Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Court for sentencing on Wednesday. Photo: Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool
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THE LEDE: Good morning. Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning.
The Rundown
Politically radical Bread & Puppet Theater draws crowds to Brooklyn’s Old Stone House: The politically radical Bread & Puppet Theater drew an estimated 1,500 people to Brooklyn’s Old Stone House on Friday as part of the troupe’s cross-country tour, with a daytime and evening variety show featuring stilting, dancing, live music, and both bawdy and solemn political skits.
Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York: Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years.
Yard Opportunity Shop welcomes newest specialty food merchants: These rotations, hosted in the Navy Yard’s Building 92, give local, small Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises the opportunity to promote their products, test new concepts and directly engage with the Brooklyn community.
3 men sentenced in Brooklyn court for sex trafficking teens: Three men charged in connection with sex trafficking three teenage girls in Brooklyn and North Carolina have been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
Brooklyn Democrats meeting and Appellate Court hearing Wednesday could shape party’s future: Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn spoke exclusively to the Brooklyn Eagle at a fundraiser Tuesday about her expectations for Wednesday’s organizational meeting and the party’s future.
Her mom’s ashes went missing during NYCHA renovations. They’re still MIA: Katrina Gorham said she lost many precious belongings when she and her three children temporarily moved as the Gowanus Houses were updated this summer. (The City Reporter)
Our world in photos: Fencing, handshakes, gymnastics and more.
Our World in Photos
JAPAN — Kyosuke Matsuyama of Japan, left, competes against Kazuki Iimura of Japan, during a men’s foil individual fencing semi-final at the Asian Games in Nagoya. Photo: Aaron Favila/AP
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READ: "He was one of the world’s most wanted men. So he bought a west African country" (The Economist)
EAT: Here are three must-try restaurants to eat at this week in Brooklyn. (BKMAG)
CARTOON: Still getting bit. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "Age 84 in Brooklyn, With a Decision to Make on Where to Live" (NYT)
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