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.
What’s cooking? Major league eaters prepare for the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
By Kirstyn Brendlen & Dylan Christie
42nd annual Coney Island Mermaid parade provides an ‘antidote to despair’ with color and glitter galore
By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price
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
Things to do in Brooklyn
Today, 10 am
Today, 4 pm
Entertainment
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s ‘Movies With A View’ returns for blockbuster summer
Italian-style Gramercy ice cream shop Caffè Panna to open second location in Greenpoint
Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival drops star-studded lineup for big Brooklyn debut
Frankly unbelievable! New champion, Bertoletti, emerges in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, Sudo breaks world record
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest competitors set to feast for glory without Joey Chestnut