Kenneth Windley, left, leaves a courthouse with his mother, Francina Windley Patterson, in Brooklyn on Monday. Photo: Jennifer Peltz/AP
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The Lede: Good morning. A man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery was exonerated and freed Monday, after prosecutors said they now agree he didn’t commit the crime.
The Rundown
Opinion: I never noticed antisemitism, then Oct. 7 happened: "First they tell us we need to wear stars, now we need to hide them. This is the push and pull of being Jewish," writes Juliette Medina, a teenager from Brooklyn and a student at the School of the Future.
New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn’t commit: “It cost me 20 years, but they said they corrected it now. So that’s all that matters. So I’m good with that,” Kenneth Windley, 61, said as he left a Brooklyn courthouse, at liberty for the first time since 2007.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy announces Chris Coffey and Larkyn Sinclair as co-chairs: Chris Coffey has served on the conservancy’s board since 2014 and has been the chair since April 2019. Larkyn Sinclair has served on the conservancy’s board since 2019 and works at Goldman Sachs as head of investment banking marketing.
Night in the Library brings together visionaries, experts and Brooklynites: Thousands of Brooklyn residents poured into the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch for its annual Night in the Library event on Saturday. The event ran from 7 p.m. until 3:14 a.m. in honor of Pi Day.
Coney Island parks gear up for opening weekend: Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park will have its official opening for the season on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 10 a.m., where it will host its 41st annual Blessing of the Rides ceremony.
‘Inspired By MetroCard’ free exhibit now open at the New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery & Store: The MetroCard has been more than a way to get around New York. With its compact size, bold graphic design and citywide circulation, the fare card quickly became an unexpected canvas.
Rat-ical idea: City Council mulls ban on rodent glue traps: A bill proposed by Councilmember Harvey Epstein would outlaw the sale of sticky boards that doom furry critters to a slow, painful death. (THE CITY)
Our world in photos: Cats, costumes, cuddles and more.
Our World in Photos
BUCHAREST — A woman holds a Maine Coon cat at the Pet Expo in Romania. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP
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Staff Picks
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EAT: Here are the 22 best bagels in New YorkCity, including six in Brooklyn. (The Infatuation)
CARTOON: Pinching pennies. (Brooklyn Eagle)
LIVE: "Average age of NYC homeowner jumps to stunning new high — as American dream more out of reach for young people" (New York Post)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1864, the Eagle reported, "It is not often that Ireland’s patron saint finds upon the 17th of March so bright a sky, so clear an atmosphere as blessed the earth on this year’s recurrence of his birthday." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
English actress Rosamund Pike lounges for The Sunday Times.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Harry and Meghan accuse royal author of 'deranged conspiracy'" (BBC)
🏀 SPORTS
Evaluations continue for slumping Nets (Brooklyn Eagle)
“New York, New York” co-writer John Kander
Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lapointe
“Child’s Play” star Brad Dourif
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, who was born in Brooklyn
“Save the Best for Last” singer Vanessa L. Williams
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