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Seaside Summer Concert Series will return to cramped Coney lot

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperBorough President Markowitz’s popular summer concert series, which was booted from Asser Levy Park last year for being too loud, will once again be staged in a cramped Coney Island lot... »

SUNDAY SCREECH: Carmine’s not as handsome as he used to be

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carmine Santa Mariafor The Brooklyn PaperI’m madder than Steve Buscemi after he was replaced in the kissing booth by Brad Pitt over the fact that time marches on, and I’m only... »

MT-hey! Lots of service changes slated for this weekend

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn PaperDreamers, drifters, assorted makers and doers of Brooklyn, we humbly advise you to stay off the trains this weekend. Saturday and Sunday will bring lots of service changes that might... »

BAY RIDGE: Sewage games! Manhattan leads Bay Ridge, Coney Island in wastewater contest

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Aaron ShortThe Brooklyn PaperIt’s the wide world of wastewater sports! Five teams of city sewage workers competed against each other in feats of skill and strength during the ... »

GOWANUS: Slippery when lit: Solar panels lubricate train tracks on Culver Viaduct

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Kyle McGovernfor The Brooklyn PaperThe MTA’s newest bright idea calls for harnessing the sun to make riding on the F and G trains a bit smoother for straphangers. Workers installed solar panels designed to fuel tr... »

FORT GREENE: Conservative voters will elect Downtown’s next Congressman, insiders say

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperThe fate of Downtown neighborhoods from Brooklyn Heights to Clinton Hill may be decided by voters in some of the borough’s most conservative voter... »

WEEKEND WATCH: Prepare for another scrambled weekend on rails

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn PaperAt one time, a number of privately-owned bus, train, and trolley companies were responsible for getting you across this great metropolis. Today, there’s only one agency to blame for ... »

FORT GREENE: Out of Towns: Veteran Rep. Ed Towns to retire

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Aaron ShortThe Brooklyn PaperRep. Ed Towns is calling it quits after more than a quarter century in Congress. The veteran Democratic lawmaker will retire at the end of this term, according to Politico, ending a Wa... »

SUNDAY SCREECH: Carmine says the phone company can’t locate Brooklyn

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carmine Santa Mariafor The Brooklyn PaperI’m madder than a Census taker who can only count to 10 so he has to keep going back, ringing bells, and start all over again (thus never getting his job done), over the fa... »

WEEKEND WATCH: MTA levels sights on the G train, at least this weekend

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn PaperTry not to consider it a harbinger of what’s to come, but the G train is barely running this weekend. Yes, there is a shuttle between North Brooklyn and the Bedford–Nostrand Avenue S... »

Weird sisters: Sideshow women talk feminism in Coney

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonThe Brooklyn PaperA panel of professional women will convene in Coney Island to discuss female independence and entrepreneurship — but don’t be surprised if they s... »

Trouble on the F this weekend!

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Eli RosenbergThe Brooklyn PaperThere are enough minor changes to the schedules this weekend to make your subway journey this weekend a bit unpredictable and, we hope, exciting. All changes are from Saturday, April... »

Ruby’s Bar will be decked in Boardwalk lumber

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel Bushfor The Brooklyn PaperConey Island’s oldest watering hole is in the middle of a brand planking new makeover. The owner of Ruby’s Bar is using discarded Boardwalk wood to spruce up the Great Depression-e... »

THE DAD: Should The Dad throw that Seder or not?

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Scott Sagerfor The Brooklyn PaperMy teenage daughters are in a phase of life where their own interests and friends seem most important at almost every moment, where they would rather spend free time catching up on... »

ATLANTIC YARDS: Coming attractions? Barclays should court these MSG events

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn Paper The Barclays Center has already stolen major gigs away from Madison Square Garden, but the Manhattan venue still boasts a number of offerings — from sports to rodeos — that could be r... »

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