Jessica Parks, Author at Brooklyn Paper

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Beer Witch, woman-owned beer bar opened during pandemic, celebrates 2 years in business in Park Slope

By Jessica Parks

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Mill Basin

District Attorney: Gravesend man allegedly drove Tesla at 100 mph in deadly Mill Basin crash

By Jessica Parks

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Bay Ridge

Making history in Bay Ridge: Doctors’ Row finally sees landmarking signage

By Jessica Parks

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Man found dead in freezer of Canarsie bagel shop

By Jessica Parks

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‘We’re about community’: Locally-owned cycle gym BYKlyn reopens in new Boerum Hill location

By Jessica Parks and Kirstyn Brendlen

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Crown Heights man indicted for alleged rape of 81-year-old neighbor

By Jessica Parks

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Kids & Education

Trick-or-Streets!: DOT to close dozens of streets for Halloween festivities tonight

By Jessica Parks

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Bay Ridge

Warbasse Houses residents speak out against proposed city council maps that would tear complex in two

By Jessica Parks

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Malliotakis, Rose lambast each other for missing local debates

By Jessica Parks

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Bushwick

Bushwick performing arts teacher selected for $25,000 award from Cheetos, Bad Bunny

By Jessica Parks

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Construction of Emmons Avenue protected bike lane underway; project fills ‘critical’ gaps in Greenway projects

By Jessica Parks

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Bay Ridge

Washout: Hurricane Ian puts a damper on Third Avenue Festival and Ragamuffin Parade

By Jessica Parks

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Court Street Barnes and Noble moving to former Barneys on Atlantic Avenue

By Jessica Parks

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Bushwick

Cops in search of duo who brutally robbed man in Bushwick

By Jessica Parks

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Bath Beach

After Districting Commission rejects map, what’s the future of proposed majority-Asian southern Brooklyn council district?

By Jessica Parks

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Park Slope

Great Irish Fair gets back to its roots at 41st annual celebration in Park Slope

By Jessica Parks

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Windsor Terrace

41st Annual Great Irish Fair to return on Saturday in a brand new location

By Jessica Parks

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Coney Island public housing residents sue NYCHA, demanding restoration of cooking gas

By Jessica Parks

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Coney’s newest rollercoaster, Tony’s Express, now open at Luna Park

By Jessica Parks

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Brooklyn man found guilty of 1995 murder a second time two years after first conviction was tossed

By Jessica Parks

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