Rapman will direct Netflix’s “The Council,” a biopic about Nicky Barnes and the criminal empire that once ruled New York’s drug trade. Rapman marked his birthday with a major announcement on Friday ...

“Nicky Barnes is not around anymore,” said the balding, limping grandfather in the baggy Lee dungarees. With that, the man asked the waitress for a doggy bag for his grilled salmon, and left. He was ...