The Brooklyn Ink

Brooklyn Movie House Owner Charged in Fraud

Norman Adie, the former owner of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, was charged in connection with a scheme to defraud investors of more than $500,000.  A court complaint says Adie told his investors that he planned [...]

Gov. Paterson Plans to Rename Brooklyn Tunnel

Gov. David Paterson will include the renaming of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel for Governor Hugh L. Carey in a state Legislature special session. Carey was the 51st governor of New York, and was born in Park [...]

Customers Queue for Brooklyn Pies

Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a renowned pie shop in the Park Slope/Gowanus section of Brooklyn.  Some of their top-shelf offerings include pies made with salted caramel apple, bittersweet chocolate pecan, bourbon sweet potato and honeyed pumpkin, [...]

Bloods Gang Member Indicted in Brooklyn Guns Smuggling

The New York Post reports on a Bloods gang drug smuggling operation that linked Brooklyn and North Carolina. According to Brooklyn DA, Charles Hynes, former Brooklynite Kyle Leonard, 25, was indicted on weapons charges yesterday [...]

Tuesday, in Court, with Judge DiMango

By Evan MacDonald Midway through her morning docket, Judge Patricia DiMango was clearly annoyed. She was struggling to make a defendant understand the weapons possession charges he was facing, despite all the explanations she was [...]

Communal Residents Open B&B in Downtown Brooklyn

By Caitlin Kasunich Since July 2009, the second floor of 136 Lawrence St. in Downtown Brooklyn has served as a collective house for many young people who move in and out of New York City. [...]

Hung Jury in 19-Year-Old Murder Case

By Michael Del Castillo On Monday, Nov. 22, a jury at the Kings County Supreme Court failed to reach a verdict in the 19-year-old case of a security guard who was shot and killed outside [...]

Father Gets 20-Years-to-Life for Murder of Child

A sentence of 20-years-to-life was given to Michael Jimenez today at Kings County Court. The 28-year-old was convicted of murdering his four-year-old daughter and assaulting his one-year-old son. Jimenez’s son was given a 60-year order [...]

Lunch, a Call, Then a Plea for Leniency

By Joi-Marie McKenzie

A court officer walks off of the elevator of the Kings County Courthouse onto the 19th floor.

“Do you want a table for that,” he asks William Martin, a defense attorney.

“Oh no. I’m fine. I don’t want to get too comfortable,” Martin replies. The officer chuckles loudly and walks into a courtroom.

At 2 p.m., Martin is finally taking his lunch. Wearing a yellow polka dot bow tie and grey suit, he hunches over, slurping noodle soup. He sneezes and grabs a tissue to wipe his nose.

On one end of the hallway is a breathtaking view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Martin sits close to the window to take in the view while reading The New York Times. On the other end of the hallway is the courtroom where his client Marien Theophile Mbossa Kargu, 40, will learn his fate.

Kargu, a native of the Republic of Congo, was charged with killing Antonio Guzzardi, 34, in September, 2001 by beating him to death in an apartment they shared with their girlfriends in Sunset Park. He was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree.

Actor Allegedly Kills Mother with Samurai Sword in Prospect Heights

Actor Michael Brea allegedly stabbed his mother to death with a samurai sword in his Prospect Heights apartment. At 2:20 a.m. police at the 77 Precinct responded to 911 phone calls for help from the [...]