Battle Brews Over Gowanus Canal Clean-Up
Oil and debris in the Gowanus Canal (by Stephen Nessen)The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn is a polluted industrial waterway, and it has been for most of its 140 years. Bill Appel found this out after buying...
View ArticleEd, The Quitting Playwright
Playwright Ed Schmidt takes the low-maintenance of the one-man show to the highest level. He cuts out all middlemen and performs his plays himself right out of his own living room.Since October 2010,...
View ArticleStabbing of Pizzeria Owner Recalls Neighborhood's Gritty Past
The shocking day-time stabbing of a popular pizzeria owner last week in the quiet Brooklyn neighborhood of Carroll Gardens stunned many — but for others, the brutal attack hearkened back to an era of...
View ArticleA Gifted and Talented Program Grows in Carroll Gardens
Early this week, as the deadline for the kindergarten registration in the city’s gifted and talented schools approached, many parents across the city said they were relieved to finally know where their...
View ArticleGood Friday in Carroll Gardens
Good Friday is the day Christians around the world mark the crucifixion of Jesus. For over a century, the people of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn have shown their devotion with a distinctive procession...
View ArticleBallot Problems in Brooklyn
WNYC City Hall and politics reporter Brigid Bergin talks about the news that thousands of voters in Brooklyn received ballots in the mail with the wrong voter's name on the inside envelope, including...
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