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.
celebrity
145 Hicks Street via Google MapsGirls creator and star, Lena Dunham, has sold her one-bedroom apartment located at 145 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights. The 31-year-old writer/actress purchased the apartment in March 2012 for $500,000, Variety [http://variety.com/2012/dirt/news/afternoon-tidbit-lena-dunham-buys-in-brooklyn-1201233631/] reported in June of that
News
The tattoo that helped identify Londono’s body, via NYPDA 40-year-old Bergenfield, New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, July 6 for the murder and dismemberment of 31-year-old, nightclub manager, Jennifer Londono, whose body parts were discovered in the Red Hook Channel and Hudson River. Raphael Lolos, who was Londono’
North Western Brooklyn
Good news! Actor Donal Logue’s 16-year-old daughter, Jade, is safe at home after being reported missing on June 27. The Gotham and Law & Order actor tweeted several messages asking the public’s assistance in finding his daughter and directly asking her to return home. Signs were also posted
Central Brooklyn
Double rainbow sighting on 6th Avenue & 4th Street in Park Slope, July 1, 2017 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.
Announcements
Union Hall, 702 Union Street, March 25, 2017 (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Union Hall is reopening its upstairs bar and celebrating with a party on Friday, July 21. “Reacquaint yourself with Union Hall & enjoy $3 Sixpoints, giveaways & other fun surprises,” a post on the venue’s Facebook page
Animals
Signs have been posted in Prospect Park warning visitors about a toxic green film covering the surface of Prospect Park Lake. > A post shared by Richard Burroughs (@dickburroughs) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWNmxSZAkHR/] on Jul 6, 2017 at 9:55am PDT Called “blue-green algae,” (or cyanobacteria) the bacteria
Arts & Culture
Prospect Park’s The Connective Project via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/a.10150175295370385.403398.10150099384115385/10158994561695385/?type=3&theater] Sunday is predicted to be the better day for weather this weekend, which is perfect because that day is packed with lots to do! Saturday has free
Announcements
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies With A View, July 24, 2014 (Photo by Julienne Schaer)Movies With A View has been hosting film screenings by the Brooklyn waterfront for eighteen years. As if a free movie with a spectacular view wasn’t enough, this year the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
Arts & Culture
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Piper Theatre flyerThe rehearsals are over. The bus is painted. The wigs are teased. It’s showtime! Piper Theatre’s production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert opens tonight, July 6! Last month, BKLYNER spoke with [/drag-extravaganza-priscilla-queen-desert-brings-fun-music-glamour-park-slope/] John McEneny and Kim Maier, the show’s
Education
36th Street and 5th Avenue, Sunset Park via Google MapsTo help ease the overcrowding in classrooms in School District 15 [/new-sunset-park-developments-offer-luxury-rentals-medical-facilities-much-needed-classrooms/] (which spans from Cobble Hill to Sunset Park), NYC Council Member Carlos Menchaca has announced the opening of a new school on the corner of 36th Street and 5th
News
Tattoo found on the victim’s body, via NYPDFriends and family held a vigil on Tuesday, July 4, for Jennifer Londono, the missing New Jersey woman whose body parts police believe were found off the coast of Red Hook and the Upper West Side. The 31-year-old New Jersey resident disappeared
Food & Drink
Pinsa Lab, 86 Fifth Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)It’s “pinsa” not “pizza!” Pinsa Lab, New York City’s first and only pinsa purveyor, officially opened for business on Tuesday, July 4, at 86 Fifth Avenue (the former Teaus space [/flushing-tea-shop-teaus-adding-park-slope-location-parkslopestoop/]) in Park Slope. A dish that originated