About the Author
Kirstyn Brendlen
A New Jersey native and enthusiast, Kirstyn is Brooklyn Paper’s digital editor and a reporter covering northern Brooklyn from Greenpoint to Gowanus.
What’s cooking? Major league eaters prepare for the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
By Kirstyn Brendlen & Dylan Christie
42nd annual Coney Island Mermaid parade provides an ‘antidote to despair’ with color and glitter galore
By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price
Things to do in Brooklyn
Tomorrow, 6:30 pm
Tomorrow, 8 pm
Nov. 19, 7 pm
Nov. 19, 8 pm
Nov. 20, 7:30 pm
Entertainment
Oliver Samuels brings the laughter — America’s premiere backs Jamaica’s hurricane relief
‘Detonator’: Brooklyn paramedic channels years of EMS experience into new comic
Park Slope Barnes & Noble reopens after four-month renovation with new design, expanded kids’ department
Music for a Cause
Richie Stephens, reggae stars bring relief to Jamaica in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa














