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Fowl play? A chicken has flown the coop on First Street

By Stephen Brown

The Brooklyn Paper / Stephen Brown

Park Slope: If Park Slope residents see something — namely a disoriented chicken — they should say something. Comments (1).

Pedulla Tile

‘Sweet’ revenge! Melvin Van Peebles brings his X-rated masterpiece to the stage

By Stephen Brown

Theater: “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” is back. Sweet! Comment.

Think your taco’s got the mojo? Enter this contest

By Kristen V. Brown

Event: Enough football — it’s finally time for taco makers to compete in a Super Bowl of sorts, the Brooklyn Taco Experiment. Comments (1).

Roofus: Harold Ford is a snake — literally!

By Cristian Fleming

Cartoon: Our cartoonist weighs in. Comments (1).

Bulletproof! This Gowanus Chinese takeout will be clean and green

By Kristen V. Brown

Dining: Chinese take-out may be a New York staple, but restaurateur Michael Bruno is hoping we can all make room in our hearts for a healthier version of the fare when his new restaurant on Third Avenue in Gowanus opens shop this March. Comments (1).

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

As who likes it? BAM’s Bard comedy is a true tragedy

The Butcher of Flatbush Ave. Extension: And they call “As You Like It” a comedy? Comments (2).

Hook ‘Academy’ gets more time in PS 15

By Stephen Brown

The Brooklyn Paper / Bess Adler

Red Hook: The city approved a charter school’s controversial expansion within a Red Hook public school early on Wednesday morning — despite the efforts of scores of teachers and parents to prevent it. Comments (3).

The MTA’s big bollards are an affront to Brooklyn

Atlantic Yards: The Brooklyn Paper’s editorial board has harsh words for the tomb-like security perimeter around the new Long Island Rail Road terminal. Comments (5).

9-11 memorial passes a test at Brooklyn Navy Yard

By Andy Campbell

It’s taken almost 10 years, but the centerpiece of the proposed 9-11 memorial at Ground Zero is nearing completion — and the prototype was tested last week at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Comments (7).

‘Golden’ boy! Upstart grad student to take on Sen. Marty

By Andy Campbell

Bay Ridge: The young guns are coming in to try and devour the “bad apples” rotting in Albany, and for one man, Bay Ridge’s longtime Republican state Sen. Marty Golden is the sourest of them all. Comments (5).

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.

In the mailbag: A man who wants to put the brakes on Ford

Letters: Another open fray in our letters column. Comment.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010

One-man crime wave on the Fulton Mall!

By Stephen Brown

Brooklyn Heights: Cops are investigating whether the same armed thug was responsible for a crime wave on the Fulton Mall last week. Comments (2).

Marty’s book fest lineup is released — and it’s Oates of fun

By Meredith Deliso

The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan

Books: Joyce Carol Oates, Rosanne Cash, Paul Krugman and Melvin Van Peebles — plus a long list of usual suspects — are the literary luminaries that will fill Borough Hall with their talent at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sept. 12. Comment.

Smartmom craves another baby — but Teen Spirit suffices

By Louise Crawford

Smartmom: Smartmom and Hepcat drove out to Ditmas Park last Saturday night to hear Bad Teeth, Teen Spirit’s band, at Vox Pop. Comments (1).

DUMBO is saying hooray for ñ

By Kristen V. Brown

Dining: Finally, Brooklynites don’t need to cross a river — or an ocean — for great tapas. Comments (2).

Catch wrestle mania next weekend

By Andy Campbell

Williamsburg: Get out the old Ric Flair T-shirt and work on that fist pump — the borough is about to receive its first piledriver of the decade. Comment.

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010

Parrot trouper! Missing bird found after three days on the lam

By Gersh Kuntzman

Park Slope: A Prospect Place woman’s missing African Grey Parrot is found a few blocks away! You can thank The Brooklyn Paper, of course. Comments (3).

Big news for Coney! Big gun to run theme park this summer

By Andy Campbell

Coney Island: Coney Island’s going back to the big time, as the city announced last Wednesday that the amusement wizards behind the popular Victorian Gardens theme park will begin running an amusement park by the Boardwalk this summer — and they’re using the throwback name Luna Park! Comments (1).

What happened to the Prospect Park West bike lane? Ask Marty!

By Stephen Brown

Mean Streets: Did Marty Markowitz bring the Prospect Park West bike lane to a skidding halt? Comments (25).

What if the G train gets worse?

By Andy Campbell

Greenpoint: The MTA is planning huge service cuts, including worse service on the G train. Senior transit reporter Andy Campbell staked out Brooklyn’s much-maligned line to find out how riders will use all the extra time on the platform! With video … Comments (3).

The L.A. story — Cynthia Wade quits Slope for Hollywood

By Andy Campbell

Cinema: Park Slope is losing an Oscar-winning director to Los Angeles. Comment.

DUMBO gets even sweeter, thanks to Dewey’s

By Kristen V. Brown

Shopping: First Jacques Torres, then Almondine and the ice cream place. Now, an old-fashioned candy shop. Comments (2).

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

Trolley trash! Workers tear up history near Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Stephen Brown and Will Yakowicz

Bridge ‘Park’: Fulton Ferry Landing preservationists are fuming that construction workers trashed a piece of history at the entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park — set to open this month — that could have helped create a new trolley service. Comments (6).

Harold Ford in Brooklyn — kissing Vito’s ring!

By Andy Campbell

The Brooklyn Paper / Andy Campbell

Williamsburg: The path to the Senate obviously goes through the stomach of Assemblyman Vito Lopez. Comments (15).

Life in a Blender makes the big time

By Gersh Kuntzman

Checkin’ in with: On the eve of a big BAM gig, front man Don Rauf checks in. Comment.

Arby’s? In Gage and Tollner? See for yourself!

By Gersh Kuntzman

Dining: The old Gage and Tollner restaurant has been turned into an Arby’s, so naturally, The Brooklyn Paper team checked out whether a fast-food joint could properly fill the landmarked shoes of the former chophouse. Here’s a video that you won’t see anywhere else! With video … Comments (4).

Help find this missing bird!

Park Slope: You’ve got a missing parrot? Who ya gonna call? The Brooklyn Paper! Comments (6).

Check out ‘The Ant’ this weekend!

By Claire Glass

Art: Xavier Roux’s massive arthropod is up at Invisble Dog — and it’ll teach you a thing or two about death! Comment.

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010

Brownstone is down zone, says new report

By Andy Campbell

The Brooklyn Paper / Dennis W. Ho

Development: Prices for the borough’s most luxurious housing have plummeted — speeding a trend that began when the economy took a nose-dive two years ago. Comments (4).