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Pamela Wong

Pamela Wong

Pam was a staff reporter at Bklyner, covering North-Western parts of Brooklyn between 2016 and 2019. She also writes about art at arthag.typepad.com.
Aug
27
New Plans Revealed For Willoughby Square Park

New Plans Revealed For Willoughby Square Park

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/press-release/nycedc-announces-new-plan-create-expanded-open-space-willoughby-square] (NYC EDC) and Hargreaves Jones Landscape Architecture
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Aug
26
Thieves Shove Man Into Car Trunk Before Stealing $6K And His Mercedes

Thieves Shove Man Into Car Trunk Before Stealing $6K And His Mercedes

GOWANUS – Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the four men seen in the video below in connection
1 min read
Aug
16
Police Searching For Group Who Beat Man Unconscious At Atlantic Ave Subway Station

Police Searching For Group Who Beat Man Unconscious At Atlantic Ave Subway Station

BOERUM HILL/PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals seen in the photos
2 min read
Aug
16
No More Water: Artists Explore Injustice, Displacement, And Climate Change

No More Water: Artists Explore Injustice, Displacement, And Climate Change

PARK SLOPE – On Thursday, the Old Stone House [https://theoldstonehouse.org/event/exhibition-opening-no-more-water/] debuted its latest contemporary art exhibition, No
6 min read
Aug
16
90s Dance Party To Close Out Myrtle Avenue Summer Series

90s Dance Party To Close Out Myrtle Avenue Summer Series

CLINTON HILL – The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [https://myrtleavenue.org] will close out this year’s Myrtle Avenue Summer Series
1 min read
Aug
15
Drunk Driver Sentenced For Killing Coworker In South Slope

Drunk Driver Sentenced For Killing Coworker In South Slope

SOUTH SLOPE – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that Leonel Ortega-Flores, 36, of the Bronx, has pleaded guilty
1 min read
Aug
15
DCP Study Says Reasons For Storefront Vacancies Are “Complex and Varied”

DCP Study Says Reasons For Storefront Vacancies Are “Complex and Varied”

As the mayor pushes for a storefront vacancy tax [https://nypost.com/2019/01/09/de-blasio-i-will-lobby-for-vacancy-tax-on-landlords-of-empty-storefronts/] , the NYC Department of
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Aug
15
Brooklyn Grange Debuts NYC’s Largest Rooftop Farm In Sunset Park

Brooklyn Grange Debuts NYC’s Largest Rooftop Farm In Sunset Park

SUNSET PARK – The rooftop farmers of Brooklyn Grange [https://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com/] will open their third and largest outpost this
2 min read
Aug
14
Help Name Luna Park’s 3 New Attractions

Help Name Luna Park’s 3 New Attractions

CONEY ISLAND – Coney Island’s Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] kicked off a series of contests on Tuesday to give
1 min read
Aug
14
MTA To Cut 4 Brooklyn Stops On B38 Route With Switch To Longer Buses

MTA To Cut 4 Brooklyn Stops On B38 Route With Switch To Longer Buses

DOWNTOWN/FORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL – The MTA has announced additional changes to the B38 route to accommodate longer buses that
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