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MANHATTAN BEACH: Albanese: Thompson flip-flopped on Muslim monitoring
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyA Democratic mayoral candidates forum in Manhattan Beach turned into a smackdown as two...
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CONEY ISLAND: Assemblyman to pull back controversial beach bill
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyAssemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz claimed on Thursday that he will pull back a controversial bill he quietly introduced this month that would...
View ArticleLETTERS: Weiner’s hot for public office
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyTo the editor, Like any career politician, Anthony Weiner just can’t kick the habit of running for public office. Perhaps this is why he rejoined the...
View ArticleMay recap delivers the news behind some of our top headlines
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailySummer arrived — unofficially — in May, and the Courier shined on as a superior read that eclipses others in the borough. Our award-winning news team...
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BOROBEAT: Children’s museum celebrates children and Brooklyn
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Kelly HaightBrooklyn DailyThe Brooklyn Children’s Museum awarded three of its major contributors, created an “indoor...
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BOOKS: The lady and the tramp
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Natalie MusumeciBrooklyn DailyThere’s nothing like a little gentrification to get the sparks flying. In her first-ever...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Fort Hamilton returns to flat football title game
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyFourth-seeded Lehman Lions (11–2) were down just four points, with a chance to grab its first...
View ArticleBIG SCREECHER: Carmine enjoys a martini made the right way — with Grey Goose!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyI’m madder than that headline writer over at the Chicago Tribune whose sources insisted that President Truman had been trounced...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Telecom thumps Wagner to reach first city title game
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Mike MortonBrooklyn DailyThe Yellow Jackets’ offense clicked at just the right moment, powering the team to its first city title game. No. 4 seeded...
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Grand Street baseball knocked out of playoff semifinals
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Mike MortonBrooklyn DailyThe Grand Street Wolves baseball team played what may have been its worst game of the season Saturday, when it needed most to be at its...
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CANARSIE: Bike, kayak rentals to come to Jamaica Bay parks
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyIf you’ve ever wanted to ride a bicycle built for two, or eight, for that matter, then head on out to some Brooklyn parks along Jamaica...
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Mixed martial arts promoter Aaron Banks dead at 85
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyAaron Banks, Brooklyn’s late, great, grand-daddy of martial arts was laid to rest last week in the Bronx, where he grew up as...
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Library advocates to host a 24-hour read-a-thon to protest proposed budget cuts
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyA group of bookworms who fear the city will cut funding to the Brooklyn Public Library next year will hold a “read-in” at the...
View ArticleIT’S ONLY MY OPINION: You’ve got comments, and Stan has answers
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Stanley P. GershbeinBrooklyn DailyRegular readers of this column know that I close every episode with my e-mail address, inviting readers to submit to me their...
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CONEY ISLAND: Mermaid Parade grows legs
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyFans have thrown a lifeline to this floundering mermaid. More than 2,300 backers helped raise $100,000 on Kickstarter to make sure...
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COLUMBIA ST WATERFRONT: Pok Pok perfection
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will LevittBrooklyn DailyThese sweet, sticky chicken wings fly out the kitchen. Foodies flock to Pok Pok Ny just to taste Ike’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings...
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MUSIC: Calexico to play Prospect Park bandshell
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyProspect Park is far from the desert, but for one night this summer, the sounds of the arid southwest will pulse through Brooklyn....
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BAY RIDGE: Church statues defaced
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThat’s not the sign of the cross! A graffiti vandal painted a large letter “X” on two statues outside St. Anselm’s Church on the...
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BOROBEAT: Thousands brave heat for Fifth Avenue Spring Festival
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThey might call it the Fifth Avenue Spring Festival, but it sure felt like summer! The mercury neared 90 degrees Sunday, June 2, at...
View ArticleCRIME: Cops: Teen arrested for stealing from home
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Kelly HaightBrooklyn Daily60th Precinct Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate Sticky fingers Police arrested a 17-year-old who they say stole a phone and wallet...
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