THEATER: Flying high with Pan
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyA new adaptation of the tale about a boy who never grows up is grown-up in unexpected ways. Peter Pan has tattoos, Captain Hook is a...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: No shrinkage! Marty’s Childs plan would expand amusement
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyConey Island’s long-eroding amusement area is finally growing again. The conversion of the Childs Restaurant, at the corner of W....
View ArticleMARINE PARK: Police: Woman stabs man in arm
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Anna WendtBrooklyn Daily63rd Precinct Marine Park—Mill Basin—Flatlands—Bergen Beach Right in the arm Police arrested a 33-year-old woman who they say stabbed a...
View ArticleDEVELOPMENT: Maple leaves! Bowlers say goodbye to beloved lanes
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyBowlers struggled to keep their spirits out of the gutter at Maple Lanes’ last night on June 2. Longtime league members and amateur...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: Marty’s Childs play! Plans to convert Coney landmark into...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyIt’s Marty’s pop-up theater! The city will transform the landmarked-but-vacant Childs...
View ArticleSEA GATE: Tax dollars to restore Seagate’s private beaches
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThey can have their beach and gate it, too! The Army Corps of Engineers will spend $30 million to restore the Hurricane...
View ArticleGOWANUS: Revered meat joint will finally open after a year of starts and fits
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyRenowned barbecue restaurant Dinosaur Bar-B-Que will open in Gowanus on June 19, finally satisfying the mouth-watering longing of...
View ArticleA BRITISHER’S VIEW: Hate mail isn’t always what it’s cut out to be
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyMayor Bloomberg and President Obama don’t have to worry about coming into direct contact with poisoned letters addressed to them,...
View ArticleBOROBEAT: Midwood Idol
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyMidwood’s got talent. The scholars at the Anne Sullivan Public School showed off their skills...
View ArticleRED HOOK: That loud noise on Sunday morning? That’s a building on Governor’s...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Melissa Goldin Brooklyn DailyTimber? No, wait! It’s fire in the hole! Governors Island’s tallest building will be imploded live on the internet early on June 9,...
View ArticleMARINE PARK: Game of Kings in Marine Park
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyThe Elizabeth Leary Public School hosted its first in-school chess tournament on May 31, and teachers say the kids from grades second...
View ArticleTHEATER: The stages of hell
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vinson CunninghamBrooklyn DailyIt’s hell-month in Williamsburg. An upcoming reworking of Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno” will rely on music and video to tell the...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Swan song: Rescused bird suffering from lead poisoning
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyThey’ve got to get the lead out. A sick swan rescued near E. 19th Street in Sheepshead Bay was diagnosed with lead poisoning by wildlife...
View ArticleMANHATTAN BEACH: Weiner honored in Manhattan Beach
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyThe Manhattan Beach Community Group took advantage of the democratic candidates coming to town for...
View ArticleTRANSIT: GRRR! Train tunnels to be closed for repairs
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyHere’s two more reason to live and work in Brooklyn. The MTA will close two of the tunnels that connect the outside world to...
View ArticleSummer fun for kids with different tastes
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Jaime LutzBrooklyn DailyNot that lanyards and kickball aren’t great, but Brooklyn campers deserve something hipper than that. So, without further adieu, we...
View ArticleMARINE PARK: Seniors swing to Dixieland jazz
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Melissa GoldinBrooklyn DailyMarine Park was abuzz with dancing and singing June 4 at Councilman Lew Fidler’s 11th annual...
View ArticleBrooklyn congratulates the Class of 2013 with pomp-filled ceremonies
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyThe Class of 2013 put the books away and got the party rolling. Proud alums in tasselled caps...
View ArticleART: Monsters ink, paint
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Kelly HaightBrooklyn DailyArtist Frank Russo is as Brooklyn as they come, but he adorns one of his newest wood cutouts with a southern confederate flag. The...
View ArticleBIG SCREECHER: Camine eats his way through Bob’s Discount Furniture!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Carmine Santa MariaBrooklyn DailyI’m madder than Ralph Kramden when Alice wanted a new television over the fact that some of us live with shopoholics that are so...
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