FORT GREENE: Sene and heard: Brooklyn duo Denitia and Sene hits Afropunk Fest
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.by Robert HamBrooklyn DailyMost musicians move to Nashville searching for success. Denitia Odigie found it by moving away. The Tennessee native did get her start in...
View ArticlePROSPECT HEIGHTS: I was (re)born a unicorn: Cult band reforms to play Barclays
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyThere is a legendary indie rock band coming to Barclays Center Aug. 22–24 — and it is not Arcade Fire. The Unicorns, a Canadian trio...
View ArticleBOROBEAT: Residents get down at annual block party
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyThis Mill Basin party was for all new — and old — kids on the block. The third annual block party...
View ArticleBOROBEAT: Grain of doubt: Sand sculpture winners pull through after...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyTwo winners of the 24th annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest didn’t crumble after their...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Sand trap makes for risky detour
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn Daily For Sheepshead Bay cyclists, it’s no way or the highway. The washed-out stretch of the Sheepshead...
View ArticleBENSONHURST: Cops seek attempted bank robber
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyPolice are searching for the woman who tried to rob a Bensonhurst bank on Aug. 16. The suspect barged into the lending institution on the...
View ArticleBROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Punk pelts 62-year-old woman in the head with basketball
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn Daily84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Ball assault A punk pelted a 62-year-old woman in the head with a...
View ArticleBOROBEAT: Water, water everywhere: Kids splash around Aviator
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyThe wetter, the better! The Member Appreciation Sports Day at Aviator Sports and Events Center on...
View ArticleCARROLL GARDENS: Cops: Stool-wielding bar-goer bashes his away along Smith St.
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Noah HurowitzBrooklyn Daily76th Precinct Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red Hook Chair-ful where you walk! A furniture-wielding maniac terrorized Smith Street on...
View ArticleBENSONHURST: Burglar hits pay day at 15th Ave. home
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn Daily62nd Precinct Bensonhurst—Bath Beach Burglar makes big haul A cat burglar stole $20,000 and jewelry from a 15th Avenue home on Aug. 14....
View ArticleEVENT: Battle of Brooklyn blasts off this weekend
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyRevolutionary War reenactors do not sugarcoat what happened in the Battle of Brooklyn. “The British attacked the Americans,” said...
View ArticleFORT GREENE: Police arrest teen in Flatlands for allegedly swiping CitiBike...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn Daily88th Precinct Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Biker busted Cops cuffed a teen on Aurelia Court in Flatlands on Aug. 11 when they saw him...
View ArticleCINEMA: Turtles re-powered! Fans screen original Ninja Turtles movie
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn DailyThinking of shelling out $15 to see the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie? You might have a more tubular time for free. The...
View ArticleNOT FOR NUTHIN’: Jo remebers what it was like to not go to Woodstock
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyIt’s hard to believe that the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, popularly known as Woodstock, turned 45 on Aug. 15. It was the summer of...
View ArticleMARINE PARK: Marine Park reflects on ‘sniper’ case
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyMarine Park residents are reflecting on the lessons of one of the neighborhoods most traumatic events after the so-called “Stuart Street...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: A swimming success: Aquarium hosts after-hours bash
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyThe penguins may have been overdressed. New York Aquarium fans got to see what the city’s finest...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Cops: Suspect swipes diamonds, goes on short get-away
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn Daily68th Precinct Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights Snatcher in shackles Cops collared a man who allegedly swiped jewelry from a Fifth Avenue store on...
View ArticleMIDWOOD: Reward for tips on Midwood shooting: $12,000
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyPolice are offering a $12,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a shooting in Midwood that killed a Canarsie man earlier...
View ArticleJOE KNOWS: Former Erasmus star Samuel set to shine for Ohio State
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph Staszewski Brooklyn DailyCurtis Samuel’s high school football career ended with a late-game ankle injury in Erasmus Hall’s semifinal loss to Tottenville...
View ArticleWILLIAMSBURG: Late-night insight: TV writers offer look behind the laughter
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyHow do you make professional comedy writers laugh? Ask them to look at your jokes. A panel of late-night TV show scribes will assemble...
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