More than 100 costumed canines took over Fort Greene Park for the 28th annual Great PUPkin contest on Oct. 24, drawing about 5,000 spectators and raising more than $7,000 for the Fort Greene Park Users and Pets Society. brooklynpaper.com/great-pupk…

Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center at Lakeside has opened a 7,680-square-foot haunted hotel featuring live actors, eerie hallways, a haunted honeymoon suite and more. brooklynpaper.com/haunted-ho…

If the venue couldn’t get any more Brooklyn, Barclays Center is bringing more neighborhood pride into the building. Its latest upgrades include a ceiling full of digital art, a dining club built around pieces of the Nets’ original court and more. brooklynpaper.com/barclays-c…

STooPS wrapped its four-week Fall Fun series at Bed-Stuy’s Jackie Robinson Playground, bringing residents together for art, music, dance and community resources as organizers work to strengthen neighborhood ties and combat gun violence. brooklynpaper.com/bed-stuy-s…

NYSNA nurses held an emergency rally outside NYC Health+Hospitals Kings County Hospital on Oct. 22, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Sarah Dowd, a neurocritical care ICU nurse practitioner and vice president of the hospital’s Local Bargaining Unit. brooklynpaper.com/nysna-king…

NY officials and voting rights advocates gathered at the Brooklyn Museum to urge early voting and reassure New Yorkers about protections against voter intimidation and misinformation. Early voting runs Oct. 24-Nov. 1, ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. brooklynpaper.com/ny-officia…

There’s a light over at Industry City! A “Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadow cast screening and celebration is back at @brooklynONE Productions for one night only on Oct. 24. brooklynpaper.com/rocky-horr…

After nearly two years away, a comedy show built around life’s most awkward moments is making its way back to Brooklyn. This time, the audience will have a chance to share some embarrassing stories of their own: brooklynpaper.com/bad-trip-c…

Community boards weigh in on topics ranging from local land use matters to liquor licenses, transportation projects and more, and applications to join are now open: brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-c…

Bay Ridge residents got into the Halloween spirit at the annual Pumpkin Roll, an pub crawl along Third Avenue that brought the community together while raising funds for an upcoming neighborhood Trunk or Treat. brooklynpaper.com/bay-ridge-…

The historic cast-iron Coney Island Lighthouse that has helped seafarers navigate the New York Harbor for more than 100 years could become the city’s newest individual landmark: brooklynpaper.com/city-may-l…

Chanting “Stop the war on Iran,” around 100 peace activists and veterans rallied outside Hakeem Jeffries’ Downtown Brooklyn office, demanding action to end the conflict. brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-p…

Dumbo’s yearslong street restoration unearthed nearly 3,000 artifacts offering a glimpse into the neighborhood’s past. Starting Nov. 5, 18 of the finds will go on display at the Adams Street Library in “Dumbo Before the Bridges.” brooklynpaper.com/dumbo-befo…

Ten years after Jennifer Cohen, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found murdered in Bay Ridge’s Owl’s Head Park, her killer remains unidentified. The NYPD investigation is ongoing, and a $3,500 reward is available for information leading to answers. brooklynpaper.com/jennifer-c…

The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will screen the 1925 silent horror film “The Phantom of the Opera” at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights on Oct. 24, with live orchestral accompaniment. brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-c…

Kids can explore the science of bicycle motocross and see their own riding adventures featured in a new exhibit opening Saturday at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-c…

Two U.S. Postal Service employees assigned to the East New York Post Office have been accused of stealing nearly $15,000 in checks from residents along their mail routes between March 2023 and January 2024. brooklynpaper.com/east-new-y…

Six nonverbal students were unaccounted for more than four hours after their school bus went off route in Brooklyn. A city investigation called the incident “highly disturbing” and recommended permanently barring the driver and matron. brooklynpaper.com/crown-heig…

Brooklyn is getting spooky! From pumpkin patches and block parties to trick-or-treating, costume parades and haunted adventures, the borough has Halloween fun for every ghost and goblin. brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-f…

A flock of drawn, painted and carved pigeons landed in Coney Island this month as “Pigeons by the Seashore,” a group art exhibition celebrating the beloved birds, opened at the Freak Bar. brooklynpaper.com/pigeons-by…