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Moving pictures: Dance piece explores film that sparked a revolution
Dance: Can a film change the world? Comment
New Jersey: Where it is now OK to leave your kid in the car without being charged with child abuse
Rhymes with Crazy: It pains me to say it, but New Jersey is suddenly a light unto us all. Last week, its Supreme Court ruled that it isn’t automatically child abuse to let your kid wait in the car while you pick up the dry cleaning. Comments (4)
Sound Off to the Editor
Letters: Catch up on what your neighbors are thinking on the best soapbox in town. Comment
One week later, Carmine’s still partying!
Big Screecher: You just can’t celebrate Carmine’s 80th enough! Comment
Wasting away: City won’t fix private sewer damaged by Sandy
Sheepshead Bay: All they want is a newer sewer. Comment
Sheepshead Bay: They weren’t playing anymore. Comment
Editor’s Picks: Everything is happening in Brooklyn! Comment
‘I Am Nancy,’ a Brooklyn man’s journey to womanhood: Part 3
A Britisher’s View: Caitlyn Jenner is paving the way for transgenders like her to be accepted into mainstream society, says Brooklyn resident Nancy Owen (not her real name), who talks with A Britisher’s View in this final installment of a three-part column on being born a woman in a man’s body. Comment
Monster mash-up: ‘Ghoul A Go-Go’ hosts screening on Coney Island
Cinema: It will be a frightfully good time! Comment
Bay Ridge’s heavy (metal) heart
Bay Ridge Nights: It is a sad week, but Bay Ridge will pull through. Comment
Bay Ridge has a heavy (metal) heart
Bay Ridge Nights: Our friends at BrooklynDaily.com will soothe your soul by rocking in the Ridge. Read more…
From Aquarium to Zuckerman’s: Book teaches alphabet through Brighton Beach locales
Brighton Beach: This is real Brighton Beach book learning. Comment
Lark in the park! Shakespeare troupe takes stage in Owl’s Head
Bay Ridge: All the Ridge’s a stage! Comment
Root of the problem: Dyker residents see new street trees as arboreal assault
Dyker Heights: They’re sending in the tree-inforcements. Comment
Rising fun: Local writer kicks off Japanese festival in Williamsburg
Event: It may not be as cool as Brooklyn, but Japan has its points. Comment
Ridge Revolution anniversary highlights black history
It was America’s original Rainbow Coalition. Comments (5)
Back pains, growing pains, and summer camp
Fearless Living: This week, Stephanie’s kids come home from camp — and it’s a painful experience. Literally. Comments (4)
Page 1: Remember when you would wake up every Thursday, turn to BrooklynPaper.com, and find that awesome teaser that featured the cover of the print edition and a link to a PDF? Whatever happened to that. Did they stop doing it or something? Did the guy quit? Are they just being lazy? We were wondering the same thing, and hope they will consider bringing it back. Anyways, wishful thinking and keep hustlin’ Brooklyn! Read more…
Opener will give glimpse of future for Lincoln, Erasmus
Joe Knows: We will learn plenty a week from now in Coney Island. Comment
Mean Streets: Bay Ridge residents say a new bike lane on 72nd Street resulted in double-parking tickets duing street cleaning for the first time in years! Comment
Dept. of parks and obfuscation
Sunset Park: It is Brooklyn’s secret garden. Comments (4)
Which park has class? Which park could be a contender? Comments (2)
Liberation song: Daughter of Holocaust survivors performs WWII love songs
Music: She can carry a tune — from World War II to the present. Comment
Infectious tunes: Rock opera explores the social life of bacteria
Weird Art: Human behavior is under the microscope. Comment
Baring boobs for a buck isn’t liberating
Not for Nuthin’: As the Mayor clamps down on toplessness in Times Square, our columnist takes a firm stance against self-objectification. Comment
BoroBeat: They’re in it for the long haul. Comment
Police: Help us catch subway pickpocket
Prospect Heights: Authorities are looking for a woman who they say pillaged a woman’s backback at Atlantic Terminal earlier this month. Comment
Bruisers attack and rob man of cash
Fort Greene: Plus more relentless crime from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (3)
Women’s pro hockey coming to Aviator
Marine Park: The Islanders aren’t the only professional hockey team hitting the ice in Brooklyn this fall. Comment
Fresh faced Lincoln thinking three-peat
High School Sports: It’s a whole new world for the Railsplitters this year. Comment
Former Medgar Evers star Patterson prepping for big year
High School Sports: Danielle Patterson was already getting major college interest even before she suited up as a high school basketball player. Comment
Fashion: Bon appetit. Comments (13)
Bensonhurst: Bensonhurst revelers feasted and celebrated the neighborhood’s Italian heritage at the 40th-annual 18th Avenue Feast, a cherished borough tradition that kicked off on Aug. 20 and will rage on through Aug. 30. Comment
Hard times! Award-nominated Mill Basin food truck may leave ‘hood.
Mill Basin: The delectable burgers at Mill Basin’s Hard Times Sundae food truck may be hitting the road. Comment
Bao wow! Downtown eatery will serve up Shanghai soup dumplings
Dining: Always leave them wonton more! Comment
What the kids did! Young ballers have a blast in P’Heights tourney
BoroBeat: They made free throws — and friends! Comment
Loaded Wolves aim to be grand
High School Sports: The only thing the Grand Street football team remembers about the best season in program history is the zero that ended it. Comment
Erasmus looks to gain from pain of city final loss
The pain sunk in and sunk in deep for Erasmus Hall’s returning players. Comment
Airy-ferry: Red Hookers say city’s planned ferry stop is impractical
Red Hook: They’re looking for a sea change. Comments (13)
Police, pols: More ‘snitches’ needed to stop C’Hill, F’Greene shootings
Clinton Hill: Local police claim they didn’t even realize the problem was so bad until recently because residents weren’t reporting the crimes. Comments (11)
Stan answers his own questions
It’s Only My Opinion: This week, our columnist poses some queries to himself, then fires back. Comment
Kensington teen accused of killing dad granted $1M bail
Kensington: Hassan Razzaq can now return to classes at Kingsborough Community College — as long as he wears an ankle bracelet. Comments (5)
Summer bummer: Sunset sinkhole fix could last til November
Sunset Park: Talk about a major depression. Comment
Williamsburg cop accused of raping 15-year-old dies in apparent suicide
Williamsburg: He was facing up to 15 years in prison. Comments (6)
BoroBeat: This was a very different bash at the beach. Comment
Blind man hit by G train
Kensington: He fell onto the tracks at a Kensington subway station on Wednesday afternoon. Comments (6)
Police find dead body in Prospect Park Lake
Windsor Terrace: Police found the body of a dead man in Prospect Park Lake on Wednesday evening, according to a report. Comments (2)
