . For the second time this year Morales allowed Garcia to beat him, but the fight almost did [...]
Jay-Z Says Size Doesn’t Matter
October 3, 2012 | Posted by
Jay-Z says size doesn’t matter when it comes to the criticism that he has gotten for owning only a fraction of the Brooklyn Nets. The rap icon addressed haters from the stage of the newly opened Barclay Center in Brooklyn New York where he has been performing for the last four nights. “It doesn’t matter [...]
Jay-Z Cuts Ribbon, Performs Hits at Newly Erected Barclays Center
September 30, 2012 | Posted by
Jay-Z is primarily known for his impressive musical catalog but his business acumen is just as fierce. The rapper is one of the investors for the newly erected Barclays Center and was on hand to cut the ribbon for the stadium on Friday in Brooklyn. He also christened the building by performing a slew of [...]
Jay-Z Christens Barclays Center with Brooklyn Love
September 29, 2012 | Posted by
Jay-Z Puts The Focus On Brooklyn At First Barclays Show The newly built Barclays Center is the home of the Brooklyn Nets, and the team’s co-owner, Jay-Z, christened the venue Friday night in uniform, sporting a Nets hat and jersey as he rapped two dozen jams onstage in front of thousands. Jay-Z performed for an excited [...]
Diminutive Dynamo Janelle Monae Headlined Ft. Greene ‘Afro-Punk Festival’
August 29, 2012 | Posted by
Slamming together categories — and, when appropriate, bodies — is the ever-expanding mission of the annual Afro-Punk Festival, which returned last weekend to Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It was an event summed up in action by one of its returning headliners, Janelle Monáe. She’s an indefatigable song-and-dance bandleader who gleefully draws on [...]
Spike Lee’s ‘Red Hook Summer’: A Celebration of African-American Resilience
August 9, 2012 | Posted by
Spike Lee’s messy, meandering, bluntly polemical “Red Hook Summer” has one crucial ingredient: a raw vitality. This celebration of African-American resilience in a struggling New York neighborhood envisions two cultures coexisting uneasily in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. It is on the side of hope. There are the so-called old-timers, the loyal parishioners at [...]
Brooklyn’s Spike Lee Shuns Nets, Only Down With Knicks
August 7, 2012 | Posted by
So, being the proud Brooklyn-born and Brooklyn-bred New York Knicks fan that he is, how can Spike Lee not shift his allegiance to the new Brooklyn Nets? Well, easy, according to Lee, one of the most recognizable filmmakers in the world – and the most recognizable Knicks fan. “I wish I had a dollar for [...]
