As mentioned yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President and stoop drinking enthusiast Marty Markowitz bought his first home in Windsor Terrace for $1.45 million, which it turns out, was partially funded for by the Albany Econo Lodge. more ›

Like "everyman" Kimber VanRy before him, Marty Markowitz is standing up for stoop drinking. The Brooklyn Borough President was caught red handed with a glass of white as he sat on a Brooklyn stoop for an interview on NBC's "Talk Stoop" segment. VanRy, who became the poster boy for stoop drinking when he was ticketed for it last year, told the Daily News, "I just think there's a clear double standard. A law should be applied blindly to everyone, or it should be deemed ridiculous and we get rid of the law." more ›

Kimber VanRy's name will surely go down in Brownstone Brooklyn history. After getting busted for drinking a Sierra Nevada on his own Sterling Place stoop last August, he stood up to the long arm of the law, and the law didn't win. Sadly, no one really won. The Brooklyn Paper catches up with Our Hero and finds out his case was actually dismissed on a technicality. They report that "Judge Eugene Schwartzwald dismissed the case on Tuesday morning only because it 'took too long' to get the case to trial." VanRy’s lawyer isn't buying it however, and called out prosecutors for "not bothering to show up to fight it out on the merits." Earlier this month the first judge assigned to the case stepped down. more ›

Last year Brooklyn's Kimber VanRy was savoring a Sierra Nevada on his Sterling Street stoop when he was spotted by police and promptly given a ticket for having an open container. He finally sat in front of a judge this morning, prepared to fight for all our rights to imbibe outdoors. However, the Brooklyn Paper reports that "the long-awaited trial will have to wait a few more days," after Judge Jerome Kay stepped down from the case. Kay says he followed press coverage and felt that by being familiar with story and the neighborhood (and the stoop itself) he "would give the appearance that I could not be fair, pro or con." The case is allegedly going back to the bench next Tuesday, as judgment falls to the hands of another. What side will he or she fall on? Dun Dun Dun! A boozy borough waits with bated breath. more ›