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Modem times: Play spoofs hacker films of the ’90s
Theater: They can jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace! Comment
Art: He is not just a Mad man. Comments (4)
Suiting up
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His strong suit: ‘Girls’ staffer makes doc about gender-variant clothes
Cinema: He is going beyond “Girls.” Comments (3)
Suits their fancy: Bindle and Keep tailors discuss their work
Shopping: They make the clothes that make the man. Comment
Cinema: Now updated with movies on the Coney Island beach and “Red Hook Flicks!” Comments (4)
The grandmother next store is gone
Rhymes with Crazy: This week, Lenore mourns the loss of a lovely neighbor. Comments (7)
Billy the Senior! Power to packin’ elders, sez reader
Kudos to Stanley Gershbein’s armament call (“Stan aims for the latest headlines,” It’s Only My Opinion, May 27). Comment
The lessons of Muhammad Ali
Spin Cycle: This week, our columnist remembers a man he grew up admiring. Comment
Editor’s Picks: The week we have a free rock show, Shakespeare in the park, and Brooklyn Pride! Hey, we’re always proud of Brooklyn! Comment
Theater: This theater is on the cutting edge! Comments (1)
Right on! ‘Tough-love’ moms are super heroes for turning in thug teens
A Britisher’s View: Well done! Our columnist applauds and commends the Brooklyn moms who dragged their daughters off to the police precinct, after learning they may have beaten up a senior. Comment
Gerritsen Beach: Contractors are clogging streets with dumpsters and trucks, and it’s ruining the quality-of-life, locals say. Comment
Brad Lander fends off racism accusations
Party Line: Plus, the rumor mill says Councilman Vincent Gentile is angling for the late judge Artie Schack’s seat on Brooklyn Supreme Court. Comment
Brad ‘Slander’? Councilman fends off racism accusations
Party Line: Councilman Brad Lander has riled Asian groups by calling supporters of Yungman Lee (one of Rep. Nydia Velazquez’s challengers) “scumbags” — our pals at BrooklynDaily.com have the scoop! Read more…
Championship belters: Beep’s karaoke contest reaches its finale
Music: They are hitting the high notes! Comment
Standing O: Standing O is blasting off congratulations to the winning students. Comment
Dyker Heights: Woman, woman! We saluted Kings County’s most “distinctive” females at Sirico’s Caterers in Dyker Heights. Comments (6)
The lessons of Muhammad Ali
Spin Cycle: This week, our columnist remembers a man he grew up admiring. Comments (1)
BoroBeat: They seas-ed the day! Comments (4)
Digital editions: This newspaper is not only on time — it’s the earliest newspaper since 2001, because the reporters and editors worked together to produce tangible, timely results for readers. Thank you to Art Director Leah Mitch and all of her colleagues in the production department for their partnership as we produced this newspaper. Keep hustlin’ Brooklyn. Read more…
High School Sports: Their coach promised it was only a matter of time — and that time is now. Comment
High School Sports: The Xaverian baseball team broke out the bats on June 7, cruising to a victory over Fordham Prep in an elmination game in the Catholic High School Athletic Association playoffs. Comment
Bay Ridge: They’re fast-tracking this track-and-field repair! Comment
Strings of Rubies
Standing O: Celebrating 40 years of excellence. Comment
Brooklyn's many customs
Art: He’s got an axe to grind. Comments (1)
Photo Galleries: Motorcycles, lamps, pillows, and color itself — if you can mod it, Brooklyn is making it unique. Comments (1)
Contrite bar owner: Skinhead show destroyed our reputation
Brooklyn Is Angry: The Williamsburg bar deals with the aftermath of hosting a “hate music” show last weekend. Comments (18)
Thanks a Lott! Volunteers clean up historic Marine Park house
BoroBeat: Just a few folks did a whole Lott-a good. Comment
Dance: Get up, stand up! Stand up for gay rights! Comment
BoroBeat: Who says they don’t teach art in schools anymore?! Comment
If it’s Wednesday, it’s crime news day on BrooklynPaper.com!
Crime: Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list. Read more…
Brooklyn Community Services celebrates 150 years with celeb chef
Downtown: This party was really cooking! Comment
Bridge ‘Park’: Board members of the semi-private organization that runs Brooklyn Bridge Park voted to approve two controversial towers at the Pier 6 end of the green space on Tuesday morning. Comments (12)
Woman shot in head outside Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Heights: Someone shot a woman in the head as she was leaving Brooklyn Bridge Park on Monday evening, according to police. Comment
Brooklyn Heights: Check this out — then check in! Comments (6)
BoroBeat: Hai-five to this guy! Comment
BoroBeat: They really packed ’em in. Comment
Smith Street ‘Funday Sunday’ will honor late local legend Bette Stoltz
Carroll Gardens: Mark your calendars! Smith Street’s Sunday Funday and Bastille Day celebrations will honor late local visionary Bette Stoltz. Comments (2)
MTA: F tunnel closure will only happen on weekends
Transit: Mystery solved — well, one of them. Comments (4)
Tyreek Jewell never pictured himself as a Division I basketball player. Comment
Nazareth clinches Catholic ‘A’ title in dramatic fashion
High School Sports: After two straight losses in previous title games, Nazareth clinched a championship with two straight victories over Monsignor Scanlan. Comment
High School Sports: The Wolves lost back-to-back games to Tottenville in the best of three series, ending their champinoship aspirations. Comment
Marine Park: A red-light-runner plowed her car into a sport utility vehicle in Marine Park on June 4, witnesses said. Comment
Police hunting for N train masturbator
Bensonhurst: Officials say he whipped it out in front of a 12-year-old. Comment
River of Tears: Transit honchos say they should have made a free transfer between two Brownsville subway stations a long time ago — but straphangers will still have to wait three years for it to happen, because the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority can’t afford it now. Comment
Downtown: You’ve heard of the L-pocalypse, but what about this cluster-F? Comments (5)
Police: Park Slope attemped rapists still on the loose
Park Slope: Police are still looking for two predators who tried to rape women in Park Slope in recent months. Comments (4)
Awesome: They say good fences make good neighbors — and this family knows how to build a great fence! Comments (2)
Stan’s got the cure
It’s Only My Opinion: In which our author advocates for lethal injections for criminals and better health screening for immigrants. Comment
Bay Ridge: Can’t they spell? Comments (20)
BoroBeat: These cubs really roared. Comment
TV: And locals are pretty pumped. Comment
Bay Ridge over the moon for Lag B’Omer festival
BoroBeat: Children and adults danced and marched down Bay Ridge Avenue from the Chabad of Bay Ridge to Owl’s Head Park to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer on May 26. Comment
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Ophira Eisenberg talks radio, sex, and Women of Distinction
Podcast: The host of NPR’s “Ask Me Another” joined Gersh Kuntzman and Vince DiMiceli on Brooklyn Paper Radio on Thursday. Comment
Park Slope: Call it organic growth! Comments (7)
Sunset Park: A decrepit city-owned building collapsed near the entrance to a waterfront park in Sunset Park on June 1. Comments (1)
Williamsburg: The city’s planned Sunset Park-to-Queens streetcar could be a one-way ticket out of Williamsburg for low-income residents, locals said at a public forum about the trolley on Wednesday night. Comments (14)
Bridge ‘Park’: The revamped proposal for the properties at Pier 6 calls for slightly smaller towers with fewer units — especially fewer below-market units — and nixes a planned pre-kindergarten space. Comments (8)
