Production equipment for β€œNCIS: New York” on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle

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THE LEDE: Good morning. β€œNCIS: New York,” starring LL Cool J as Special Agent Sam Hanna and Scott Caan as Special Agent Nick Schaeffer, was filmed in Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park last week.

The Rundown

  • Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight: Judge Gregory Carro issued an order Monday canceling the trial and giving the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, which is prosecuting the state case, until Oct. 9 to respond to the defense’s double jeopardy claims.

  • β€˜NCIS: New York’ films in Brooklyn Heights: The CBS original series premieres Oct. 6. β€œNCIS: New York” also features Jennifer Beals, Jacqueline Byers, Shane Harper and Devin Druid.

  • Historic Boerum Hill church site to be sold for $28M after 2010 fire: A petition filed last week in Kings County Supreme Court shows that real estate development companies Tankhouse, based in DUMBO, and Lonicera of Downtown Brooklyn are entering a contract to purchase the two-story stone church at 360 Schermerhorn St.

  • Brooklyn writer explores the curious connection between Elvis, Aretha Franklin and Babe Ruth: Publicist-promoter John Cirillo is now a full-time author. His third book β€œElvis, Aretha and The Babe: 8/16: Three Times the Bell Would Toll” β€” is now available on Amazon.

  • Department of Small Business Services awards $2.8M to 32 organizations in Brooklyn: Kenny Minaya, commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, said $2.8 million was among the largest releases of grant money of a single fiscal year in the history of SBS.

  • New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars: SignalTrace could further shift how police conduct investigations, putting emphasis on people’s movements and associations before their identities are known. (The Conversation)

  • Our world in photos: Flags, fires, feet and more.

Our World in Photos

KYIV β€” A person carries a flag with Ukrainian national symbols and colors during a rally to protest the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s Defense Minister. Photo: Francisco Seco/AP

More Brooklyn News

  • "Inside Brooklyn’s seedy Penn Track sex market where pimps, murder and human trafficking are part of daily life" (New York Post)

  • "Atlantic Antic returns with music, food and fun on Sept. 27" (Brooklyn Paper)

  • "Brooklyn man arrested on the Thruway with a BAC more than three times the legal limit" (New York State Police)

Staff Picks

  • READ: "The Phone Scammers Next Door" (Toronto Life)

  • EAT: Heading to the U.S. Open? Here are the best things to eat in and around the tennis grounds. (Eater)

  • CARTOON: An addition to the Statue of Liberty. (Brooklyn Eagle)

  • LIVE: "DUMBO crown jewel penthouse tops Brooklyn luxury contracts" (The Real Deal)

The Wrap

βŒ› ON THIS DAY
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πŸ‘‘ ROYAL WATCH
"In pictures: King Charles arrives at Balmoral" (BBC)

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New York Liberty’s Marine Johannes closes out Connecticut Sun (Brooklyn Eagle)

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  • β€œStar Trek: The Next Generation” star Jonathan Frakes

  • Former N.Y. Mets pitcher Ron Darling

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