PARK SLOPE: Parking is such sweet sorrow: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in a car park
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Sarah IannoneBrooklyn DailyForget Shakespeare in the park — this is Shakespeare in the parking lot. A local theater troupe is bringing a free, outdoors production...
View ArticleThe Knight shift! Help choose the new Nets mascot
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyThe Nets ditched their much-maligned mascot the Brooklyn Knight last week, meaning the hunt is on for a replacement that captures the essence of...
View ArticleBIG SCREECHER: Carmine murders his mother tongue, and cheers on a local opera...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyI’m madder than Pavorotti with frog in his throat after he ran out of hair dye over the fact that my sainted mother never taught...
View ArticleLETTERS: Sound Off to the Editor
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyTo the editor, I applaud Borough President Adams for terminating the Thursday night Seaside Summer Concert series in Coney Island. When Marty Markowitz...
View ArticleFormer ASA pitcher Gil finding success in minor league
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Patrick McCormack Brooklyn DailyPlaying professional baseball was the last thing Isaac Gil thought he would be doing after high school. That was until the budding...
View ArticleFormer Bishop Loughlin star Frazier preparing for pro career
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyBranden Frazier got a taste of what its like to be a professional basketball player as he begins the process of deciding his future...
View ArticleFORT GREENE: Clinton Hill doc’s new book explains the ‘Truman Show Delusion’
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyEver feel like your life is a TV show? You are not alone. Around 2002, Clinton Hill psychiatrist Dr. Joel Gold noticed a rise in patients...
View ArticleMARINE PARK: Babs-olutely fabulous! Famed Streisand impersenator to play...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailySinger Gayle Robbins never expected to make it big with someone else’s voice. But the vocalist looks, acts, speaks, and sings so much...
View ArticleIT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Back for Hawaii, Stan’s suitcase is lighter, but he’s...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyMost people wear their Sunday best when on vacation. Not me. I prefer traveling with clothing that I refer to as “One more...
View ArticleWILLIAMSBURG: Party like it’s 2007! Event celebrates golden years of Myspace
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyAt this party, everyone is friends with Tom. An event at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg on July 25 will harken back to the glory...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Tour of duty: Fishing trip floats vets’ boats
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyThis fish tale is all true. A group of about 50 veterans got to take a free trip aboard one of...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Encore! Music on the Bay is back
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyA once-defunct Sheepshead Bay concert series has started its reunion tour. Music on the Bay returned...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: The Courier’s Top 10 Brooklyn high school teams of 2014
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyThe championships rolled into Brooklyn again this year. So which teams were the cream of the...
View ArticleBOROBEAT: Good vibes at Aviator neon run
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyReady, set — glow! The Neon Vibe race at Aviator Sports and Events Center on July 19 was a...
View ArticlePROSPECT HEIGHTS: Dinos roar at Barclays
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailySteven Spielberg, eat your heart out. Prehistory came alive last week when a dozen life-size,...
View ArticleHARBOR WATCH: At ease, soldier
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyFor one day, it was their duty to decompress. Members of the state’s National Guard got to kick back and enjoy a family day at Fort...
View ArticleDUMBO: Cirque du stroll-eil!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn DailyThis sidewalk–inspired performance is anything but pedestrian. “Delirio,” a new show from aerialist Jason Mejias, puts a trippy spin...
View ArticleCANARSIE: Tragic tree trimming
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyTrimming tree branches near power lines is a familiar practice, but one Canarsie resident said a...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Grocery goon steals shopper’s handbag
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn Daily68th Precinct Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights Convenience score A shifty shopper stole a woman’s purse from her shopping cart at an Eighth Avenue...
View ArticleBROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Cops: Teens spray perfume in woman’s eyes, steal purse
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn Daily84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown A scent for sore eyes Cops cuffed four teens who they say beat a woman up...
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