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CONEY ISLAND: Franco, MCU to host baseball clinics — before the game!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Brooke CorteseBrooklyn DailyFinally! Kids can learn how to play baseball before they watch a game! Former Mets All-Star reliever and Bensonhurst resident John...
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BOOKS: What to read this week
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyWord’s pick: “Infinite Sky” by C.J. Flood When a family of travelers sets up camp on property owned by Iris’s...
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BIG SCREECHER: Re-live Carmine’s near-death experience!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyEditor’s note: Carmine Santa Maria’s beloved sister died this week at the age of 93. Sadly, Carmine was unable to complete this...
View ArticleLETTERS: Sound Off to the Editor
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyTo the editor, The Riegelmann Boardwalk, known colloquially as the Coney Island Boardwalk, was completed in 1923, and its rustic style and wood paving...
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DUMBO: Rebar owner agrees to M restitution for lovebirds
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn DailyIt’s the big payback. Rebar owner Jason Stevens has agreed to pay back more than $1 million to...
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ATLANTIC YARDS: Ratner wins prize for best … preservationist?
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn DailyThe developer who destroyed, then built over, big swaths of Brooklyn snagged top honors — for...
View ArticleIT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Stan on Mexico, buttcalls, and the flag
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyI was in the supermarket yesterday and noticed a display of limes imported from Mexico. No way. I will not support a country...
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GOWANUS: Kentile Floors sign down but not out
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Noah HurowitzBrooklyn DailyThe Kentile Floors sign is dead. Long live the Kentile Floors sign. The sign’s owner broke his...
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GOWANUS: Inner Beauty Pageant celebrates what’s on the inside
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyLorelei Ramirez may have entered a pageant to find “New York’s finest warm-hearted oddballs” — but don’t call her “quirky” or...
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BERGEN BEACH: Civic honors retiring rabbi
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyWhat a mensch! The Bergen Beach Civic Association presented an award to Rabbi Joel Weintraub of Temple Shalom in honor of his retirement...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Midwood’s Sklar shines at Mayor’s Cup baseball game
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyMilo Sklar’s name hadn’t been on the tip of people’s tongues talking about the top baseball players in the New York City, but he’s...
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BOROBEAT: Brooklyn congratulates the Class of 2014 with pomp-filled ceremonies
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyPut the books away and get the party rolling. The Class of 2014 fist-pumped to the sky, as...
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GREENPOINT: Riffin’ cousins: Greenpoint band Dead Stars is a family affair
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Robert HamBrooklyn DailyThese bandmates share musical DNA. And also regular DNA. Cousins and Greenpointers Jeff Moore and Jaye Moore bonded over their mutual love...
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GERRITSEN BEACH: Gerritsen beach native earns split-decision win in first...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyShe won the bout, but Heather “The Heat” Hardy still wasn’t happy with how the first women’s boxing match at the Barclays Center...
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PARK SLOPE: Gay day! Gay day! Brooklyn Pride strikes Slope
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Noah HurowitzBrooklyn DailyIt was loud, proud, and as Park Slope as it gets. Thousands turned out to celebrate the 18th...
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MIDWOOD: Field Day! School takes a break for outdoor fun
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyThese kids had a field day — literally! Students at PS 197 got to enjoy an afternoon of sun and fun...
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FORT GREENE: MT-spray: Old doc about subway graffiti finds new life at BAM
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn DailyStand clear of the multicolored doors! In the late 1970s, filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer could hardly keep his eyes off of the subway...
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CONEY ISLAND: VIDEO: First ride on the Thunderbolt!
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyThe Thunderbolt roller coaster stormed into the People’s Playground over the weekend, sending...
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STANDING O: Standing O is at it again!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailySheepshead Bay Three cheers to Vanessa Baylor, a Good Hands agent who received Allstate Insurance Company’s “Hands in the Community”...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Brooklyn track stars take home Wingate Awards
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyTwo of Brooklyn’s top track stars were left with plenty to celebrate as their careers draw to close. Midwood boys’ distance runner...
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