December 9, 2025
Mamdani’s Bold Pick: Rapper with Robbery Past Joins Safety Team
From Prison to Policy: Mysonne Linen’s Redemption Story Takes Center Stage in NYC Transition In the vibrant heart of Harlem’s Apollo Theater district, where the marquee’s glow has long illuminated stages for legends from Ella Fitzgerald to Lauryn Hill and the air hums with the legacy of voices that rose from struggle to stardom, Mysonne Linen stood before a crowd of 200 at a December 5, 2025, community forum, his microphone in hand and his words weaving a tapestry of hard-won wisdom from a life that had once led him to prison bars. Linen, 47, a hip-hop artist and activist












