The Brooklyn Paper

ATLANTIC YARDS: A rail solution for Nets games

By Natalie O’Neill — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:42:07 EDT

Nets fans will get twice as much railway service and about half as many parking spots at the soon-to-open Barclays Center under a plan to box-out street-clogging drivers from neighborhoods near the arena. Read more.

MEAN STREETS: Drivers fear bike-share will replace parking in W’Burg, Heights

By Aaron Short — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:49:48 EDT

Some Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights residents are concerned that bike share docks could sacrifice on-street parking, but cyclists say bike docks are just another form of parking. Read more.

GREENPOINT: Art that caused bomb scare was supposed to bring peace to Bedford Avenue

By Aaron Short — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:03:14 EDT

A Greenpoint artist who sparked a bomb scare on Bedford Avenue by hanging illuminated trash bags says his art project was supposed to make the neighborhood more peaceful. Read more.

GREENPOINT: Artist Takeshi Miyakawa released from custody

By Aaron Short — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:06:04 EDT

A judge ordered a Greenpoint artist held without bail and sent him to Rikers Island for a psychiatric evaluation for allegedly hanging a plastic bag from a tree — a harsh decision that has baffled artists, residents, and even police sources. Read more.

BAY RIDGE: Cart-tastrophe! Ridge merchant group snubs offer to have vendor-blocking benches removed

By Will Bredderman — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:12:31 EDT

A Fifth Avenue merchant opposed to street vendors says he’ll pay have the benches someone bolted onto the sidewalk to displace a vilified gyro cart torn out — but his offers are being ignored by the one group that can remove the repositioned street seats. Read more.

MUSIC: Bieber to play Barclays!

By Daniel Bush — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:42:51 EDT

You better Beliebe it! Read more.

CLINTON HILL: Stop or go traffic? Clinton Hill corner has a stop sign — and a traffic light

By Daniel Bush — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:50:45 EDT

A bizarre Clinton Hill intersection has given rise to a new automotive phenomena: stop or go traffic. Read more.

WILLIAMSBURG: Cops nab suspect in Wythe Avenue slaying

By Aaron Short — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:05:59 EDT

Cops arrested a 19-year-old who allegedly shot and killed Williamsburg man inside his Wythe Avenue apartment three months ago. Read more.

DYKER HEIGHTS: Doggone shame! Doo-doo gooders forced to maintain city dog run

By Will Bredderman — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:02:44 EDT

Pooch-lovers who routinely visit the Dyker Beach Dog Run say the city isn’t maintaining the leash-free lot, leaving the task of emptying overflowing, poop-filled trash bins to a bunch of neighborhood doo doo-gooders. Read more.

KENSINGTON: Red, white, and boo!

By Eli Rosenberg — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:13:24 EDT

Someone defaced a Kensington flag mural painted by patriot-in-chief Scott LoBaido — and the artist wants the vandal to be charged with committing a bias crime! Read more.

CLINTON HILL: Green candidate truly walked the walk — he didn’t use gas for a year!

By Aaron Short — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:56:31 EDT

Author and environmental blogger Colin Beavan will run for Congress this year on the Green Party ticket. Read more.

FUZZY BROOKLYN: Spa helps uncomfortable pups with massage, mood lighting, classical music

By Natalie O’Neill — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:26:59 EDT

A fancy Williamsburg canine salon sets itself apart from the pack by dimming the lights and putting on classical music as part of its grooming package. Read more.

Boardwalk war! Rockaway repairs have Coney faithful spitting nails

By Daniel Bush — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:20:13 EDT

A city decision to repair an outer-borough boardwalk with wood has opponents of the Coney Island Boardwalk’s upcoming concrete makeover accusing the Parks Department of turning back on its word. Read more.

Summer roundup, Day 2: Places where you can fish, frisbee, and fly a kite like a king

By Will Bredderman — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:59:16 EDT

In this installment of our countdown to summer, we cover the three F’s — and it’s not what you think! Read more.

NIGHTLIFE: From nightclub to day-care: Controversial W’burg venue in flux

By Aaron Short — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

It could be a nightclub, a day-care, or an organic restaurant — but no matter what a Manhattan nightlife impresario opens in his Williamsburg building, he won’t be serving booze anytime soon, state officials say. Read more.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Heights rap fans fight to rename Squibb Park after Beastie Boy

By Eli Rosenberg — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:56:29 EDT

No sleep till … Brooklyn Heights music lovers rename a park to honor recently deceased Beastie Boy Adam Yauch. Read more.

GREENWOOD HEIGHTS: Truck route bout: Big rigs may change lanes in Greenwood Heights

By Natalie O’Neill — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:06:39 EDT

The city says it will fix a much-loathed Greenwood Heights truck route by moving big rigs to other streets — but some residents say the plan is a trucking nightmare. Read more.

PARK SLOPE: Cops: South Slope grope isn’t connected to last year’s attacks

By Natalie O’Neill — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:50:15 EDT

Cops say a creep sexually assaulted a woman on Sixteenth Street on May 23 in an incident that closely recalls the attacks committed last year by the so-called “South Slope Groper.” Read more.

Summer roundup, Day 5: Cool off this summer — with coffee!

By Natalie O’Neill — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:06:42 EDT

When you’re sweating it out this summer, make sure you hit these spots for some iced caffeine. Read more.

MEADOWS OF SHAME: GoogaBoondoggle: Ticket-holders get refunds after Prospect Park’s festival flop

By Natalie O’Neill — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:37:28 EDT

The Great GoogaMooga didn’t live up to its name — at least for hundreds of “VIP” ticket holders who will get refunds after a not-so-great experience. Read more.

Summer roundup, Day 3: Your guide to summer concerts

By Eli Rosenberg — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:26:21 EDT

It’ll be hard to miss the sound of music in Brooklyn this summer — but among all the concerts in the borough, these six outdoor shows are worth going out of your way for. Read more.

Summer roundup, Day 4: Drink up — responsibly!

by Ben Lockhart and Derrick Lytle — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:13:33 EDT

There will be a lot of drinking this summer, but that doesn’t have to mean you have to get loaded! Check out these five non-alcoholic summer treats. Read more.

WILLIAMSBURG: ‘Sexiest vegetarian’ is more than a piece of meat

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:37:27 EDT

He’s a beefcake — and he won’t even eat one! Williamsburg actor and waiter Zachary Koval is the “Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door” according to People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, earning the accolades of plant eaters worldwide. And he bares it all in this exclusive interview with The Brooklyn Paper. Read more.

Everything you need to know about Coney Island this summer

By Daniel Bush — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:40:23 EDT

The ocean-side escape seemed fixed in time for decades — but now it’s in the middle of a major renaissance. Read more.

FOODIE-IN-CHIEF: It’s food gossip time!

by Sarah Zorn — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:22:09 EDT

Gowanus and Greenpoint get baked, Red Hook goes terminal, and Bay Ridge is done with the club scene but all about charcuterie in this week’s Blue Plate special of gossip! Read more.

MEAN STREETS: Rack-y road! Parking spot becomes bike slots in Slope

By Natalie O’Neill — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Replacing a parking spot with bike racks is a different kind of fair trade for the owners of a famous Park Slope coffeehouse. Read more.

MUSIC: Babs again! Barbra to play second show at Barclays

By Natalie O’Neill — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Brooklyn-born superstar Barbra Streisand will play a second homecoming concert at the Barclays Center this fall. Read more.

FEARLESS PARENTING: It’s ‘Time’ to talk about intimacy

By Stephanie Thompson — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:13:42 EDT

This week, our fearless mom says the boobs at Time magazine opened up a can of worms with their cover featuring a mom breast-feeding a toddler, but the issue is intamacy — not when to get your kid off the teat. Read more.

PARK SLOPE: Meet Brooklyn’s new awwww-ters

By Natalie O’Neill — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:49:16 EDT

Prospect Park Zoo is showing off its crop of new babies — and they’re otter-ly irresistible! Read more.

WILD BROOKLYN: Neighbors say Park Slope school serves free lunch to rodents

By Natalie O’Neill — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:02:46 EDT

Workers at a Park Slope school have turned the surrounding block into a midnight buffet for hungry rodents — and fat-bellied rats are always back for seconds, neighbors say. Read more.

Concert etiquette 101: How to behave at an outdoor show

By Eli Rosenberg — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:04:11 EDT

Outdoor concerts are a Brooklyn summer tradition — and as is the case with every long-standing cultural rite, open-air shows have rules that should be followed. We checked with concert expert Adam Geringer-Dunn from Brooklyn Bowl and compiled this list outlining the basics of summer concert etiquette — all to help you avoid being an inconsiderate concert-goer. Read more.

GREENPOINT: Teens float idea for massive Newtown Creek parkland

By Ben Lockhart — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:06:41 EDT

Newtown Creek would go from Superfund to super fun if a group of high schoolers have their way. Read more.

FORT GREENE: Knife-wielding thug fleeces guy on Adelphi St.

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:10:05 EDT

Plus more relentless crime from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Read more.

PARK SLOPE: Police: Violent jerk ran over man

By Natalie O’Neill — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:10:05 EDT

Plus all the other crime from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct blotter. Read more.

CARROLL GARDENS: Looter steals eyeglasses out of car

By Colin Mixson — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Plus a smattering of other crimes from the 76th Precinct in Carroll Gardens. Read more.

GREENPOINT: Fresh legs! Young teams upend veterans at McCarren Field

By Aaron Short — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:59:40 EDT

Forget the rookie of the year — it’s the year of the rookies. Read more.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Jerks punch Jay Street guy in the face

By Daniel Bush — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:10:01 EDT

Plus all the other crime from Brooklyn Heights and Downtown’s 84th Precinct blotter. Read more.

WILLIAMSBURG: Hungry, hungry robber

By Aaron Short — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:10:05 EDT

Plus all the other dastardly news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Read more.

GREENPOINT: Thieves punch man for iPhone

By Aaron Short — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:10:05 EDT

Plus all the other crime from Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Read more.

BAY RIDGE: Cops: Cash thief caught

By Will Bredderman — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:10:01 EDT

The arrest leads this week’s 68th Precinct police blotter. Read more.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Who was Squibb anyway?

By Eli Rosenberg — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:56:31 EDT

Brooklyn Heights hip hop lovers are trying to rename Squibb Park after late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch — a move that would commemorate the rapper known as MCA while stripping away a long-standing tribute to pharmaceutical innovator Dr. Edward Robinson Squibb. Both men were neighborhood icons and leaders in their fields — here’s how they stack up. Read more.

BAY RIDGE: Kara-OK! New sing-along spot to replace notorious V Lounge

By Will Bredderman — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:58:52 EDT

A shuttered Bay Ridge Karaoke club with a history of violence will re-open as a new sing-along spot — with the blessing of Community Board 10’s Police and Public Safety Committee. Read more.

GOP T-shirt maker: I’m going to succeed Rep. Ed Towns

By Daniel Bush — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:58:52 EDT

A Republican Sheepshead Bay T-shirt maker has his sights set on taking over a longtime Democratic congressional seat that now contains conservative-leaning neighborhoods such as Marine Park and Bergen Beach. Read more.

BAR SCRAWL: Our comic-style review of Brooklyn’s newest beer gardnen

By Bill Roundy — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:30:24 EDT

The Brooklyn Paper’s bartoonist Bill Roundy scopes out Dekalb Market. Read more.