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
RED HOOK – At a groundbreaking event Tuesday morning, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) officials were joined by Congress Member Nydia Velazquez, Assembly Member Felix Ortiz, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, and NYCHA residents to kick off a $63 million roof construction project at the Red Hook Houses. The project entails
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The holiday weekend was marred by the deaths of two men in Bed-Stuy on Sunday, September 3. Police report that at approximately 9am on Sunday, they responded to a call regarding an unconscious man on the rooftop of 376 Marcus Garvey Boulevard (between Jefferson Avenue and Hancock Street) where
Central Brooklyn
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Council Member Carlos Menchaca (center); Eric McClure, Executive Director of StreetsPAC (left); NYC Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez (right). Photo courtesy of the Office of Carlos MenchacaRED HOOK – At a press conference in Red Hook on Thursday, City Council Member Carlos Menchaca (who represents Red Hook, Sunset Park, and Windsor
Events
Via Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hillary-rodham-clinton-book-signing-tickets-37277898197] FORT GREENE – Hillary Rodham Clinton will be signing copies of her new memoir, What Happened [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9781501175565], a personal account of her experiences during the 2016 presidential campaign at Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene on Wednesday, September 27.
News
BED-STUY – Applications are being accepted for affordable housing units at 27 Albany Avenue in Bed-Stuy and 210 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn. 27 Albany Avenue via StreetEasy [http://streeteasy.com/building/27-albany-avenue-brooklyn]Located on the corner of Fulton Street, 27 Albany Avenue [http://www.27albany.com] is a newly constructed,
Bed Stuy
BED-STUY – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the woman seen in the below photo in connection to six robberies at a YMCA located in Bed-Stuy. Via NYPDIn each incident, the suspect took valuables from unlocked lockers at the YMCA located at 1121 Bedford Avenue, according
fort greene
FORT GREENE – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the 17-year-old missing girl seen in the below photo. Via NYPDChristina Sanabria was last seen at approximately noon on Wednesday, August 30 leaving her home on South Elliott Street between Atlantic Avenue and Hanson Place in Fort
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Central Brooklyn
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the surveillance video below in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Kensington earlier this month. At approximately 9pm inside the Shell gas station located at 1 Cortelyou Road on Sunday, August 6th, an
Arts & Culture
It’s Labor Day Weekend! Where has the summer gone? There’s still fun to be had even if you’re not heading out of town, to the beach, or to a barbecue. Check out our list of events below and enjoy the long, holiday weekend! NYC Unicycle Festival via
Business
GOWANUS – F. Ranieri + Sons Corp. will shut down its masonry and building materials business situated at a Gowanus property the company has owned for more than a century, the Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2017/08/century-old-gowanus-masonry-supplier-to-close-rent-out-property/#.WaWut33r4NE.facebook] reports. 185 Second Avenue by Kate Leonova (via Property Shark)Owner
Central Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH – The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photos in connection to a recent incident that occurred on a subway in East Flatbush. Via NYPDOn a southbound ‘5’ train at approximately 6:30pm on Tuesday, August 15, police say the