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In Brooklyn, Cries of Joy Filled the Streets After Joe Biden’s Presidential Win

“I’m from South America, but I’m American first, and for my kids to feel like they have a place in this country? It’s a great day, and I’m going to be joyful today before we keep working.”…

The normally busy streets of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, have gotten markedly more quiet since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered numerous local businesses early this spring. On Saturday afternoon, though, the normally hushed neighborhood exploded with shrieks, whoops, and the banging of pots and pans after multiple major networks called the 2020 presidential race for Democratic candidate Joe Biden.

The 2016 novelty song “F*ck Donald Trump” blared from local watering hole Bar Meridian as its owner and staff busied themselves getting ready for a sure-to-be-big afternoon of sales. Elise, 31, a local resident who showed up at the bar to pop champagne with a friend, said she was experiencing “full-body chills,” although her words were all but drowned out by the boisterous honks of passing vehicles and the rhythmic percussion of a tambourine being shaken by a passerby.

“I just want to see what the orange person does now,” laughed Darlene, 51, who owns the hair salon next door to Bar Meridian as well as another bar, Dorsett, a block away. “I’m from Guyana, and I was just down the street talking to a friend at the wine shop who is from Laos. He said, ‘People don’t understand,’ and it’s true; coming to America, being undocumented, not having a green card, you keep your head down. I’m tearing up right now, because my mother, who came here in 1976, was a qualified teacher who worker under the radar for 35 years. I’m from South America, but I’m American first, and for my kids to feel like they have a place in this country? It’s a great day, and I’m going to be joyful today before we keep working.”

Further down on Washington Avenue, locals were gathered in a line under the proudly waving rainbow flag that designates the entrance of queer-owned eatery MeMe’s Diner. “I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan,” said Henry, 32. “I went all the way down Dean Street, across Brooklyn, and you could just feel the excitement rolling across neighborhoods.”

Inside MeMe’s, the vibe was jubilant, if preoccupied. The restaurant, which opened in 2017, is named for co-owner Bill Clark’s grandmother, and Clark’s fiancé Andrew Spena said she was their first call after Biden’s win was announced. “She had to turn the news off, because she’s been following it too closely, and it wasn’t good for her, so we got to tell her,” said Spena. “We heard the horns honking on the street, and the pots and pans banging, and we all cried, and Bill and I kissed.”

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A$AP Rocky Turned An Entire Manchester City Kit Into His Album Rollout

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A$AP Rocky doesn’t do album rollouts quietly, and this one recruited an entire Premier League club to help. Manchester City, PUMA, and Rocky teamed up on a limited apparel run tied to “Don’t Be Dumb,” his 2026 album, timed around his September 5th show at Co-op Live.

The centerpiece is a long-sleeve PUMA King jersey in black and archive gold, with “DON’T BE DUMB” running down the sleeve and AWGE branding worked in throughout. A bold “MANCHESTER” graphic covers the back. Fans could also add limited “A$AP 11” name-and-number printing onto the club’s actual Home, Away, or Third kits, while supplies lasted at retail.

There’s a players-only version too, and it never went up for sale. That one sticks closer to City’s usual sky-blue identity, with its own sleeve detailing and back graphic — the kind of piece that exists purely because a handful of people got lucky.

The whole rollout kicked off with a one-night pop-up on September 4th, when PUMA turned a spot in Manchester’s Northern Quarter into a pop-up cafe for the night, mixing football, music, and street style into one room before the wider release hit the stadium store the next morning. Some of those jerseys even came with golden tickets to the concert or that Saturday’s match.

Rocky has called the project true to his own design language, and it’s not even his only club collaboration this cycle — a similar drop with AC Milan landed around the same time. At this point, the line between fashion week and matchday has basically disappeared.

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Quavo And Lids Are Going All In On Atlanta With Their New Cap Pack

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Quavo has never been shy about his hat obsession, and Lids just gave him another outlet for it. Their new “Atlanta” pack drops September 12th, marking another round in a partnership that’s been running strong since 2019.

The collection is a love letter to the city, spread across three very different caps. One mashes up pinstripes, script lettering, and Braves branding into a single design, working navy, red, white, and light blue into the mix. Another goes the opposite direction entirely — fully iced out in crystal detailing, done up in black and red, with both the Falcons and the Braves showing up in the design. The third strips things back to an old-school “ATL” trucker cap in red, white, and gold, the kind of understated piece that lets the city’s name do the talking.

None of this is new territory for Quavo. He’s talked before about waiting on hat releases as a kid, and that same excitement seems to be what’s kept this partnership going years past most celebrity collabs. His earlier Lids run leaned on one moment — the Braves’ 1995 World Series win — but this pack pulls from the city’s whole sports history instead of just one highlight.

Lids has called Quavo one of the rare voices who can blend music, fashion, and sports without it feeling forced, and this drop backs that up. Given how fast his past releases have moved, Atlanta might want to set an alarm for September 12th.

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