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CONEY ISLAND: Keep the Mermaid Parade afloat — and get one-of-a-kind rewards!
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThe mermaids of Coney Island may not go extinct after all. Donations are pouring into a...
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MARINE PARK: Bicycle benefactor bogus?
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyThe youth and senior activity programs in Marine Park just got 20 new bicycles, but the organization that runs the programs isn’t sure...
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COBBLE HILL: Momstrosity in jail after failing to repay stolen school funds
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Natalie MusumeciBrooklyn DailyThe former PTA treasurer who looted $82,000 from a Cobble Hill elementary school was jailed Wednesday for failing to make scheduled...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Great catch — cops say serial burglar in custody
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyCops busted a Bensonhurst man, who they claim was behind a string of late April burglaries in Bay Ridge, on May 3. Joseph Catanzaro,...
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BOROBEAT: A Grand Old Party at El Caribe
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyBrooklyn’s republican leaders paid wined and dined on El Caribe’s finest at the annual GOP bash,...
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GREENPOINT: Woodlands for walkups: Liven up your apartment at terrarium...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyIt’s a whole new world in a itty-bitty living space . A horticulturist and graphic designer will teach aspiring world-builders how...
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BOOKS: Characters not wanted: New comic book depicts Brooklynites, hipsters
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Chuck O’DonnellBrooklyn DailyThe main character of a new comic book struggles with life in Brooklyn — where he’s surrounded by hollow friends, vain artists, and...
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BAY RIDGE: Embattled Eric Adams a no-show at Bay Ridge Democrats meeting
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyIs state Sen. Eric Adams hiding? Adams (D–Crown Heights) — the frontrunner to replace term-limited Borough President Markowitz —...
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MARINE PARK: Hopeful hip hop
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyThe venerable Dance With Me Dance Center in Marine Park hosted a well-attended charity recital called “Hip Hop for Hope,” raising nearly...
View ArticleBIG SCREECHER: When Carmine has a breakfast, everybody shows up!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyI’m madder than an administrative secretary who had to bite her tongue while hearing her boss get showered with accolades after a...
View ArticleLETTERS: Tardy city stumbles on Gravesend road repairs
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyTo the editor, Last autumn, many streets in Gravesend were finally repaved, although the condition of these streets was logged with the city years...
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BAY RIDGE: Volunteers turn out to spruce up Ridge parks
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyWhose park? My park! That’s what 30 kids and adults said by heading into Owls Head and Shore...
View ArticleMARINE PARK: Access this ride
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyIs the city trying to handicap Access-A-Ride? The city is test driving a pilot program for elderly and disabled residents called the...
View ArticleWhy stay in a hostel when there’s AirBNB?
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyWith the recent demise of Williamsburg’s Zip112 Hostel, it appears Brooklyn has become more hostile to hostels. What’s a poor hipster trying to soak in...
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BAY RIDGE: Arrested development — Cops cuff 18- and 21-year-old brothers in...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyCops arrested two young men for assaulting and shooting a man near the corner of 69th Street and Fifth Avenue on April 24. Police...
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Brooklyn now hostile to hostels
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Jaime LutzBrooklyn DailyWhat’s a budget-conscious tourist to do? Just three years ago, Brooklyn appeared to be a hotbed of...
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WILLIAMSBURG: There can only be one: New W’burg whiskey bar is the Scotch...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyIt’s like drinking whisky in “Highlander.” Named after a large Scottish island full of picturesque rocky slopes straight out of the...
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY: BayFest to highlight post-Sandy recovery
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyCome for the services, stay for the music. For the past three years, Brooklyn lovers of free music have flocked to Emmons Avenue to...
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BUSHWICK: Bushwick gets rough new art space
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyPeter Hopkins, a promoter known for creating neighborhood arts centers, is preparing to open a new one in Bushwick called 299...
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IT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Stan’s Weiner poll: Let me know your opinion!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyI remember when a jury was being picked for the trial of a member of a famous political family who allegedly (I must remember to...
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