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
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (left) thanks Saima Lulu for her participation in PBNYC 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)The results are beginning to come in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo announced the three winning projects
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Photo of Soho House in the Meatpacking District by Soho House & Co via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sohohouse/photos/a.10150915302623537.438190.123778398536/10151567158013537/?type=3&theater] Established in London’s Soho district in 1995, Soho House [https://www.sohohouse.com/] is an exclusive, members only club
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Photo by Daryl Lang via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151543656590140&set=basw.AbpTGzqwXPYDpdbuI_-CYEoGVnu_qN-cJNF2sgqvcLNOpC1JhT51q52Fafp6Ia5wdVPSFuEXXQsfESwYvNs_QE236wsjmcckgkh5rNkbMcK1dTcHti7MWsFV08TxXVCAEQ4EuDUSoGXvq-9fv87dfais.267454226767744.549276825095175.10151543656590140.10152994988553298.10152761709123298.592116234188263&type=1&theater] Brooklyn Bridge Park just announced that it will reopen Squibb Park Bridge [http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/park/squibb-park-b
Announcements
Image via FromThePod.com [http://www.fromthepod.com/calling-all-brooklyn-inspired-artists]Online grocer Peapod [https://www.peapod.com/] is seeking a “fresh look” for its fleet of green delivery trucks and the company is calling upon Brooklyn artists for help. Since launching its services in Brooklyn in 2015, Peapod [http://www.prnewswire.
community
Photo by Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/myrtle-avenue-plaza-nearing-completion/?utm_source=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=f4f68ba3b6-Tree+Lighting+in+Fort+Greene+Park+%26+more&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_942e880905-f4f68ba3b6-74753449] Just in time for summer, the Myrtle Avenue Plaza [http://myrtleavenue.org/plaza/], a four-block
North Western Brooklyn
Image via NYPDPolice are searching for the man in the above photo in connection to a robbery that occurred during the evening rush hour at the Jay Street A/C/F subway station in Downtown Brooklyn. A woman’s wallet was pinched from her purse on Monday, March 13, at
community
Maria SS Addolorata Good Friday Procession (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Maria SS Addolorata Good Friday Procession (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Maria SS Addolorata Good Friday Procession (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Maria SS Addolorata Good Friday Procession (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Maria SS Addolorata Good Friday Procession (Photo by Nathan Haselby)
Animals
Photo courtesy of PUPS [http://shoutout.wix.com/so/fLjUdC52?cid=1e729bcc-d8cb-44d7-a7fb-625bc1d247af®ion=8f5334c1-de18-4f5a-9ccd-b67905f9a991#/main] Join Fort Greene PUPS [http://www.fortgreenepups.org/] (Park Users and Pet Society), the Fort Greene Park Conservancy [http://www.fortgreenepark.org/events/2017/3/7/pups-pastries], and NYC Animal Care and Control [http:
celebrity
178 Garfield Street (Photo via Core NYC [http://corenyc.com/178-garfield-place]) How is it I am only learning that Erasure’s Vince Clarke lived in Park Slope now that he’s moving? Clarke (who co-founded Depeche Mode and Yaz in the early 80s) and his wife, Tracy Hurley Martin (who
Food & Drink
A complimentary appetizer—fried shrimp shell with salsa (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Debuting last week on an unassuming block in Boerum Hill, Taiki [http://sushitaiki.com/] is an absolute gem—the high-end sushi restaurant the neighborhood has been lacking. Located at 134 Nevins Street (between Dean & Bergen Streets) the
North Western Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of bee721 / flickrOn the evening of November 6, 2016 [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-investigate-death-10-month-old-girl-brooklyn-article-1.2862284] , police responded to a call at 722 Henry Street in Red Hook where they found an unsupervised, unconscious ten-month-old girl in a bathtub. EMS rushed Meilani Hernandez to Methodist Hospital where she
Central Brooklyn
2361 Nostrand Ave by Joe Strini via Property Shark [https://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Photos/view.html?photo=3-07594-0011.Ldgw2Ufg&unlocked=1&type=uploaded] The New York City office real estate market experienced a slow start to 2017, but Brooklyn seems to be making gains on Manhattan, with
North Western Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDThe NYPD is searching for the man in the above cellphone photo in connection with a recent public lewdness incident that occurred at the York Street subway station in DUMBO. At about 7:30pm on Monday, March 27, the unidentified man decided to air out his junk in
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Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2 (Photo by Brooklyn Bridge Park via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynbridgepark/photos/basw.Abq3og2M0Ab1AGPhk6pDtVtTPRa1bLDek0wJxtnsCSLN06ZukBIulSsVemQWItMf8LzMMjubJM_GKsbAeKtSa1bZpSxB-eMBuobeZoFcrj-Y8wOa7vFgSaO-b0H4b_2kP9TH7ldO-RV1-c7CDbjurwRPOSnujwuteRdyjqdCxavo-w.10154628023528298.10155606341568298.1003812539666509.10153095872678298.10155584518953298.10153196384954699/10155584518953298/?type=1&theater] )Police evacuated Brooklyn Bridge Park Tuesday aftern
Arts & Culture
Artwork by Gabriel RiveraAfter delighting neighbors and passersby with a colorful Dia de los Muertos display [/colorful-skeletons-on-9th-street-smile-for-dia-de-los-muertos-and-frown-on-trump/] on his front stoop last October, artist Gabriel Rivera [https://www.facebook.com/Cosmic-Collisions-636267773054799/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf] is following up that project with another vibrant, Mexican-themed exhibit—this time to
Nonsponsored
Gowanus Inn & Yard, 645-651 Union Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Out-of-town visitors will have a new option for accommodations come summer. That’s when Gowanus Inn & Yard [http://www.gowanusinn.com/] is scheduled to open at 645-651 Union Street. With construction wrapping up, the hotel is slated