About the Author
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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.
Local pols criticize ‘aggressive’ NYPD response at pro-Palestine march in Bay Ridge
By Robb Pozarycki, Lloyd Mitchell & Brooklyn Paper staff
Police Blotter
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Teen targeted for phone
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Not-so-sweet surprise
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Food truck hijacked
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Bodega bust-up
- Boerum Hill: 84th Precinct: Reality bites
- Clinton Hill: 88th Precinct: Security is Paramount
Entertainment
Canarsie community to unite for Peaceful Summer Fest on June 29
Kings Plaza Mall celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month
Facing closure, Brooklyn Music School launches urgent fundraising effort and benefit concert
42nd annual Coney Island Mermaid parade provides an ‘antidote to despair’ with color and glitter galore
Brooklyn Academy of Music announces new artistic director and experimental fall programming