Kirstyn Brendlen, Author at Brooklyn Paper

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Park Slope

Park Slope Barnes & Noble reopens after four-month renovation with new design, expanded kids’ department

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Jeffries says House Democrats will vote against shutdown deal, Brooklyn pols vow to fight for healthcare subsidies

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Brooklyn voters propelled Mamdani to victory, embraced progressive Dems in City Council

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Holiday Nostalgia subway rides return to New York City next month

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Gravesend

Gravesend yeshiva vandalized with spray-painted swastikas

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: 2025 Mayoral Election

Bath Beach

Kayla Santosuosso declares victory in tight southern Brooklyn District 47 Council race

By Kirstyn Brendlen, Gabriele Holtermann & Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

NY: 2025 Mayoral Election

News

LIVE UPDATES: Polls open across Brooklyn as voters turn out for the 2025 election

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil, Kirstyn Brendlen, Gabriele Holtermann & Olivia Seaman

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News

Brooklyn leads early voting turnout in record-setting year

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Prospect Park receives $10M endowment to support Brooklyn’s only forest

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Driver fatally strikes 84-year-old pedestrian in Borough Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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A losing bet, a winning hand: The life, death and afterlife of the Coney Island casino

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Red Hook

Brothers in bumpers: Friends and pinball wizards go all in on pinball museum in Red Hook

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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88th Precinct: Three men steal woman’s phone at gunpoint

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Brooklyn Paper’s 2025 General Election Voter Guide: How and where to vote, who’s on the ballot, and more

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ march against Trump draws thousands to Park Slope

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Driver who hit three pedestrians in Coney Island, killing one, had been struck by second vehicle: NYPD

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gowanus

Artists open their doors to the public at Gowanus Open Studios, Oct. 18-19

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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88th Precinct: Thief attacks teen, steals phone

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Driver backs onto Coney Island sidewalk, killing one woman and injuring two others

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Dean Moses

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84th Precinct: Alleged thieves arrested after swiping cab driver’s phone

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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