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.
Announcements
GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) [https://gowanuscag.org/] is hosting a town hall this Thursday, November 16, to let the public know what the canal cleanup will entail, the timeline, and what to expect. Designated a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010, the
Bed Stuy
45 Patchen Avenue via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Firefighters battled a blaze Tuesday morning that started on the rooftop of a two-story synagogue in Bed-Stuy, according to the FDNY. > FDNYalerts BKLYN 2-ALARM 45 PATCHEN AVE, HOUSE OF WORSHIP FIRE ON ROOF, — FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) November 14, 2017 [https://twitter.com/FDNYAlerts/status/
News
SUNSET PARK – Following an investigation, the NYPD has determined that the man suspected of smashing up an Islamic Center on 6th Avenue [/weekend-crime-blotter-nypd-releases-videos-man-attacking-mosque-homicide-suspects/] may also be responsible for a similar attack on another nearby mosque. Via NYPDApproximately twenty minutes after the suspect used a hammer to smash a video camera
Central Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo in connection to a robbery that took place over the weekend. Via NYPDAt approximately 3pm on Saturday, November 11, the suspect entered the S Collision Shop located at 4305 Avenue H
Announcements
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX), a non-profit advocacy group that supports Mayor Bill de Blasio’s light rail proposal, unveiled a life-sized prototype of a BQX car at a press conference this morning at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in an effort to urge the Mayor
Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The popular Philadelphia-based Szechuan restaurant chain, Han Dynasty [http://www.handynasty.net/], has opened a location at Dekalb Market Hall [/dekalb-market-hall-finally-opens-photos/], bringing its signature spicy dishes and hip ambiance to Downtown Brooklyn. Han Dynasty at City Point, 445 Albee Square West (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Opened three weeks
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North Western Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of Sam PolcerPARK SLOPE – A fire ignited on the top floor of a three-story residential building located at 21 Prospect Park West on Saturday afternoon. The FDNY responded to a call at the brownstone at approximately 2pm on Saturday, November 11 and had the fire under control about
Bed Stuy
SUNSET PARK– The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photos and video below in connection to a criminal mischief incident that involved vandalizing the exterior of a mosque with a hammer. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating the incident.
Central Brooklyn
NYC Marathon, 4th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter
Central Brooklyn
Red Hook (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Ghostface Killah To Perform At Han Dynasty’s Special Dinner Inspired By Album, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” [https://www.amny.com/eat-and-drink/
East New York
Brooklyn Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)EAST NEW YORK – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that a 28-year-old man has been indicted for leaving the scene of an incident and tampering with evidence in connection to a fatal hit-and-run in 2016. Kevin Ozorio
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – A victim of a home invasion robbery over the spring recognized one of the thieves yesterday as she took his order at a Chipotle, police say. Via NYPDAt approximately 5:20am on Thursday, May 18, the victim and her two roommates were robbed at gunpoint by three men