A Short Story

Ahhh... that's right. The blog. I knew I was forgetting something the past couple of weeks. I'm working on an important story. Perha...

A Short Story would like to wish Evan Thies a happy 31st (?) birthday. Evan, you don't look a day over 26. Good luck at your consulting ...

6:15 PM: After a long summer hiatus, Community Board 1 is back in the Swinging Sixties Senior Center for the first meeting of the school yea...

Hallo. I am Mieszko. Welcome back to Community Board One. It's been a long hot summer without your Community Board, but we are back in 2...

Linda Minucci, Joe Lentol, Vito Lopez, Kevin Peter Carroll, Jo Anne Simon and Chris Owens all won their races yesterday ... but the Lin...

Photo courtesy of The Daily News A baby alligator attempting to vote for Lincoln Restler in Fort Greene was picked up by officers from the 8...

In the days before the primary, everyone and their brother is leaving giant dumps of badly written political analysis on blogs, websites, ne...

Blue Moon! Shana tovah! Political links and a new Judgment Day version of The Short List will return tomorrow.

I did not actually take any of your campaign signs, although I was extremely tempted to do so. I applaud your courage for running for Probat...

From Marty's lips to your ears... L'Shana Tovah! And if you find yourself out of braided challah, kosher chicken, and rams horns, ch...

After a relaxing hiatus in the wilderness, A Short Story is back and posting (hopefully) regularly from here on out. Quick Connecticut note....

Beloved Parks spokesman Phil Abramson is shifting over from Brooklyn to cover Manhattan, where the grass is greener, so to speak. I mean, ha...

Some nagging medical issues and an upcoming period off has led to intermittent posting. Apologies. Look for some links tomorrow.

A Fort Greene theater company has announced that it will present Footprint: The Battle Over Atlantic Yards this fall. The Brooklyn Eagle has...

Salsa! Salsa! Salsa! It was another glorious picnic and a wonderful day in Sunken Meadows State Park on the north shore of Long Island. Ther...

Today was Senior Day at Sunken Meadows Park in gloriously sunny North Shore Long Island. It's going to take a bit to upload some photos,...

The delicious yet contentious OSA and Jelly sandwich that we have been feasting on for the past two years may be crumbling before our eyes. ...

From piers and parks to proliferating projects, let's take a look at a busy week in building things along the Williamsburg-Greenpoint wa...

...and it's a doozy. It's Michael Moore meets Will Ferrell, with a little bit of Luke Wilson thrown in. Columbia Pictures has alread...

This is a mash-up from Hope's endorsement rally last week. It just got uploaded. Apparently Hope also has a secret music video out. She ...