The Latest Breaking News from Brooklyn

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

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 · Jun 14, 2022

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 · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 12, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

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.

Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022