Brian Hedden
Brian is an Upstate New York native who has lived in Brooklyn on-and-off since 1999, the year of his first 18th Avenue Feast. His favorite TV show is The Big Bang Theory, which says a lot more about his personality than he would care to admit. His interests include pizza, Weissbier, and taking the subway to the beach, because only the best beaches in the world are subway-accessible.
- Thank you, readers
- Around South Blogistan
- Dear Bay Ridge bars, make this happen
- For the record: Boston sucks
- Maple Lanes a survivor (but only for now?) in Brooklyn bowling alley landscape
- Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts around the corner
- The Ultimate 2011 Coney Island Preview
- Downtown Brooklyn: Sexual Assault Yearly Speak Out
- Today in literary awesomeness: Fort Hamilton Library reopens!
- About that Nytimes.com paywall
- NY Aviators to play for league championship
- Video: Old Tyme Coney Island
- Weekend Subway Alert: Double diversion on the D- and N-lines
- Need help – looking for bloggers
- Weekend Subway Alert: D-train diversion, no single-seat ride to Downtown Brooklyn
- Aviators Roundup: Three more wins puts winning streak at 14
- An open letter to the Community Newspaper Group
- Weekend subway alert: Local D, Local N, otherwise not bad
- Seen In Bay Ridge: Branchsnowcicles
- Dear Media, I’m tired of your factless MTA bashing. It’s basically lying and stuff. (correction below)
- Aviators Roundup: Winning streak to 11 games
- Weekend Subway Alert: No R-trains plus D-train diversion
- Tonight: Russian stereotype episode of Blue Bloods on CBS
- Dear Luna Park, make this happen: summer movies on the beach
- Community newspaper Home Reporter & Sunset News sold to Queens Courier publishers
- Aviators Roundup: Winning streak to eight games
- Correction: we has many
- UPDATED (twice): Weekend Subway Alert
- Feds target Sicilian crime familes in USA’s largest single-day mafia crackdown, name drop Santa Rosalia festival
- Aviators Roundup: Weekend wins over league leaders
- Owner of Paul’s Daughter speaks out on Boardwalk evictions
- Brooklyn Story author Suzanne Corso on the promotion circuit in Dyker Heights last night
- Weekend Subway Alert: Shuttle buses replace Bay Ridge R-train. Also, the sky is blue and the sun rises in east.
- City considering shopping plaza at Four Sparrows Marsh
- UPDATED: How NOT to dispose of a Christmas Tree
- NY Aviators hockey: the story so far
- Gravestones destroyed by Department of Sanitation at Washington Cemetery
- REPOST: MTA Fare Hikes – A Guide To Not Getting Screwed (Any More Than You Have To)
- Coney Island: order against Shoot The Freak demolition
- Sunset Park: infant twins injured after strike by unlicensed motorist
- Bay Ridge bar “Kettle Black” owner guilty of million-dollar tax dodge
- The Christmas 2010 Blizzard
- Resolutions
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
- Polar Bear swim set for January 1 at 1pm, Ruby’s expected to be open
- Holiday Lights: Gravesend
- Drop-in center for at-risk Jewish teens in danger of closing
- Gravestones vandalized at Washington Cemetery
- Holiday Lights: Bensonhurst
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Pastosa Ravioli under the el
- Holiday Lights: Dyker Heights
- New Flickr group: The BK Southie Pool | South Brooklyn Photos
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Tree Stand
- Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue profiled in Brooklyn Paper
- New Kids On The Block: New restaurant and children’s store come to 18th Avenue
- Weekend Subway Alert: Diversion on the N-line
- UPDATED: Weekend subway alert: all is fine on the F-line (as long as you weren’t planning to go very far)
- This Weekend: Russian film festival in Flatbush
- New York Aviators: minor league hockey begins at Floyd Bennett Field this Friday
- Around South Blogistan – Nov. 8, 2010
- Saturday: Ruby’s last day ever? (And petition!)
- All weekend: Narrows Community Theater and “The Curious Savage”
- Weekend subway alert: Double-diversion for D- and N-trains
- Staten Island teen killed in Dyker Heights
- Election: Kruger, Golden, and the Statehouse elections
- Election: Michael Grimm projected to defeat Michael McMahon in Staten Island/Bay Ridge district
- Sunday: 2010 New York City Marathon (guide and road closures)
- South Brooklyn In Excel: How did we decide who to vote for?
- Around South Blogistan – November 1, 2010
- Saturday: Family Halloween fun in Gerritsen Beach, Coney Island
- Quick Slant – Bensonhurst food panty facing funding crisis
- Quick Slants, Election Edition – Anti-hydrofracking rally, Hikind challenger profiled, debate for the soul of Dyker Heights
- Memories of Borough Park
- Weekend subway alert: shuttle buses for Bay Ridge, Coney Island-bound diversion on the D-line
- Quick Slant: illegal Bay Ridge hostel shuts its doors
- Election news: Carl Kruger’s election opponent profiled
- Staten Island Screws Us Back
- South Brooklyn in Excel: How are we spending the prime of our youth?
- Avenue U, Neck Road Q-train stations open in both directions
- BK Southie on Facebook
- MTA Talk: the gubernatorial debate, math with Metrocards, and the biggest waste of all
- Around South Blogistan – Oct 25, 2010
- Weekend subway alert: turn around and bend over, D-train riders
- Hit and Run notes: 65th Street is NOT the backstretch at Daytona
- Saturday: 18th Avenue Christopher Columbus Day Parade
- Art opening in Sunset Park on Wednesday
- Mosque protest and counter-protest in Sheepshead Bay
- Thursday: CUNY panel to discuss future of Coney Island development
- Things I wish Brooklyn had: its own newspaper
- Eddie Money playing Aviator Centerstage Saturday night
- Saturday: Annual Apple Festival at Wyckoff House
- This Weekend: 10th Coney Island Film Festival
- MTA: Double-screw you to South Brooklyn this weekend
- “Chasing Sanitation” – Fundraiser for photo exhibit featuring New York’s Strongest in its last week
- Great Irish Fair this Weekend at Coney Island
- Seen In Coney Island: The Aquarium Wall
- Primary Results: Grimm wins Republican nomination in the 13th Congressional district
- Cyclones season over: swept by ValleyCats in NYPL Finals
- Voting Day: Rise of the Machines
- UPDATED: BK Southie at Cyclones-ValleyCats Game 2 today
- Bye Bye, Miss American Pie: Don McLean at Aviator this Saturday
- Brooklyn Cyclones win semi-final, Game 1 against Tri-City on Saturday
- Attention Q-train riders: The MTA hates you this weekend (also two weekends after that)
- Next Tuesday: new voting machines for primary election
- Game 2: Cyclones win 9-8 in 12 innings, force decisive third game
- Cyclones lose Game 1, need win tonight to avoid early playoff exit
- Division champ Cyclones: season finale today, playoffs begin Tuesday
- Circles In The Sand this week at Asser-Levy: Outdoor movie tonight, ’80s pop on Thursday
- 2010 Santa Rosalia Feast Begins Thursday, August 26
- Things I Can Think Of That Are More Un-American Than Opposing Religious Freedom
- Site Info: New e-mail address for tips
- If a bank opens in the woods, and nobody gets free hot dogs, do we care anymore?
- “Blindsided” by Thursday events? Aretha concert canceled, Narrows Botanical movie still on for now
- Around South Blogistan
- Thursday: The Beach Boys @ Asser-Levy, Finding Nemo @ Narrows Botanical
- Wednesday: Artists’ Panel At Tabla Rasa
- Siren Festival: Who’s on first, What’s on second, and Holy F*ck’s on at eight
- Where are South Brooklyn’s softball leagues?
- When Nature Attacks, 18th Avenue N-Train Station Edition
- Thursday: Narrows Botanical Gardens Outdoor Film Series Begins
- Asser Levy Tuesday night concerts (and a movie!) announced
- Chestnut Wins With 54 Hot Dogs
- Happy 234th birthday, America! And P.S., screw Macy’s.
- BREAKING: Kobayashi Out Of July 4 Hot Dog Eating Contest
- Tuesday: Marty Golden Town Hall
- This weekend: Irish Musical Festival at Aviator
- Cyclones take two of three from Yankees, win home opener
- Siren, Asser-Levy Concerts: Holy F*ck, The B-52s, and more bands The Man doesn’t want you to say out loud
- Around South Blogistan – Overt Bigotry Edition
- Seen At The Mermaid Parade: Seabike
- Seen In Sunset Park: “Waterfront”
- Seen In Coney Island: Old Money and Nouveau Riche
- Tonight: Art opening in Sunset Park
- Saturday: Mermaid Parade, opening day baseball, and more at Coney Island
- Around South Blogistan – Cyclones Giveaway Edition
- Photos: The Bay Ridge 5th Avenue Festival
- Reminder: Cyclones Ticket Giveaway Going On Through Saturday
- MTA to Bay Ridge: F*** You, Suspended Service During Street Fest Edition
- Take Action Now! Save Brooklyn Library Funding
- Cyclones Home Opener Ticket Giveaway
- Around South Blogistan – June 7, 2010
- Gone Fishin’
- Video: Wednesday Night Luna Park Construction
- Kings County Fair Extended Through Memorial Day Weekend
- Seen In Gravesend: Harold’s for Prescriptions
- Around South Blogistan – May 24, 2010
- Saturday: Brooklyn Half-Marathon
- Seen In Marine Park: Ford Street
- Seen In Coney Island: Sandcastle
- Councilmember Greenfield On ACS Cuts: Can’t Tell Kids In My District To “Go To Heck”
- Seen In Marine Park: Coyle Street
- Seen In Coney Island: Lovebirds
- Rocco’s Pizza Eating Challenge
- Around South Blogistan – May 17, 2010
- Kings County Fair at Aviator Complex
- This Weekend In Bay Ridge: Viking Fest and Holla Back
- New Condos On Sale In Kinda Fug 65th Street Building
- Seen In Coney Island: Progress At Luna Park
- Around South Blogistan – May 10, 2010
- Kings Department Store On 18th Avenue Closes
- Siren Festival Releases Partial Lineup, Awesome Poster
- Dreamland Roller Rink Will Not Return To The Boardwalk This Summer
- Around South Blogistan – First Anniversary Edition
- Brooklyn Cyclones Tickets On Sale Today
- Around South Blogistan – April 26, 2010
- Around South Blogistan – April 20, 2010
- A Band By Any Other Name Is Still Not Whiskey
- Around South Blogistan – April 12, 2010
- MTA Disco Inferno
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Spring Bloom!
- Progress and Sunsets in the Coney Island Preseason
- Video: Streets of Brooklyn
- Brooklyn In Pizzas: How To Order A Square From DaVinci’s
- Seen In Borough Park: Sanitation
- BK Southie Eats: Villa Paradiso
- Newsbit: Boy Attacked By Pitbull, News Outlets Confused
- Sunset Park: Man With Seven Felony Arrests Killed By Police During Commission Of His Eighth
- Around South Blogistan – April 5, 2010
- Seen By The Belt Parkway: Seawall
- Seen By The Belt Parkway: Evening Rush
- Seen From Dyker Beach Park: Sunset On The Verrazano
- Top Five Tips For Not Getting Yourself Killed By The Subway
- Guns, Drugs, and Hawt Lesbian Schoolteachers
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- Around South Blogistan, Mar. 29, 2010
- This Weekend In Awesomeness, Part 3: Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Parade
- This Weekend In Awesomeness, Part 2: The Coney Island Preseason Begins (Updated)
- This Weekend In Awesomeness, Part 1: Sheepshead Bay BBQ and Chili Cookoff
- Health Care Reform: How South Brooklyn Voted
- Greenfield Walks Away With Election
- BK Southie Torn Between Voting For David Greenfield, Or Self
- Council District 44: Special Election Tomorrow!
- Last Minute Save For Brooklyn Army Terminal Water Taxi
- B4 Riders Incrementally Less Screwed
- Around South Blogistan – Mar. 22, 2010
- Gone Fishin’
- Chinese Business Owners On Three Blocks Of 18th Avenue For Judge, Who Still Gets Tossed From Ballot
- NYPD Crime Stats Understate Growing Possum Menace
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Daylight
- Driving Tips: How NOT To Kill People
- Around South Blogistan – Mar. 8, 2010
- City Council Special Election: Debate Highlights (With Video)
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Snowscapes
- Around South Blogistan – Mar. 1, 2010
- Injury Lawsuit: Who Wants Some?
- When It’s Raining Harder On The Inside Of The Subway Station
- City Council Special Election: Debate Wednesday
- Around South Blogistan – Feb. 22, 2010
- Life Saved In Sunset Park, Life Lost In Borough Park
- From The Editor’s Desk: Looking For Bloggers
- 2010: The Year We Made Coney Awesome Again
- 11-year-old Coney Island boy killed in apartment fire
- Brooklyn as a Second Language
- Dyker Heights to get its traffic study, 10 blocks at a time
- 8th Avenue Chinese New Year Parade – Sunday, Feb. 21
- Around South Blogistan – Feb 15, 2010
- Tonight @ Bally Bunion: Head Over Heels and Southern Comfort Band
- Newsbriefs for Feb. 13, 2010
- Sorry kids… school is open tomorrow
- Bensonhurst Apartment Fire – Victims Fund
- Know Your Community Board: Q&A With Theresa Scavo
- Around South Blogistan – Feb. 9, 2010
- Minor Service Announcement
- Keyspan Park Becomes MCU Park
- Special Election To Replace Felder: March 23
- Around South Blogistan – Feb. 1, 2010
- Top Five New Names For Brooklyn Cyclones Stadium
- R160s Coming To The D-train
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Umbrellas
- Around South Blogistan – Jan. 25, 2010
- MTA Doomsday 2.5 – Fixing Yesterday’s Story
- MTA Doomsday II: South Brooklyn Service Cuts
- Coney Island Sweepstakes: And The Winner Is…
- Around South Blogistan – Jan. 18, 2010
- Newsbites Roundup
- Manhattan Beach Private Police Coming Back In 2010
- More Potential Candidates To Replace Simcha Felder
- Taking “South Brooklyn” Back For The Good Guys
- Around South Blogistan – Jan. 11, 2010
- The New-Look BK Southie
- Simcha Felder Resigns From City Council Seat – Juicy Special Election To Follow!
- Tree Recycling and Mulchfest Locations
- Shrinkage Wrap
- Thanks And Happy New Year
- Brighton Beach Travel Agent Indicted In Scam
- New RFP Issued For Sunset Park Warehouse
- Fort Hamilton library reopening delayed, and more library news
- Coney Island Rendering Looks Like A Storyboard From Tron
- Speed and Aromatics
- Christmas-Colored Rooftop Wrap
- Holiday Lights: 12th Avenue
- Photo Gallery Of A Blizzard
- Eight Things Wrong With The MTA (Hint: It’s Not What You Think!)
- Complimentary Gift Wrap
- My Last-Minute Coney Island Proposal
- Holiday Lights: 82nd Street
- Carl Kruger (D-Hypocrite) On Screwing Over NYC Transit Riders
- Holiday Lights: 64th Street
- Pizza Wrap
- Why My Neighborhood Doesn’t Have Any Diners
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Dale Bagels
- The pardon application for Brooklyn’s chief turkey…
- Early Evening On 18th Avenue
- Seen In Borough Park: Gravesend Park
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Storefront Kitty
- Some Yahoos Map Southern Brooklyn
- 12 Things I See In Coney Island’s Crystal Ball
- I Heard They (insert overgeneralization here) Coney Island
- Vox Pop Turns 5 (and how I didn’t exactly see it)
- Crushing on Flatbush
- Seen In Bensonhurst: Maple Lanes
- Flatbush Artists Studio Tour 2009
- It’s going to be a Flatbush kind of week…
- This Weekend: Flatbush Artists Studio Tour
- Annual Water Taxi Doomsday Will Spare Brooklyn Army Terminal
- Juxtaposed Much?
- Tuesday: Health Care Town Hall in Bay Ridge
- BK Southie to Southern Comfort: Drop Dead
- The Apple Festival @ The Wyckoff House
- This Weekend: Wyckoff House Apple Fest and Coney Island Irish Fest
- Friday Wrap – September 11, 2009
- School Starts Today
- Judge Jeanine Pirro To Decide On The Case Of The Five-Legged Dog Today
- Friday Newswrap/Blogwrap
- Santa Rosalia Feast Continues Through Sunday
- Parachute Jump Is Dark
- Some More Awesomeness From Coney Island Beach
- Beltran 1-3 With Cyclones In Loss
- No R-Trains In Brooklyn This Sunday
- Seen From The Wonder Wheel One Day On A Late Summer Vacation
- Carlos Beltran To Play For Cyclones Tomorrow
- Vacation, meet Beach. Beach… this is Vacation.
- Santa Rosalia – More Day 1 Pictures
- Santa Rosalia – Pictures From Day 1
- Tropical Storm Danny – Mostly Harmless
- Special Thursday Edition of the Friday Blogwrap
- Coney Skyline
- Brighton Beach: Inner Beauty
- One Seaside Concert Left. Hot Stuff!
- Santa Rosalia Fest Begins Thursday, August 27
- Coney Island Nighttime Pictures
- Brighton Beach and The Sea (Full Picture Set)
- Hurricane Bubba Closes City Beaches, and More End-of-the-Week Linkage
- The Tide Is High At Brighton Beach
- Take Me Out To The Cyclones
- Around South Blogistan – Aug. 14
- Ten reasons the first-place Cyclones are lagging at the turnstiles
- More Coney Island Thursday Night Awesomeness – Lots More
- Where’s Brian?
- Thursday Night (Twi)lights
- Ten years (sorta) in New York City
- City Council Hearing On Coney Island Tomorrow
- New 61st Building Isn’t Fug
- Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
- Fathers’ Day Missives
- Window shopping on Craigslist
- The Ballfields at Gravesend Park
- Loyal Order of Moose and Squirrel
- Borough President Markowitz Releases First Ad of ’09 Campaign
- amNY Hearts Bensonhurst
- Marty Markowitz at the Brooklyn Pizza Eating Contest
- Brooklyn Half-Marathon, Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Festival, and Pizza Eating Contest – Oh my!
- No new posts this week?
- Weekly Blogwrap and Newswrap – 5/22
- Bensonhurst = Not Near Manhattan
- Floyd Bennett Field, Part 2: Floyd Bennett Garden Association
- Floyd Bennett Field, Part 1
- The Golden Wood in Bensonhurst
- BK Southie Eats: Europa
- Now THIS is how you open up a bank.
- Around South Blogistan plus Weekend Events
- Festival By The Sea Poster: A Reaction
- Why, that’s some damn good imaginary Photoshopping
- What about the Verrazano?
- Around South Blogistan – 5/8
- The Brooklyn Blogfest
- Saved By The MTA Bailout (At Least The Parts I Care About)
- Do you see what I see?
- What May Showers Bring
- Pig Flu Sez Boo, Dept. of Ed. Srsly Loses Its Fertilizer
- Macy’s To Brooklyn: Drop Dead
- “We want the biggest, baddest inflatable rides you’ve ever seen”
- Coin Counter Countdown
- Bay Ridge and Cortelyou Road Greenmarkets Open For Season
- To Friends & Visitors: Welcome to BK Southie
