Kirstyn Brendlen, Author at Brooklyn Paper

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Proposed Coney Island casino could bring heavy traffic, overwhelm parking, according to environmental impact study

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Theft jumped in Brooklyn in July, stats show, as other major crimes continued to decline

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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88th Precinct: Burglar busts into Fort Greene bar

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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84th Precinct: Man arrested for allegedly attacking, young woman in Brooklyn Heights

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn Mirage parent company, Avant Gardner, files for bankruptcy

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Cats rescued from shuttered Sheepshead Bay nursery school as activists clash with NYCHA officials

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Hospitals in Crisis

Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Down for the (re)count: District 47 Republican Primary certified amid voter fraud allegations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

City will be allowed to remove Bedford Avenue bike lane while appeals court weighs case

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Police arrest second woman suspected of assaulting MTA worker in East New York

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Greenpoint

Greenpoint Film Festival returns with its ‘most daring lineup yet’ on Aug. 6

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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84th Precinct: Dumbo clothing store robbed twice in two days

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bay Ridge

Hidden history: Dive into the stories behind Bay Ridge’s lesser-known landmarks

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Red Hook

‘It’s not a realistic thing’: Lengthy Red Hook Pool closure leaves residents frustrated

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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After 10 years, Our Wicked Lady to close permanently on July 21

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Appeals court halts removal of Bedford Avenue bike lane

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Greenpoint

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Columbia St Waterfront

After months of backlash, city to close concrete recycling facility in Columbia Waterfront District

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bath Beach

Bath Beach apartment building fire injures 4 as firefighters rescue trapped residents

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Lucchese crime family captain sentenced to 21 months in prison for long-running illegal gambling biz

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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