Kirstyn Brendlen, Author at Brooklyn Paper

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News

Runners contend with brutal heat and humidity at 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Carroll Gardens

Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

‘That’s really low’: Brooklyn arts orgs scramble for funding after NEA abruptly cancels grants

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

The 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon: Your guide to road closures, runners, and more

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Grand Army Bar pays homage to the woes and wonders of public transit with MTA-themed cocktail menu

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Flower Bed-Stuy celebrates 15 years of neighborhood beautification and civic pride

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

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Staten Island man sentenced to 15 years in prison after shooting pregnant woman on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bushwick

Brooklyn Mirage cancels much-anticipated reopening after failing to meet city standards

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

After four-year closure and renovations, the Bedford Library is open again

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Across Brooklyn, crime dipped slightly in April, though downward trend slowed

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Sports

25,000 runners race from Williamsburg to Prospect Park for NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Park Slope

Open Stages music festival returns to Park Slope’s stoops and sidewalks on May 10

By Kirstyn Brendlen

scene of fatal crown heights crash

101-year-old woman dies from injuries after being hit by unlicensed driver in Crown Heights

By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Kirstyn Brendlen

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Fire burns through multiple Brownsville businesses, rattling locals

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Greenpoint

City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Greenpoint, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bushwick

Cassette tapes make a comeback at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick on April 27

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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DUMBO

After 50 years on the river, Bargemusic comes ashore in Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Flatbush

All Good Dispensary opens in Flatbush with a focus on wellness, safety, and locally-grown cannabis

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Flatbush

At least 12 people displaced after fire in problem-ridden Flatbush apartment building

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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