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The eyes, name and birth and death dates of Benjamin O'Garro were covered with white paint.
Danielle Mastrion plans to paint a mural of Biggie Smalls as a kid growing up in the neighhborhood.
D&D Studios, where legendary rap albums were recorded, shut down earlier this month.
Met Food Market has been in the neighborhood for nearly 50 years and now it has a new look.
"Ready to Die" turns 20 this year, and a Bed-Stuy art gallery is celebrating with an exhibition.
Jennifer Lopez and more will perform for free in the borough.
The exhibit, in the Bedford Library at 496 Franklin Ave., features murals from across Bed-Stuy.
CB2 committee member cited Notorious B.I.G.'s record and appearance in bid to deny honor for the rapper.
The intersection of Fulton Street and St. James Place could bear the hip-hop icon's name.
Locals hope a stretch of Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy will be renamed after Birdel's record store.
Notorious B.I.G.'s childhood home at 226 St. James Pl. is on sale for $725,000.
Ralph McDaniels started the hip-hop show "Video Music Box" 30 years ago on WNYC-TV.
This New-York Historical Society will give teens a free course in the history of hip-hop this spring.
The convict, Dexter Isaac, reportedly says he shot Tupac Shakur in 1994 at Quad Studio.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.