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.
celebrity
27 Monroe Place, the second most expensive residential sale in Brooklyn this year (Image by Corcoran via Streeteasy [http://streeteasy.com/building/27-monroe-place-brooklyn])Three well-known and well-heeled men are unloading Brooklyn properties in deals worth millions of dollars. Actor Mark Ruffalo recently sold his lovely 19th-century Carroll Gardens townhouse for
Nonsponsored
Rendering via Alloy Development [http://www.alloyllc.com/more/educational-construction-fund-ecf-designates-alloy-to-build-2-new-schools-in-downtown-brooklyn-as-part-of-a-mixed-use-development] Alloy Development [http://www.alloyllc.com/] has issued a call for submissions seeking artists to create large-scale murals on three exteriors of its 80 Flatbush [http://www.80flatbush.com/] project, a massive new development that will consist of two towers—
Central Brooklyn
> .@BrooklynDA [https://twitter.com/BrooklynDA] @NY1 [https://twitter.com/NY1] A local basketball standout James “Fly” Williams is allegedly the head of the heroin operation, which distributed through Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/p169r48V4C [https://t.co/p169r48V4C] — Clodagh McGowan (@clodaghny1) May 4, 2017 [https://twitter.com/clodaghny1/status/860152034527412224]
Events
Photo by Red Hook Criterium via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/redhookcrit/photos/a.325527437465875.84984.325523170799635/1517179948300612/?type=3&theater] Dozens of cyclists toppled over and piled up on top of one another at the Red Hook Criterium bike race [https://redhookcrit.com/] over the weekend. A spectator
News
Image via Google Maps.A robber pushed his way into an 82-year-old woman’s Red Hook apartment Tuesday afternoon after she returned home from running errands and withdrawing cash from an ATM, CBS New York [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/05/03/brooklyn-elderly-woman-robbed/] reports. As Elsie Felder was opening her
News
Photo by Nicholas Strini via Property SharkA large piece of a landmarked building located on the corner of 7th Avenue & 9th Street came crashing down onto the sidewalk on Wednesday afternoon. A fragment of 439 9th Street, the four-story apartment building that houses Smiling Pizzeria (323 7th Avenue) on
News
Fourth Avenue by iverson97 via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/aEamLuCO7o/?tagged=4thavebrooklyn]Tuesday night at St Thomas Aquinas Church on 4th Avenue (at 9th Street), the Director of NYC DOT’s Bike Program, Ted Wright, presented the agency’s plans for the proposed 4th Avenue protected bike lane
Announcements
> A post shared by La Cigogne (@lacigognenyc) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQs2lAWjTKJ/] on Feb 19, 2017 at 9:02am PST The team behind one of Carroll Garden’s favorite restaurants, La Cigogne [http://www.lacigognenyc.com/], is planning to bring a new high-end cocktail bar to Smith Street.
News
Lan Shui Yu (Photo via the Office of Eric Gonzalez)Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Tuesday that 37-year-old, mother of two, Lan Shui Yu of Sunset Park, was sentenced to 15 years to life for fatally stabbing a man at the restaurant where she was employed. The
Announcements
Photo by Tom PrendergastBKLYNER received a tip from a reader that the former Market Fresh [/market-fresh-of-windsor-terrace-reopens-quelling-concerns-of-yet-another-supermarket-closure-parkslopestoop/] located at 238 Prospect Park West will soon be replaced by a new grocery store—Prospect Market. Alex Alomeri, a manager at Prospect Market, confirmed the news today, stating that he hopes the new
Education
Park Slope Collegiate, Photo by Louis Rosenfeld via FacebookThe principal of Park Slope Collegiate filed a lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education last Friday requesting a stop to an investigation that accuses her of “engaging in communist activities” and “recruiting students,” WNYC [http://www.wnyc.org/story/outspoken-principal-racial-justice-accuses-city-retaliation/] reports.
Arts & Culture
Books Are Magic, 225 Smith Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Book lovers were dealt a blow late last year when the beloved BookCourt closed up shop [/after-35-years-cobble-hills-cherished-bookcourt-to-close-author-emma-straub-announces-possible-neighborhood-replacement/] after 35 years. And then—poof! As if appearing out of thin air, Books Are Magic [https://www.booksaremagic.net/] arrives to
Food & Drink
Alma (Photo by robbiemakeupart via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BS9FJmkDhwo/?taken-at=355739])Cinco de Mayo is around the corner. Contrary to popular belief, it is not Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16), but a holiday commemorating Mexico’s victory over France [/cinco-de-mayo-spectacle-coming-9th-street/] at the Battle of Puebla
Arts & Culture
Saturday was a perfect summery day for strolling along the streets of southern Park Slope and visiting with the artists participating in the weekend’s South Slope Studio Tour [http://open-source-gallery.org/south-slope-open-studios/]. More than 40 artist studios were open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, welcoming visitors eager
Central Brooklyn
1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)On Friday, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the temporary restraining order again [/opening-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-delayed/] on 1173 Bergen Street, prohibiting the homeless shelter from opening while Crown Heights neighbors negotiate with the shelter’s operators and the City. Two block associations and more
Central Brooklyn
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