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.
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St. James Place Towers Rally (Photo courtesy of the Office of Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo)BKLYNER learned late Friday afternoon that the St. James Place Towers in Clinton Hill will not be privatized. Following a vote on Thursday, the co-op’s board “did not reach the required two-thirds majority
Arts & Culture
The Sonic Jungle Flyer via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thesonicjungle/photos/gm.1253627338055187/1103980303064254/?type=3&theater] The forecast predicts unseasonably warm temperatures with some rain this weekend, but that shouldn’t keep you from going out and enjoying some culture. Here are 4 art events happening this
Arts & Culture
Embrace Winter Festival 2017 Flyer via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/photos/a.256976094363131.64046.100786006648808/1381050781955651/?type=3&theater] EMBRACE WINTER FESTIVAL 2017 [https://www.facebook.com/ThirdAvenueBayRidge/photos/a.256976094363131.64046.100786006648808/1381050781955651/?type=3&theater] When: Saturday, February 25th from noon to 6:30pm
Arts & Culture
Photo by BRIC TV via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BRICTV/photos/a.366643391893.194142.87981956893/10153651115096894/?type=3&theater] Congratulations to BRIC, recipient of 19 New York Emmy Award nominations! The nominations [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/blog/bric-receives-19-new-york-emmy-award-nominations] for the 60th Annual New York Emmy Awards were announced
Bensonhurst
Photo courtesy of the Liam McCabe Campaign OfficeCity Council candidate (43rd District) Liam McCabe recently spoke to Dyker Heights residents and business owners over concerns about garbage piling up along 13th Avenue. McCabe says the garbage problems stem from illegal home conversions that are “pushing the limits of the infrastructure
community
Gowanus Canal (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Business owners, residents, and local community groups gathered Wednesday afternoon to discuss the initial plans for the industry and economic development of the Gowanus Neighborhood Planning Study [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus.page]. Launched in October 2016, the Gowanus Neighborhood
Arts & Culture
Miguel Luciano’s Double-Phantom/Entro-P.R. and Pa-lan-te, 2017 [“Pa’lante, siempre pa’lante” or “Forward, always forward” was the mantra of the Young Lords Party, a Puerto Rican activist group] (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Ride or Die [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/art-exhibitions/ride-or-die-exhibition-newly-commissioned-work-miguel-luciano] When: On view February 2nd
Central Brooklyn
Borough President Eric Adams announced the 2017 edition of Dine In Brooklyn [http://brooklyn-usa.org/dine-in-bk/] at Brooklyn Borough Hall Tuesday morning. Dine In Brooklyn is the borough’s version of restaurant week, celebrating the “five-star flavors that make Brooklyn a ‘must-taste’ destination.” Kicking off on Monday, March 20th and
Arts & Culture
Microcosm Fundraiser & Multi-Media Art Exhibition [http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Sara-Lynn-Sterling-Microcosm-A-Benefit-by-Brooklyn-Artists] When: Sunday, February 26th, 6 to 9:30pm Where: Stellar Yoga Space [http://stellarstretch.com/], 915 Fulton Street (between Clinton & Waverly Avenues), Clinton Hill What: Fundraiser and gallery show featuring the work of ten local artists (and
Food & Drink
Pinto Brooklyn, 128 Montague Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)On his first day off since November, the first thing Chef Yo of Pinto Brooklyn [http://www.pintobrooklyn.com/] decided to do was go see Sunset Boulevard on Broadway. “Let’s go see Glenn Close!” he said of the show’
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The intersection at Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene tops the list [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170216/REAL_ESTATE/170219909/cultural-hub-near-brooklyn-academy-of-music-becomes-nexus-of-retail-and-residential-development-and-a-place-to-buy-condos-in-brooklyn-near-parks] of six retail areas poised for growth in CPEX Real Estate’s eighth annual Brooklyn Retail Report.
Food & Drink
L-R: Three of the Deib siblings, Anas, Aya, and Ahmad at Taheni Mediterranean Grill (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Dinner at the Deib family home in Long Island must be quite an event. The matriarch, affectionately called Mama by everyone who knows her, has been cooking delicious Mediterranean meals for
North Western Brooklyn
God’s Only Demons, Butler Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues (Image via Google Maps)Several people were arrested early Saturday morning following a police raid at a Gowanus motorcycle club. Police found guns, various types of drugs, and several people with outstanding arrest warrants at the God’s Only
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Photo via NYPDPolice are searching for a man who reportedly tricked a 66-year-old Clinton Hill woman out of $9,500. On the afternoon of Friday, October 21, 2016, police report that the suspect called the victim at her home posing as a friend. The suspect reportedly told the victim that
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“Made in NY” Campus rendering via the Office of Mayor Bill de BlasioFour elected officials penned a joint letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio last week expressing concerns about potential displacement of residents and small businesses due to the implementation of the “Made in New York” campus in Sunset Park.
Food & Drink
Photo via Putnam’s Pub & Cooker via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQBq67AgQIy/?taken-by=putnamspub]Neighbors, patrons, and fans of Clinton Hill’s beloved Putnam’s Pub & Cooker [http://putnamspub.com/] are pitching in to help out the bar’s staff while the building undergoes extensive repairs