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Pedestrians pass in front of a New York Police Department patrol car as they cross Greenwich Street, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in New York. The New York Police Department will stop promoting “Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect” on the exterior of its patrol cars, replacing the long-standing three-word motto with a new slogan that reads: “Fighting crime, protecting the public.” (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

NYC journalist who documented pro-Palestinian vandalism arrested on felony hate crime charges

By Jake Offenhartz

Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741-1827). George Washington, 1776. Oil on canvas, 44 x 38 5/16 in. (111.7 x 97.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 34.1178. The Brooklyn Museum has added a new feature to its 1776 oil-on-canvas painting of Continental Army Gen. George Washington — a description card that notes his ownership of slaves despite defending the self-evident truth that all men are created equal.

Brooklyn Museum adds slavery disclaimer to George Washington portrait

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

CORRECTS DAY OF CONCERT - FILE - Patti Smith attends a special screening of &quot;Pavarotti&quot; at the iPic Theater in New York on May 28, 2019. Smith performed a mini-concert at the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday, March 9, to honor photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and also adding her voice to a series of pop-up events that represent the city’s first baby steps toward the return of live indoor performances. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Patti Smith returns to singing live with Brooklyn concert

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Dec. 2, 2010, file photo, protesters hold masks in support of artist David Wojnarowicz on the steps of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, after a video by Wojnarowicz was removed from exhibition at the museum, in Washington. The Andy Warhol Foundation said Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, it will withhold future funding to the Smithsonian Institution unless a video removed from the gallery after a Catholic group complained is restored.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ants-on-a-crucifix film heads to N.Y.

By Ula Ilnytzky - Associated Press

Edgy NYC museum to show film of ants on crucifix

By ULA ILNYTZKY - Associated Press

Controversial crucifix film part of NYC exhibition

By ULA ILNYTZKY - Associated Press

N.Y.C. museum is giving antiquities to Costa Rica

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