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New York is probably the birthplace of two of the most important contributions to basketball. The first, born in a Brooklyn hospital in 1963, is Michael Jordan. The second, born [...]

''When I was born,'' the Rev. Al Sharpton said through a plume of smoke, ''you had all these movements. You had the anti-Vietnam War movement, you had the Panthers, you [...]

Christopher Lane moved from Northampton, England, to the United States to study photography, and in 2002 he settled into Jersey City's Powerhouse Arts District. He liked the area; it was [...]

Graffiti has been governed by one rule ever since it exploded in the Bronx in the 1970s: If you paint over another artist's work, what comes next must be better [...]

The comedian and actor Roy Wood Jr. still likes to drive; it gives him time to think, and it reminds him of his days honing his craft as a road [...]

On Canal Street, between a huddle of tarp-covered sidewalk stalls hawking sunglasses and key chains, is a yellow sign over an awning that reads ''Popular Jewelry.'' The awning is covered [...]

Three years ago, Gareth Smit moved to New York City from South Africa to study photography. His first subject was Eric Garner, or rather the memory of Eric Garner, a [...]

Three years ago, Gareth Smit moved to New York City from South Africa to study photography. His first subject was Eric Garner, or rather the memory of Eric Garner, a [...]

When Jon Jones defeated Daniel Cormier in July to reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship's light-heavyweight title, he ended the bout with a left kick to Cormier's head. At the time, [...]

ASAP Ferg is hardly ever home. The rapper and fashion designer, born Darold Ferguson Jr., just wrapped up a tour, visited Russia last month and will soon go to South [...]

On Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., the Ultimate Fighting Championship belt -- thick, black leather, covered in golden plates studded with diamonds -- was wrapped around the beleaguered former U.F.C. [...]

GILROY, Calif. -- Daniel Cormier, the Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight champion, is built stocky, like a gallon jug of milk. He's always been built a little like a gallon jug [...]

It was past 1 a.m. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Memorial Day weekend, on Fulton Street between Throop and Nostrand. A few bodegas and a fried chicken spot were open, supported [...]

Reto Sterchi and his wife, Cortney Buczkowski, live in Astoria, in a second-floor apartment with a large fire escape overlooking an alley. They furnished the escape with rugs and pillows [...]