GOWANUS: Morrissey fans get what they want
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Jaime LutzBrooklyn DailyIf you’re planning on spending Valentine’s Day locked inside your bedroom crying and listening to Morrissey croon, remember — misery loves...
View ArticleGOWANUS: The writing’s on the skin: Historians share tales of tattoos, love,...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyDiamonds are forever, but ink is more specific. Two experts on the cultural and artistic history of tattoos will tell tragic stories...
View ArticleMEADOWS OF SHAME: On thin ice: Rickety Prospect Park rescue ladders a danger,...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Natalie MusumeciBrooklyn DailyDamaged emergency rescue ladders around the banks of Prospect Park’s frozen lake put lives in...
View ArticleBIG SCREECHER: Carmine can’t believe what that hack did to his column
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyI’m madder than one of my throngs of loyal readers who was left scratching his head last week when some hack rewrote my column...
View ArticleVikings vanquished by St. Mary’s
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyThe South Shore girls basketball team hadn’t played basketball together since Thursday, thanks to the winter storm that hit the...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Xaverian two-sport star headed to Indiana
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyXaverian running back Laray Smith struggled with choice between playing football or running track at a high level in college, but...
View ArticleBishop Ford misses chance to claim first-ever title
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Frank StampflBrooklyn DailyThe Bishop Ford girl’s basketball team narrowly missed their chance to make school history and clinch its first-ever Brooklyn-Queens...
View ArticleKENSINGTON: New life for Kensington lot
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Eli RosenbergBrooklyn DailyA new seven story development will bring a long-dead Kensington lot to life, adding 73-apartments to a block that includes the famous...
View ArticleSPEAK OUT: Lou rambles about the Gamblings
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lou PowsnerBrooklyn DailyA third generation of Gamblings — all named “John” — is broadcasting daily over our WOR Radio New York, he is. The name Gambling has been...
View ArticleBlackbirds fend off St. Francis surge
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Mike Morton Brooklyn DailyLong Island University nearly watched a 14-point first-half lead get away, but fended off St. Francis 83–75 in the Battle of Brooklyn at...
View ArticleSandy disaster loan deadlines extended
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyThe Small Business Administration has extended its deadlines for Sandy-hit small businesses and homeowners to apply for disaster...
View ArticleDUMBO: Meet the parent: Talk show host invites guests to chat with his dad
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyHow would your dad’s jokes fare on late night? “Running Late with Scott Rogowski” is a Conan O’Brien-style talk show — with...
View ArticleIT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Stan writes about the Holocaust, so we remember the...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyWe have all read books, watched movies, and participated in discussions about the Holocaust, but nothing can stir your emotions...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Not in our backyard!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyA drug counseling center is suffering from withdrawal of community approval, after its new location in Sheepshead Bay was okayed by the...
View ArticleFORT GREENE: Plays show little has changed since Matthew Shepherd’s murder
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Hannah Palmer EganBrooklyn DailyThe true story of one of America’s most notorious hate crimes will come to Brooklyn in an epic five-hour production. The Brooklyn...
View ArticleGERRITSEN BEACH: Destined to drown: Gerritsen Beach man dies after fourth...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyIn death, an elderly Brooklyn seaman fulfilled his destiny, according to the Gerritsen Beach man who saved his life — twice. The body of...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: No quarter! Coney arcade kicked out
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyIt’s game over for the Coney Island Arcade. Bowery Street game man Manny Cohen agreed in court to leave his 22-year spot near W. 12th...
View ArticleFree book boxes keep fiction afloat outside waterlogged libraries
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyMini-libraries are letting storm-shattered neighborhoods turn the page on Hurricane Sandy. Bright orange boxes filled with up to 100...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Train switch! Albanese calls for mayor-run transit system
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyHop on the Sal train! Hizzoner hopeful Sal Albanese says he can get New York City’s malfunctioning transit system back on track — by...
View ArticleCRIME: Cops: Suspect threatens man with knife
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Daily60th Precinct Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate Knife guy A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly threatening another man at...
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