R Kelly's Sex Trafficking Trial Begins | NYC Roundup

Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Wednesday, August 18.

Posted Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 4:38 pm ET

A round-up of the news stories in New York City today:

"This case is about a predator," said prosecutor Maria Cruz Melendez.

"The Outsider" focuses on the museum's former creative director, who was often at odds with the current president and CEO, and her allies.

A man is accused of murdering a fellow East Harlem resident by punching him repeatedly and tossing him down a staircase, police said.

The white population more than doubled in both east and west Bed-Stuy between 2010 and 2020, according to new census data.

Angel Eaddy was sentenced Wednesday for the 2019 shooting, which hit two innocent bystanders on a crowded Crown Heights street, the DA said.

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