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Hundreds of items from Spike Lee's personal collection walk Brooklynites through his creative influences: family, sports, music and more.

The local political heavyweight continues to fight for his life after he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Park Slope.
"He put his whole heart into making the world a safer place for all people," said state Assembly Member Emily Gallagher.
A giant slice of pizza ran around Fort Greene Park Sunday afternoon for a very cheesy 5K race.
It could be days before Woodhull Hospital was running at full capacity again after floods caused electrical damage, authorities said.
A NYCHA employee pled not guilty to a slew of vehicle charges including driving with a suspended license, court records show.
Two people were killed in nearby but unrelated attacks in Bed-Stuy, police said.
Subway suspensions, school evacuations, expressway closures, power outages and basement rescues: the latest on Brooklyn floods.
The 140-year-old factory's brick facade remains standing, encapsulating a newly built all-glass office building.
The man was in a marked crosswalk, police said. He suffered a serious head injury.
Locals and advocates worry Underhill Avenue's planned traffic safety improvements have been called off.
A 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Starrett City Wednesday, and her suspected attacker was taken into custody, police said.
The woman was found near the Drummer's Grove with a fatal stab wound in her head, according to police and reports.
A parking dispute prompted the shooting that killed a 26-year-old aspiring model in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn saw the sharpest increase in fatal drug overdoses in 2022 with nearly 800 local deaths, city data show.
A 10-year veteran of the police department was arrested in Greenpoint Monday, police said.
The teenaged girl, her mother and pet dog were found Monday in their East Flatbush apartment, police said.
A compliance inspection found rat activity at Mayor Eric Adams' Bed-Stuy property, city records show.
"A bomb threat to our public library is an act of terrorism against our children," said Council Council Member Sandy Nurse.
Three people were injured in a four-story apartment building in Brooklyn, authorities said.