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Brooklyn Women of Distinction

Clueless in the kitchen? She wants to help

Dining: DUMBO resident Jyl Ferris presents “Cooking for Bachelors.” Comments (2).

Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009

20 in ‘10 — here are the ones to watch next year

Like any respectable publication, The Brooklyn Paper treats the end of the year as a great excuse to make lists or make predictions about the 12 months to come. In 2008, we presented a list of “80 to Watch in ’08.” In 2009, we did the seminal “90 to Watch in ’09.” But we’re not insane! So instead of doing a “100 to watch in ’10,” we’re scaling it back a bit to offer our exclusive, “20 to Watch in ’10.” Enjoy. Comments (4).

Resolve to be a better person this year — with our list!

The Brooklyn Paper / Joanna Virello

Resolutions. Everyone makes them. Everyone breaks them. Comments (5).

Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009

It was a real lousy year for Mom and Pop

By Andy Campbell

Shopping: Holiday sales weren’t too jolly for Brooklyn businesses this year. Comments (7).

20 in ‘10 — here are the ones to watch next year

The Brooklyn Paper / Bess Adler

Here they are — your Police Blotters

Link: If it’s Wednesday, it’s Police Blotter day on BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list.

Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009

This new LIRR terminal is on a roll

By Stephen Brown

The Brooklyn Paper / Stephen Brown

Fort Greene: After nearly six years of construction, the new entrance to the Long Island Rail Road’s critical Atlantic Terminal at Flatbush Avenue is finally open to straphangers. Comments (23).

Nabes took a real bite out of crime this year

By Gersh Kuntzman

Crime: Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly hailed each other on Monday for “staggering” crime reductions citywide that have made New York the safest city in America. Comments (4).

Slopers are now texting each other to find parking spaces

By Stephen Brown

Mean Streets: A group of Park Slope activists are employing social networking — normally useful only for obnoxious status updates and stalking ex-lovers — to engineer a solution to the neighborhood’s notorious parking woes. Comments (7).

Sign of confusion on Washington Avenue is fixed

By Barry Shifrin

Mean Streets: It may be the longest bus stop in all of Brooklyn — but it’s no longer the most confusing. Comment.

Smartmom weighs in on the decade that changed parenting forever

By Louise Crawford

Smartmom: In this, her last column of 2009, Smartmom takes a look back at the stories and trends that put Brooklyn on the parenting map during the 0’s, the decade that sounds like a breakfast cereal. Our borough was clearly the hotbed. Comments (4).

Come on ‘Inn’ to Jason Furlani’s new bar

By Andy Campbell

Nightlife: The Roebling Inn is now officially open for business. We should know. We had the first brat. Comments (3).

Monday, Dec. 28, 2009

Judge puts brakes on Broadway Triangle

By Andy Campbell

Rezoning: A Manhattan Supreme Court justice halted all further operations in the “Broadway Triangle” last week, only one day after City Council voted in favor of rezoning the mostly commercial land into residential space. Comments (5).

Living high in the hog! This house is made of pork

By Stephen Brown

Downtown: Want to save the earth? How about living in a house made of pig flesh? Comments (7).

This first ‘First Saturday’ will transform you

By Gersh Kuntzman

Event: The theme of this month’s “First Saturday” freebie at the Brooklyn Museum — the first of the fresh new year — is “transformations,” though the only thing that will be transforming is your dour winter spirits. Comment.