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The City of New York and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani brought a court case against the Brooklyn Museum, with Giuliani describing the exhibition of Ofili's work as "sick" and "disgusting". Giuliani attempted to withdraw the annual $7 million City Hall grant from the museum, and threatened it with eviction.
Richard Failla: [31] First openly LGBT male to become a Judge of the New York City Criminal Court (1985) Arnold Lim: [31] First Asian American male appointed as a Judge of the Family Court in New York City (2000) Conrad K. Harper: [100] First African American male to serve as the President of the New York City Bar Association (1990–1992)
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art opened on March 23, 2007, at the Brooklyn Museum as the first public space of its kind in the country. [ citation needed ] The 8,300-square-foot (770 m 2 ) center, located on the museum's fourth floor, aims to create a compelling and interactive environment to raise awareness and educate about ...
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was a divorce case between Kip Rhinelander and Alice Jones.Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander (May 9, 1903 – February 20, 1936) was an American socialite and a member of the socially prominent and wealthy New York City Rhinelander family.
Long before it became the go-to borough for hipsters and commuters, Brooklyn was once America’s third largest city, independent and separate from Manhattan and the City of New York, explains ...
Atiba Edwards will serve as the first Black CEO of the 125-year-old museum. The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, a staple of […] The post Brooklyn Children’s Museum names first Black CEO appeared ...
The Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse is a courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, that houses the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. It is across the street from the Federal Building and Post Office, which houses, among other things, the Eastern District of New York's bankruptcy court.
Rujeko Hockley, 41, is an associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Thomas, 48, is an artist who designed the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial unveiled in Boston in 2023.