The Brooklyn Paper has an update about the vandalism at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg. Because a statue of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus were defaced with what looks like Kiss masks that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley wear, 94th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Terence Hurson said , “ We are looking for a KISS fan .” In other words: TOTALLY Kiss Army. [ more › ]

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Cops Definitely "Looking For Kiss Fan" In Brooklyn Church Vandalism

Police are investigating vandalism at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg after staff discovered damage yesterday . Not only did someone(s) write “f*ck” on a Bible and break a statue of St. Judge , a statue of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus was defaced with… Kiss masks. [ more › ]

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Hate Crime Or Kiss Army: Brooklyn Church Statues Vandalized With "Kiss Masks"

With the great digital vs. print debate ramping up in light of the rising popularity of e-books, writers and literature lovers alike have expressed concern that this new technology will be the downfall of us all . Leon Reid IV, the Brooklyn based artist who used a Kickstarter campaign to bring George Washington the Tourist to Union Square last summer, and recently announced big plans to hang a 60 foot spider from the Brooklyn Bridge , is out to bring the bound book back to the forefront with his and documentary film producer Julia Marchesi ‘s newest interactive public art project, the Hundred Story House . [ more › ]

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Miniature Brownstone Library Coming To Brooklyn

As part of Brooklyn’s booming boutique hotel business, Boerum Hill is about to get a large B&B next month for the authority-eschewing set: Brooklyn’s House of Detention is going to be used to house prisoners again. Worried that no one will buy the condo you just paid $500K for in 15 years because “discarded shivs” don’t count as an amenity? Relax! See the miracle of modern incarceration for yourself. Cobble Hill Blog alerts us to a CB2 press release announcing a public tour of the jail next Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. [ more › ]

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Tour Brooklyn’s House Of Detention Next Saturday

Do you have someone to impress on Valentine’s Day, a bathing suit, and oh, $1,500 handy? Then the Peninsula Hotel ‘s Valentine’s Day dinner package might be for you: The Fifth Avenue hotel is offering only one couple the chance to splurge on a five-course meal with a chance to swim in its pool. And it’ll be really private. The hotel says, “The entire pool area, located on the 22nd floor and featuring views of the sparkling city skyline, will be reserved for the use of the couple to enjoy a five-course meal paired with a bottle of vintage Champagne and followed by a dip in the pool.” [ more › ]

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Peninsula Hotel Offers $1,500 Valentine’s Dinner And Private Swim To Just One Couple

This week, Greg Kelly, son of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and co-host of “Good Day New York,” was accused of—but not charged with—raping an unidentified young woman in her Manhattan office. It’s now been revealed that the rape accuser, a 30-year-old law firm employee who the Post describes as “an aspiring model and actress,” also has family ties to the NYPD— the Post reports that her brother is a crime-scene investigator for the NYPD who previously worked in the Internal Affairs Bureau. And it seems she was inspired to report the alleged rape because of Kelly’s famous dad encouraging New Yorkers to come forward to report all crimes: “Her boyfriend was telling her, ‘You see, even his father is telling people to report crime,’” a source told DNAinfo. [ more › ]

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Greg Kelly’s Rape Accuser Has Family Ties To NYPD, Too

            For years we’ve been discussing the fate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s beloved 19th-century houses that make up Admiral’s Row . Our own Jake Dobkin even risked life and limb to get inside and document the houses in their beautiful decay , as the city talked of plans for leveling them. Despite protests to salvage the Row, it looks like its destiny is destruction, and this Monday nine of the eleven structures will be cleared, with two—the Timber Shed and Quarters B—being restored “for daily use,” according to the NY Times . These have now been “transferred by the federal government to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, which manages the old 300-acre yard, now an industrial park of 275 businesses.” [ more › ]

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Most Of Admiral’s Row To Be Torn Down Monday

As Yogi Berra might say, it’s deja vu all over again: over 25 Occupy Wall Street protesters have been arrested today at a foreclosure auction protest in Brooklyn this afternoon. According to John Knefel, over 80 people crammed into Brooklyn Supreme Court to sing songs and blockade the foreclosure sales, and it seemingly worked: “4 cops just said the auction was cancelled. #ows now being forced to leave. could it be a ruse? #blockade.” Check out a video of protesters singing in the courthouse here, and below. [ more › ]

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Video: 26 Reportedly Arrested At Occupy Wall Street Foreclosure Auction Blockade

Guess the Mayor’s office isn’t a fan of the SVU spin-off. While we were told that they’re unsure when they started handing out this honor, “the City has issued proclamations to TV shows, movies and theatrical productions for many years.” And why not, if Yarn Bombing can be given a holiday, so can a show about rich, white, over-privileged Manhattanites. [ more › ]

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Happy Gossip Girl Day: What Other NYC Shows Have Been Given Their Own Days?

Reporters Without Borders has released their annual Press Freedom Index cataloguing the most and least-journalism friendly countries in the world, and the United States dropped 27 places, to #47. According to the report, the U.S. “owed its fall of 27 places to the many arrests of journalist [sic] covering Occupy Wall Street protests.” Wait, we didn’t see anything of that nature happening! [ more › ]

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After Media’s OWS Arrests, U.S. Plummets In Press Freedom Index