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.
Central Brooklyn
CNR’s “Centenarian Extravaganza” honoring (front, l-r) Julia Georges, Etienne Amable, Isabella Green, Beulah Bullock, Mariana Gonzalez, and Patty Collins 100-year birthday celebrations don’t come around too often, so the “Centenarian Extravaganza” hosted by the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation [http://www.cnrny.org/] last Friday was extra special.
Announcements
A Flying Tiger Copenhagen staff member welcoming shoppers on FridayFlying Tiger Copenhagen at City PointWatering cans, buckets, and containers at Flying Tiger CopenhagenAnimal hats and flower crownsSpring-themed tablewareFlying Tiger Copenhagen at City PointColorful pens, pencils, erasers, tape, and more Notebooks, journals, and foldersCraft suppliesArt suppliesAssorted toysGamesMore toys and gamesAssorted items
community
Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNERThe NYPD plan to increase security in Brooklyn Bridge Park after violence broke out at Pier 2 last week, forcing cops to evacuate the park. During the 84th Precinct’s Community Council meeting at Borough Hall on Tuesday, April 18, Captain Roberto Melendez, who heads the
Arts & Culture
Now that your taxes are done, use that refund on some fun weekend events. Celebrate a couple of musical legends, take an outdoor drawing class, or have an artist immortalize you, or a loved one, in a silhouette portrait. Even if you didn’t get a refund, there are lots
Arts & Culture
Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Oak Room LoungeOak Room Lounge Oak RoomOne of three original paintings in the Oak Room that were sold and ultimately bought back by Mr. Halkias.Characters on the wood walls of the Oak Room had been painted over by the hall’s previous
Nonsponsored
North Brooklyn households produce 780 tons of garbage daily! Currently, a fleet of trucks picks up 1,600 tons of trash each day around the borough and delivers it to various private “land-based transfer stations” located mainly in north Brooklyn [https://patch.com/new-york/gowanus/1-600-tons-city-trash-will-soon-be-trucked-gowanus-waterfront-each-day] (Bushwick, Greenpoint, Williamsburg), where
Central Brooklyn
St. Francis Xavier Church (Photo by msusiem via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF3xudiSe1t/?taken-at=800075777])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Contest To Name Hawks Nesting In St. Francis Xavier Church’s Steeple
News
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 (Photo by Jen Aylmer via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154150997697212&set=br.AbpghpWH6mkPghjLW5tM1X0VnaP7cvu1WjrJOsYG2Pp0f_cpAomHlxn7lAV_3mEFZkc9l6jtY5sTyCNY2XT15sEUHsSN56woBcFAVYUWu2OfoJsiI4jvlzaHlhnTkqoH98fBxgez2pAHTXVMrmiSdJXhOUH8vrrj921mk6d_cKgg14TUaPXGsxa-mWnzIYT38P3WkZ4B8vGvVwNS56_bjinJCffAVjdRD5-Y3Gsu87-bpFKZ_uCM6yoSDqa5dBZMBkI&type=3&theater] )Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Lucy Billings has ordered the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation a
Central Brooklyn
1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)On Wednesday, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine once again [/judge-issues-another-block-crown-heights-homeless-shelter/] extended the temporary restraining order that prohibits a new homeless shelter from opening at 1173 Bergen Street in Crown Heights. Two block associations and more than 40 Crown Heights residents argue that
Announcements
Rendering via bklynlibrary.org [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/sunset-park-project] Join a public design meeting tomorrow, April 20 from 6pm to 8pm to help decide the future of the Sunset Park Library. NYC Council Member Carlos Menchaca (District 38) sent out an announcement last week inviting the public to attend the
Business
Image by littlefield via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/littlefieldnewyorkcity/photos/a.369186603120942.99674.108302555876016/806104252762506/?type=3&theater] Gowanus performance and art space, littlefield [http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/], is closing up its longtime venue at 622 Degraw Street and moving around the corner to 635 Sackett Street. Littlefield’
North Western Brooklyn
Image via NYPDPolice are warning Park Slope residents about a string of recent robberies taking place in the neighborhood and advising locals to lock their doors and windows. CBS New York [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/04/18/park-slope-burglary/] reported on the robberies last night. The two latest incidents occurred
fort greene
A screen shot of Jamel Chandler from the video he posted to Facebook LiveA 21-year-old man trying to escape the police fell eleven stories to his death Tuesday evening in Fort Greene. The NYPD say they were seeking Jamel Chandler in connection to a robbery. Chandler, who was recently released
North Western Brooklyn
Famous Deli & Grocery, 783 Hicks Street in Red Hook (Image via Google)Two employees of the Famous Deli & Grocery at 783 Hicks Street in Red Hook were shot by a customer Tuesday morning, the NYPD report. At 8:40am on Tuesday, April 18, two workers tried escorting a
Central Brooklyn
Founded by John McConnell [http://www.earthsite.org/john.htm] on April 22, 1970, Earth Day is celebrated worldwide, raising awareness about our planet and what we can do preserve and care for it. The theme for Earth Day 2017 is Environmental and Climate Literacy [http://www.earthday.org/earthday/
community
> Tonight CM @cmenchaca [https://twitter.com/cmenchaca] announced the winners for Cycle 6 #PBNYC [https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBNYC?src=hash]. Thank you #District38 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/District38?src=hash] Volunteers and Staff for another successful PB year. pic.twitter.com/Dgwo8IcIeU [https://t.co/Dgwo8IcIeU] — CM Menchaca