Kirstyn Brendlen, Author at Brooklyn Paper

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Fire at NYCHA’s Brownsville Houses leaves 13 people injured

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bay Ridge

Fire at Bay Ridge apartment building leaves two injured

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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DUMBO

Speed limit in Dumbo to be lowered to 20 mph as nabe becomes Brooklyn’s first ‘Regional Slow Zone’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn parks scorched by brush fires work toward recovery, resiliency

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Attorney General sues woman for fraudulently claiming ownership of Williamsburg housing cooperative

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Layoffs avoided at the Brooklyn Museum, unions say, workers to be offered ‘voluntary separation package’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Construction underway on ‘state-of-the-art’ new Animal Care Centers shelter in East New York

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Cash-strapped Brooklyn Museum delays layoffs, awaiting additional City Council funding

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gowanus

Premium grocery store, pottery studio to open in Gowanus this summer

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn crime continued to drop in February, with some spikes in rape, assault

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Weigh-in-motion tech has cut overweight trucks on BQE by 60%, city says, urging state to extend program

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Three Brooklynites killed in car crashes over three-day period: NYPD

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn receive immediate raise after reaching contract agreement, avoiding strike

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn takes the spotlight as Brighton Beach-based film ‘Anora’ sweeps the Academy Awards

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bay Ridge

Pro-Palestine rallygoers push back against rumored protest at Bay Ridge mosque

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gravesend

Shaquille O’Neal spotted on set for mob drama ‘Gravesend’ in show’s namesake neighborhood

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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DUMBO

Body found in East River near Dumbo ferry terminal: police

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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New Brownsville community center with teaching kitchen, community garden to open in 2026

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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DUMBO

Trailblazing Brooklyn pizzaiolo Patsy Grimaldi dies at age 93

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn prepare to strike as contract negotiations continue

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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