About the Author

Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil
As editor-in-chief of Brooklyn Paper, Meaghan leads a team of stellar reporters. Her gig here rounds out a decade in local news, with bylines in the Home Reporter, Brooklyn Spectator, and Brooklyn Eagle. She also briefly served as editor of Schneps Media sister paper amNewYork Metro. She enjoys boxed wine, befriending bodega cats and chasing a good story.
Credit, community and connection: Meet Tayumika Zurita, the woman driving financial empowerment in Bed-Stuy
By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil & Arthur de Gaeta
‘The mayor of Mackay Place’: Bay Ridge honors Firefighter Marcel Claes with street renaming
By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil & Arthur de Gaeta
Police Blotter
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Violent carjackers rob man, steal car
- Borough Park: 84th Precinct: Office thief snatches laptops
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Airpods snatched on street
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Burglars steal pricey equipment from construction site
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Restaurant robbery
Things to do in Brooklyn
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Entertainment
Green-Wood Cemetery marks Día de los Muertos with art installation by Laura Anderson Barbata
Red Hook Open Studios forges ahead after fire
44 Halloween Events and Activities for Families Around NYC
BRIC JazzFest to feature music legends and up-and-comers from around the globe, Oct. 17-18
George Takei speaks out against censorship at BPL Banned Books Week event