Kirstyn Brendlen, Author at Brooklyn Paper

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Leaves of Grass

Illicit farms, decriminalization and long-awaited licenses: A brief history of marijuana in Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Partial redesign of McGuinness Boulevard has resulted in fewer cars, more cyclists, DOT says ahead of full rollout

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

‘Asking for a chance’: Locals skeptical of Pacha New York’s promises to address safety, sound at former Brooklyn Mirage

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Pacha New York offers ‘goodwill coupons’ to Mirage ticketholders ahead of opening weekend on June 20

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Police searching for driver who struck and injured 11-year-old girl in Sheepshead Bay

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Business

Six months after fire, Danish furniture store Lanoba to reopen in Clinton Hill

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Music

‘Born and Buried in Brooklyn’ celebrates the borough’s legendary composers with winds, strings and song

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gowanus

City unveils $24M sanitation facility in Gowanus, advances long-delayed CSO tank construction

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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15 people hospitalized, at least 5 displaced after Brownsville fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Two firefighters injured, 12 people displaced by Flatbush house fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Books

Bookworms inch across the borough as the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl returns, April 18-25

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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‘Welcome to spring’: Crowds return to Coney Island as iconic amusement parks open for 2026

Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price

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Endangered African penguin chick makes his debut at Coney’s New York Aquarium

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Business

Strong Rope Brewery to close Gowanus location, Forever Homebrewing to move in

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Roaring back to life: Luna Park, Deno’s Wonder Wheel to open for the season March 28-29

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Health

Maimonides merger may be delayed as AG’s office says court approval is needed

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Comedy

‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor Dan Mintz brings his deadpan comedy show to The Bell House on March 28

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gowanus

Clean-up, construction inch forward at Gowanus Green amid concerns from residents, pols

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Health

‘Where’s the money?’: Nurses at The Brooklyn Hospital Center demand CEO permanently restore health insurance

By Kirstyn Brendlen

fire in canarsie after weekend of fires in brooklyn

News

Slew of unrelated residential fires leave 7 injured, several displaced across Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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