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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A sign on the door of Dixon’s Bicycle Shop asking neighbors to sign a petition to save the mural (Photo taken June 7, 2017 by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed to BKLYNER that the college is not merging with St.
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Greenland Forest City Partners hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning to launch 535 Carlton [http://affordable.535carlton.com/], a 100 percent affordable residential property located at Pacific Park. 535 Carlton, located on Carlton Avenue between Pacific and Dean Streets in Prospect Heights, was designed by the New York-based architectural firm
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Sirens Women’s Motorcycle Club, one of the 21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade’s Grand MarshalsSirens Women’s Motorcycle Club, one of the 21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade’s Grand Marshals21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade, Photo by Nathan Haselby21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade, Grand Marshal Ron BBrooklyn Pride Parade, Grand
Central Brooklyn
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[Updated: Monday, June 12, 5:45pm] A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed that the college is not merging with St. Francis Xavier School in Park Slope as previously reported, and has no involvement with the mural’s removal. See full update here [/st-francis-college-not-merging-with-st-francis-xavier-school-not-involved-with-mural-removal/] . BKLYNER spoke
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Pauline & Sharon’s, 597 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)[UPDATED: June 9, 2017, 2:30pm] South Slope Public House responded and informed us that they are not closed. They are currently working on interior renovations. Park Slope has lost a few popular eateries. A reader sadly pointed
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61 Bond Street Image via Broadway Construction Group [http://broadwaycg.com/our-projects/bond-street/]The foundation work has begun at 61 Bond Street in Boerum Hill, where GB Lodging [http://gficap.com/gb-lodging] is building a new 13-story, 285 room hotel. Located on the corner of Schermerhorn Street, the 157,000-square-foot
Food & Drink
Threes Brewing Gender Neutral BeerAs a celebration of gay rights, Gowanus brewery, Threes Brewing, has created a new beer called Gender Neutral. “In terms of naming the beer Gender Neutral [https://www.threesbrewing.com/event/human-rights-are-gender-neutral/], we tend to have fun with our beer names while trying to make some
Arts & Culture
It’s Pride Weekend! Along with the many festivities celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride in Brooklyn this weekend, there’s the Sunset Park Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Northside Festival, the Red Hook Fest, breakfast, salsa, and one-minute play festivals, and much more! Photo by Brooklyn Pride, Inc. via Facebook [https://www.
Central Brooklyn
> A post shared by The Coney Island Museum (@coneyislandmuseum) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxFHwMj2nv/] on May 31, 2017 at 11:31am PDT The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -A Rapper Posts the Secret
Announcements
Gowanus Canal, Photo by Nathan HaselbyNYC Council Member Brad Lander sent out a message today asking neighbors to get involved with Plan Gowanus [https://plangowanus.com/PlanGowanus], the digital community engagement platform where users can find information about and provide feedback to the Gowanus Neighborhood Planning Study [/gowanus-neighborhood-planning-study-collaboration-community/]. The mission
Business
Pauline & Sharon’s, 597 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Park Slope has lost a few popular eateries. A reader sadly pointed out that pizza shop Pauline & Sharon’s [/meet-t-j-oconnor-the-chef-making-everything-from-scratch-at-pauline-sharons-pizza-southslope/] , formerly located 597 4th Avenue in South Slope, has permanently shuttered. A call to the shop’s