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.
Downtown Brooklyn
Via NYPDPolice are searching for the man seen in the above surveillance photos in connection with an attempted bank robbery last week. The NYPD report that at approximately 3:40pm on Thursday, July 20, the man entered the Chase Bank located at 101 Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The man
Announcements
Leaders from NYU Langone Health and NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn with Jackie and Mike Bezos of the Bezos Family Foundation at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn Sunset Park’s NYU Lutheran Medical Center (150 55th Street) announced that it received a $25 million gift from the Bezos Family Foundation this week
Arts & Culture
> A post shared by BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! (@briccelebratebk) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BV-5D1wDr8P/] on Jun 30, 2017 at 4:47pm PDT The weather may be steamy, but don’t let that stop you from getting out this weekend and enjoying some great events. Just remember to take it
Food & Drink
Le French Tart, 579 5th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Stepping through the door of 579 5th Avenue, one might feel as if they’ve been transported to a charming boulangerie in Paris, thousands of miles away from Park Slope. Located by the corner of 16th Street, Le French
North Western Brooklyn
The .25 caliber semi-automatic firearm recovered at the scene (Photo via NYPD) The NYPD are currently investigating an incident following an officer’s shooting of an armed man on Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights early Friday morning. Three members of the NYPD Brooklyn North Gang unit were patrolling the vicinity
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) announces an agreement between HPD and Alma Realty securing rent-stabilized leases for 600 units located at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital complex for thirty years (Photo courtesy of The Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)A group of city officials led by Council Member Laurie Cumbo
Events
Via FacebookThe Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [https://www.facebook.com/events/743413372528022/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%
North Western Brooklyn
The intersection of Clifton Place and Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill (via Google Maps)The NYPD are looking for a man who stabbed a woman in broad daylight yesterday afternoon in Clinton Hill. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 19 in front of 42 Clifton Place near Grand Avenue at
Central Brooklyn
Photo by NYPD 88th Precinct via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NYPD88pct/photos/a.435918270099056.1073741831.410827789274771/453337105023839/?type=3&theater] The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Raccoon Captured And Euthanized In Clinton Hill
Arts & Culture
Anthropomorphic the Musical via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/anthropomorphicmusical/photos/a.1037271596312018.1073741828.978237098882135/1141088295930347/?type=3&theater] Timothy Young will tell his personal story about coming out and self-acceptance using an unexpected medium—puppets. Young [http://puppetryarts.org/anthropomorphic/category/creatives/], a professional puppeteer for 25 years
Arts & Culture
The Yard: Gowanus, 3rd Avenue Rendering by Lucy EkaiaWith the Center for an Urban Future’s recent report [/number-artists-moving-brooklyn-rises/] showing the influx of artists to Brooklyn over the years, it’s good to hear that two new facilities are being developed to accommodate some of them. The Yard: Gowanus [https:
Business
Hudson Jane, 360 Myrtle Avenue, Photo by Michael TulilpanHudson Jane [https://www.hudsonjane.com/], 360 Myrtle Avenue (at Adelphi Street), Fort Greene, 347-987-3881 Hudson Jane officially opened its doors on Monday, July 17. The gratuity-included, all-day café, restaurant, and wine bar serves Chef Megan Johnson’s unique spin on American