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Attempted Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr’s sold-out Brooklyn concert cancelled

‘We’re living in very, very scary times, to be honest’, said the disappointed 67-year-old

The Independent UK

Man dies after getting dragged onto subway tracks in New York station

Man in his 30s dies after being dragged on to tracks at Avenue M station in Brooklyn

The Independent UK

Man exiting NYC subway dies after pants are caught in Q train door

NEW YORK — A straphanger died Thursday after his pants got stuck in the door of a Brooklyn train, causing him to be dragged across the platform, police said.

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Inmate planned to strangle Ghislaine Maxwell in her sleep at Brooklyn jail, lawyer says

NEW YORK — One of Ghislaine Maxwell’s fellow detainees at the Brooklyn federal lockup plotted to murder her, a defense lawyer said in a court filing Wednesday aimed at lightening Maxwell’s sentence on sex trafficking charges for procuring young women for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Would-be Reagan assassin Hinckley fully released Wednesday, NYC show canceled

John Hinckley Jr., the former Texas resident who shot former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was fully released from court restrictions on Wednesday, looking forward to launching a music career in an already sold-out concert in Brooklyn next month.

Tribune News Service

Staten Island’s rich forgotten history is retold

“Staten Island in the Nineteenth Century: From Boomtown to Forgotten Borough" by Joseph Borelli; The History Press (192 pages, $21.99)

Tribune News Service

Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z Announce Free Bitcoin Academy

On June 9 it was announced the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, and billionaire business mogul/self-proclaimed greatest rapper alive - Jay-Z would be opening a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn, New York.

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Hall of Fame inductee Lou DiBella has something to say to boxing

For Brooklyn born and Sea Cliff, Long Island resident Lou DiBella, the Sweet Science has brought him full circle.

Tribune News Service

Cancel Culture Deprives Brooklynites of Understanding How Putin Uses Food as a Political Weapon

When the Bushwick bar Honey's tried to host a “Russia, Ukraine, and Food" talk with food writer and academic Darra Goldstein, the angry mob shut them down.

Reason

Ex-Congressman Peter King steps up to the plate for a swing at reviving America’s pastime

NEW YORK — Ex-Congressman Peter King, a baseball fan since the Dodgers played in Brooklyn, is coming out swinging in an effort to keep America’s pastime relevant in the age of analytics.

Tribune News Service

Colombia extradites ex-FARC commander to U.S. on drugs charges

Colombia has extradited a former commander of the leftist FARC paramilitary group to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said on Friday.

Reuters

Off-duty firefighter rescues toddler from burning building on his drive home

Firefighter Stefon Douglas, 33, used a breathing apparatus he had in his truck and entered the burning building wearing Crocs in Brooklyn, New York, to save a toddler, three

Daily Mirror

The 11 prospects invited to attend the NBA Draft 2022 in the Brooklyn green room so far, per reports

Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, and Paolo Banchero are the headliners.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z Fuel Bitcoin Education Program In Brooklyn Neighborhood

Jay-Z, rapper and entrepreneur, and Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), announced their funding Thursday of The Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Academy, free of cost.

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Brooklyn man who died from shove was sucker-punched and robbed, new video shows

NEW YORK — A 61-year-old man who died after he was shoved to the ground outside his Brooklyn home was sucker-punched by two men who then robbed him as he lay dying, video released by police Thursday shows.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds ask New York judge to sentence R. Kelly to more than 25 years in prison

Kelly is due to be sentenced in Brooklyn on June 29 and faces a potential life sentence. His attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, has asked the judge there to give him a sentence of less than 14 years behind bars.

Wales Online

When is the Brooklyn Nine-Nine final episode on E4 and what time does the special start?

Brooklyn Nine-Nine finally airs final episode after running since 2013

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mike James reacts to Nets reunion rumor

Mike James: Idk how to even take this rumor. Would i like to play alongside my friend Kevin? Yes. But I'd also like to play alongside my 10 other of my close friends. Some play in the NBA, Europe and some don't play professional. Source: Twitter ...

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A "warehouse" by any other name

Outdated zoning codes are fueling the sprawl of e-commerce warehouses

The Independent UK

Alaskan woman praised for expertly removing opossum from crowded Brooklyn bar

Sara Fulton, a native of Alaska, told a friend, ‘Hold my phone. I’m from Alaska’

The Independent UK

Police identify suspect accused of stabbing teenager in back at New York deli

A 16-year-old girl was brutally attacked as she was entering a Brooklyn bodega

Daily Mirror

Dramatic footage shows rival gang members shooting at each other in broad daylight

Two groups of four came face to face on Coney Island in Brooklyn with five shooters blasting at one another during the clash on Sunday evening

WEKU

A victim of the Brooklyn subway shooting is suing the gun maker Glock

Ilene Steur, who was one of 10 people injured in the April attack, says in the lawsuit that Glock's marketing practices made it possible for the shooting suspect to buy one of the company's guns.

The Guardian - US

Woman injured in Brooklyn subway shooting sues gun manufacturer Glock

Lawsuit says Glock should be held liable because it ‘endangered the public health and safety’ with marketing and sales of its guns

The Independent UK

Brooklyn subway shooting survivor sues gunmaker Glock

Steur says Glock Inc is aware its product design allows users ‘to inflict unparalleled civilian carnage’

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