About the Author

Jessica Parks
Hailing from the great state of Massachusetts, reporter Jessica Parks made her way to Brooklyn Paper after covering Nassau County politics and the Port Washington area for newspapers in western Long Island.
Police Blotter
- Bensonhurst: Cops cuff woman for brick assault
- Coney Island: Crook nab $1,600 worth of electrical wire
- Fort Greene: Pair of punks slash man for cutting in line
- Downtown: Villain brutally robs senior at Borough Hall subway station
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Entertainment
New Coney Island mural brings mermaid to the boardwalk
Brooklyn Paper Weekender: Six things to do in Brooklyn Jan. 22-24
Rough Trade to close Williamsburg store and move to new NYC location
Brooklyn Public Library seeking designs for new library card celebrating Black culture
Brooklyn Public Library reading list attempts to add context to Capitol riot