J.J. Despain, Author at Brooklyn Paper

This is a cartoon version of pigeons on a wire.

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Knife mugging on Prospect Place

By J.J. Despain

This is an image of a man in a mask, symbolizing a robber.

Prospect Heights

Cops targets Prospect Heights potheads

By J.J. Despain and Thomas Tracy

This is an image of a man in a mask, symbolizing a robber.

Prospect Heights

Knife mugging on Prospect Place

By J.J. Despain

Un bagel? Qu’est ce que c’est un bagel?

Brooklyn Heights

Un bagel? Qu’est ce que c’est un bagel?

By J.J. Despain

Catch the big one at this year’s fishing derby

The makings of a man

By J.J. Despain

Pay the ferryman! New East River service begins

Pay the ferryman! New East River service begins

By J.J. Despain and Aaron Short

Lawyer-rocker leads 10-day Bococa Arts Festival

Lawyer-rocker leads 10-day Bococa Arts Festival

By J.J. Despain

Man, it’s hot out there!

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Man, it’s hot out there!

By J.J. Despain

This is an image of a man in a mask, symbolizing a robber.

Park Slope

Strongman muscles Gorilla!

By J.J. Despain

Ridgites show they give a ‘rat’s ass’ about gay marriage

Bay Ridge

Ridgites show they give a ‘rat’s ass’ about gay marriage

By J.J. Despain

White time, wrong place as bigot leaves racist fliers on Greenpoint cars

Greenpoint

Racist white supremacist speaks! And he speaks to us!

By J.J. Despain

White time, wrong place as bigot leaves racist fliers on Greenpoint cars

Greenpoint

White time, wrong place as bigot leaves racist fliers on Greenpoint cars

By J.J. Despain and Aaron Short

Last weekend’s sheep-shearing thing was a hairy good time

Park Slope

Last weekend’s sheep-shearing thing was a hairy good time

By J.J. Despain

This is an image of a man in a mask, symbolizing a robber.

Baby survives dumping down the trash chute

By J.J. Despain

Throw down! Austrian takes world pillow-fighting championship in Williamsburg

Throw down! Austrian takes world pillow-fighting championship in Williamsburg

By J.J. Despain

Hut, hut! Fort Ham’s annual military drill show is May 20

Bay Ridge

BREAKING: Tonight’s Twilight Tattoo is CANCELED!

By J.J. Despain

Finally, a hospital gala that was fun

News

Finally, a hospital gala that was fun

By J.J. Despain

Artist Robert Lobe can see the trees for the forest

News

Artist Robert Lobe can see the trees for the forest

By J.J. Despain

Nets Lopez was the ‘center’ of attention on Bergen Street

Prospect Heights

Nets Lopez was the ‘center’ of attention on Bergen Street

By J.J. Despain

New puppet theater opens on Columbia Street

Columbia St Waterfront

New puppet theater opens on Columbia Street

By J.J. Despain

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