Courts Reporter

John Annese

John Annese covers federal and state courts in Brooklyn for the New York Daily News. Before coming to the News in 2015, he reported on crime, courts, and the Staten Island opioid epidemic for the Staten Island Advance. He is the recipient of several New York State Associated Press Association Awards. @johnannese.bsky.social on Bluesky and @john.annese on Threads

10 young people wounded in mass shooting outside New York nightclub

October 30, 2025 at 8:43 p.m.

The explosion of violence outside the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica might involve gangs — but was not terrorism, NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said.

Before United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting, accused killer Luigi Mangione excelled in a world of privilege

October 30, 2025 at 9:11 p.m.

The 26-year-old Mangione, the grandson of a wealthy Maryland real estate developer, was the last person friends and neighbors would have expected to turn out to be the masked gunman...

Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Before United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting, accused killer Luigi Mangione excelled in a world of privilege

December 11, 2024 at 10:37 a.m.

The 26-year-old Mangione, the grandson of a wealthy Maryland real estate developer, was the last person friends and neighbors would have expected to turn out to be the masked gunman...

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