Topic: Brooklyn

The 'Signature Scent' of Brooklyn's Barclays Center Is Mysterious

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

One aspect of Brooklyn's Barclays Center that hasn't gotten much media attention until now is, well, the way it smells. How does it smell?

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 10, 2011

Brooklyn Now Has Its Own Bee

It's a convergence of two long-time New York Times crushes: Brooklyn and Bees.

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By Eric Randall

Oct 25, 2011

A Tumblr Gives Hipster-Bashing a Seasonal Twist

A new tumblr getting attention today asks the question on every Brooklyn-goer's mind: Halloween or Williamsburg?  

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By Adam Martin

Sep 6, 2011

NYPD Won't Make Friends Arresting Its Critics

Critics of stop-and-frisk policing are outraged by the arrest of a Brooklyn councilman

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 17, 2011

Spatwatch

Steve Buscemi's Park Slope Neighbors Will Fight to Defend His Stoop

An end to Tumblr shots of decapitated dolls

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 19, 2011

What the Tweet?

Brooklyn, Advertising, and Rupert Murdoch's Pieing

Plus: Slate calls out the world's oldest man

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 21, 2011

The Brooklyn Museum Cancels Controversial Graffiti Show

Sensationalism combined with the murky art market have burned the museum before

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 20, 2011

Spatwatch

9/11 Memorial Street Sign Upsets Local Atheists

Atheists argue "Seven in Heaven Way" street oversteps church-state boundaries

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 26, 2011

Norman Mailer's Apartment Can Be Yours for $2.5 Million

Three years after the author's death, his Brooklyn Heights loft is up for sale

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2011

Spatwatch

In War Over Bike Lanes, Hyperbole Grows in Brooklyn

The wife of Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading a heated campaign against city bikers

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