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Basquiat theGrio.com
May 27, 2022
A male and female duo managed to remove a Basquiat worth $45,000 from the wall of a Manhattan gallery before…
May 23, 2022
New York City will pay millions to a man who once worked with Wu-Tang Clan and was wrongfully convicted on…
Mayor Eric Adams -thegrio.com
May 23, 2022
Adams said the shortage “has caused unimaginable pain and anxiety for families across New York — and we must act…
May 16, 2022
"The Sugar Shack," the iconic Ernie Barnes painting also on Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" LP, was sold to Bill…
May 9, 2022
CJ Milan and her company, Epic League Entertainment, are behind some of the largest and fastest-growing dance parties in America.
NYPD theGRIO.com
May 8, 2022
Civil liberties advocates worry a new NYPD list which tracks gun violence suspects may disproportionately target communities of color.
May 2, 2022
A Harlem man was fatally stabbed at Dave & Buster's in Times Square following an argument with another man over…
April 18, 2022
The veteran New York City hip-hop artist had reportedly battled COVID-19. “Hip-hop lost a real gem,” promoter Van Silk said.
April 14, 2022
Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James will be held without bail after he was arrested on Wednesday in the attack.
April 14, 2022
Frank James posted dozens of videos ranting about race, violence and his struggles with mental illness. One stands out for…
April 13, 2022
As the year began, New Yorkers shuddered at a subway crime straight out of urban nightmares — the death of…
April 13, 2022
Police continued to hunt Wednesday for the gunman who opened fire on a subway train in Brooklyn, an attack that left 10…
April 12, 2022
A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off smoke grenades and fired a barrage of bullets in…
April 12, 2022
Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said.
April 12, 2022
American schools plan to make up for time lost during the pandemic by spending billions on tutoring, summer camps and…
Keyon Harrold Jr. Crump Miya Ponsetto thegrio.com
April 11, 2022
A woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of taking phone at a New York City hotel, has reached a…
April 10, 2022
Developer Don Peebles uses "affirmative development" to combat what he describes as unfairness in the development space.
April 7, 2022
Rap pioneer The Kidd Creole from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was convicted Wednesday in the stabbing death of…
Jean-Michel Basquiat theGrio.com
March 26, 2022
'Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©' is the first Basquiat exhibition to be staged by the late artist's family.
March 24, 2022
New York City’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private…