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Harlem socialist Pol Kristin R. Jordan not seeking re-election
Embattled left-wing democratic socialist Harlem Councilwoman Kristin R. Jordan announced Tuesday she's not seeking re-election -- a stunning development just weeks before the June 27 primary election.
Al Sharpton celebrates Trump indictment as ‘spiritual’ payback: report
Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday celebrated a Manhattan grand jury’s indictment against former President Donald Trump as a sort of “spiritual” payback for his White House policies and his call...
Forgotten sixth member of Central Park Five exonerated
Steven Lopez, the sixth man indicted in the infamous Central Park Five rape case, wept openly in court Monday as his 33-year-old guilty plea was vacated.
Forgotten sixth Central Park Five co-defendant to be exonerated
A sixth man indicted in the infamous 1989 Central Park rape case, Steven Lopez, is expected to have his conviction thrown out Monday, two decades after the exoneration of the...
Korey Wise of Central Park Five lists Harlem home for $995K
Social justice activist Korey Wise, who was wrongfully convicted as one of the "Central Park Five," is listing his Harlem home for $995,000.
Netflix must face ex-prosecutor's defamation lawsuit over Central Park Five Series
A federal judge on Monday said Netflix Inc must face a defamation lawsuit by former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
Member of 'Central Park Five' rips Bloomberg: 'Don't be bamboozled'
“We all might vote for a different candidate, but I’m sure [any other Democrat] will be better than Michael Bloomberg," said Kevin Richardson, who was one of the five teens...
This is the scene that could win Jharrel Jerome his first Emmy
Jharrel Jerome won a 2019 Emmy nomination — his first — Tuesday for his devastating portrayal of real-life Central Park Five defendant Korey Wise in the Netflix limited series "When...
Central Park Five member buys $960K Harlem apartment
At age 16, Korey Wise was the eldest of the Central Park Five to be wrongfully accused and jailed in the 1989 rape and beating of a 28-year-old jogger. Wise,...
Central Park Five detective says Netflix series is full of 'lies'
The ex-NYPD detective who made the first arrests in the Central Park Five case says the Netflix depiction of it is full of "lies" — putting police and prosecutors at...
Trump says Central Park Five 'admitted guilt,' won't apologize
President Trump on Tuesday refused to apologize to the Central Park Five — asserting that “they admitted their guilt” and that there are “people on both sides” of the question...
Using the Central Park 5 to hit Trump and other commentary
Urban beat: Central Park 5 Film Is Aimed at Trump President Trump’s role in the prosecution of the Central Park Five looks “pivotal” in Netflix’s dramatization of the story, notes...
Central Park Five prosecutor resigns from Columbia amid Netflix backlash
The assistant district attorney who prosecuted the now-exonerated Central Park Five said on Wednesday that she will leave her post as a part-time lecturer at Columbia Law School due to...
This 'When They See Us' scene won star Jharrel Jerome a standing ovation
The explosive Netflix series “When They See Us” features five young actors playing the “Central Park Five,” convicted for raping Trisha Meili, aka the Central Park Jogger, in 1989. The...
'Central Park Five' prosecutor: Netflix series is an 'outright fabrication'
Linda Fairstein, the Manhattan prosecutor who oversaw the "Central Park Five" case, slammed director Ava DuVernay's Netflix series as "so full of distortions and falsehoods as to be an outright...
Central Park Five detective testifies at drug dealer's cold case trial
A retired NYPD detective known for his involvement in the "Central Park Five" case was also the lead investigator on the 1990 murder of drug dealer Juan Deleon — and...
Linda Fairstein dropped by publisher after 'Central Park Five' backlash
Best-selling crime novelist Linda Fairstein, the former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor portrayed in a new movie as having railroaded the former "Central Park Five," was dropped by her publisher, Dutton, on...
'Canceling' a heroine: the mobbing of Linda Fairstein
It’s curious to see so-called feminists work to “cancel” a woman who has spent decades championing women and trying rapists, but this week they did just that — setting their...
AOC touts Netflix series 'When They See Us' on Central Park Five
WASHINGTON - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a thumbs up to the new Netflix series about the Central Park Five, which launched on the streaming service last week. “I’m thrilled that...
'Central Park Five' prosecutor quits charities amid Netflix show uproar
Former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein resigned Tuesday from several nonprofit boards in the wake of a controversy triggered by a new Netflix series about the infamous Central Park Five...