The Latest Breaking News from Brooklyn

Man with AK-47 Rifle Arrested Near Iranian Journalist’s Home in New York

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested a man with a loaded Kalashnikov in a Brooklyn neighborhood where Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad resides with her family, the New York Post reported on Sunday. The newspaper quoted sources as saying that Khalid Mehdiyev, 23, was found near the journalist’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 1, 2022

Man with AK-47 rifle caught outside Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad

NEW YORK — A man with a loaded AK-47 rifle was caught outside the Brooklyn home of a prominent Iranian dissident journalist and author, authorities allege, just a year after the FBI foiled a kidnapping plot against the dissident by the Iranian government.

Tribune News Service · Jul 31, 2022

Man arrested outside Iranian dissident’s home with AK47: report

Suspect sat in car outside home for hours over two days with rifle, ammunition, and additional licence plates in vehicle

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83

The Brooklyn-bred actor, who played mobster Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas, died of natural causes on Monday

The Guardian - US · Jul 25, 2022

Good Samaritan saves 5-year-old from drowning in Brooklyn city pool

‘When I picked him up out of the water, I kept screaming ‘Help!’ and not one lifeguard would come to his aid or help me at all’

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to low-security jail with talent shows and yoga classes

Ghislaine Maxwell has been sent to teh Federal Correctional Institute in Tallahassee, Florida -where she will serve her 20-year sentence for helping sick billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls

Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

True crime hits ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime,’ with crew member killed at Brooklyn filming location

Filming for the day hadn’t begun when Johnny Pizarro, whose job was to keep the street clear of cars, was shot in the head and neck as he sat in his car.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

Despite recent reports, Kyrie Irving still wants to join the Lakers

One prominent NBA reporter says that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving still wants to be a Laker, one way or another.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 20, 2022

Law & Order crew member fatally shot on set at Brooklyn filming location

A crew member working on the set of the US show Law & Order: Organized Crime has been fatally shot in the hour before the show was scheduled to film on a street in Brooklyn

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

Nets not satisfied with proposed deals for Kevin Durant

David Hardisty: Woj: "Brooklyn simply doesn't have a deal out there that's good enough to justify trading Kevin Durant with four years left on his contract. They continue to talk to teams around the league but simply, no one is meeting that ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022