BIG SCREECHER: Damn Newton! Carmine can’t handle gravity!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyI’m madder than Sir Isaac Newton when that apple landed on his head, forcing him to discover gravity — and then get blamed by...
View ArticleMILL BASIN: Mill Basin — 46th Council District Primary
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn Daily46th Council District The race to replace term-limited Councilman Lew Fidler has attracted a state Assemblyman and a local entrepreneur. The district...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Coney Island — 47th Council District Primary
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn Daily47th Council District A fierce fight is underway to replace powerful three-term Councilman Domenic Recchia in the...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Sheepshead Bay — 48th Council District Primary
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn Daily48th Council District The race to replace term-limited Councilman Michael Nelson has attracted four candidates...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Democratic Primary for New York City Public Advocate
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyDemocratic Primary for New York City Public Advocate A crowd of candidates has converged around the office of...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Democratic Primary for Brooklyn District Attorney
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyDemocratic Primary for Brooklyn District Attorney District Attorney Charles “Joe” Hynes has been in office for 23...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Republican Primary for Mayor of New York City
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyRepublican Primary for Mayor of New York City The Democrats have gotten most of the attention so far, but there is also a lively race in the Republican...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York City
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyDemocratic Primary for Mayor of New York City Democratic candidates have rushed in to fill the open mayor’s seat,...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Bonnies aim to reclaim past glory with new coach, playing...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyFontbonne Hall is changing its strategy from speed to smarts under first-year head coach Francesco Sarrica. The Bonnies had used a...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Gutsy fourth-down call pushes Erasmus past Tottenville...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyHaving running backs Kahlil Lewin and Curtis Samuel on the field made it easy for Erasmus Hall coach Danny Landberg to go for it —...
View ArticleSPEAK OUT: Lou recalls South Dakota — and Coney Island
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lou PowsnerBrooklyn DailyYou can’t really bring back the old Coney. So many memories are not retrievable any longer. My parents had gone west immediately after...
View ArticleIT’S ONLY MY OPINION: On Sept. 11, we became Americans
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyWhere were you on 9-11? It was a normal morning. We were off to work or went shopping and did just about anything and everything...
View ArticleBOROBEAT: Historical occasion! Fort Hamilton museum re-opens
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyIt’s like unwrapping a present from the past. Fort Hamilton Army Garrison cut the ribbon on its...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: One of a kind! Unicycle Fest takes Coney Island
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyTalk about Coney Island Wonder Wheels. Some 50 unicyclists toured Brooklyn on Aug. 30, riding...
View ArticleBUSHWICK: Meow-chicka-meow-meow! Subway cats find a different kind of stardom...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyThe good Samaritan who has taken in the two kittens that gummed up Brooklyn subway traffic...
View ArticleBEDFORD-STUYVESANT: Brooklyn wine tour
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Natalie MusumeciBrooklyn DailyWine-lovers and foodies rejoice! A festival of savory eats and gourmet wines will soon make a...
View ArticleMILL BASIN: Standing by her man — in cuffs!
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyA 22-year-old man was arrested at his girlfriend’s Mill Basin home for allegedly trying to pillage...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Burned Ridge! Fire torches two homes on Dahlgren
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyA blaze obliterated two Bay Ridge homes and six cars parked behind them in the early hours of Sept. 9. The Fire Department said it...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Locals watch for Hollywood fireworks
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyEd Harris and the production crew working on a modern-day film adaptation of Shakespeare’s...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Authorities shutter five more Brooklyn spas
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThey rubbed people the wrong way — and now they’re getting padded down! Cops shut down five...
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