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Plastic Crown Worn By Notorious B.I.G. Garners $594K At Auction

The $6 headpiece was one of 120 hip hop items sold by Sotheby's in an auction that reached $2 million, a portion of which went to charity.

Yellow Cabs Block Traffic In Brooklyn Bridge, FDR Drive Protest

New York City tax cab drivers staged the protest to demand debt forgiveness from predatory loans and lost income from the coronavirus.

Heart Attack Patient Killed, 8 First Responders Injured In Crash

An early-morning collision between an FDNY ladder truck and ambulance killed a 59-year-old man while EMTs and firefighters suffered injuries.

Park Slope's Pizzatown Struggles With Uncertainty, City Headaches

After spending $5k to build an outdoor dining space, owner Mario Minissale has been hit with cease and desist orders, threatened with fine.

Stanley Crouch, Contentious Man Of Letters, Dies In NYC

Crouch was a columnist for the Village Voice and the New York Daily News, a jazz drummer and a founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center.