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
Members of the Executive Committee of Brooklyn Tech’s Student Government Organization Top row (L to R): Joseph Kaelin (Coordinator of Student Activities), Marly Banatte, Joseph Glanzberg, Jasmin Wang, Husna Ellis, Alexander Badiu, Rene Clever, Kecia O’Neal (Coordinator of Student Activities); Bottom row (L to R): Nour Haredy, Laura
![Check Out Anish Kapoor’s Swirling Vortex At Brooklyn Bridge Park [Video]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_8806.jpg)
Arts & Culture
As part of its 40th Anniversary season, the Public Art Fund [http://www.publicartfund.org/] debuted London-based artist Anish Kapoor’s mesmerizing installation Descension [http://www.publicartfund.org/view/exhibitions/6176_anish_kapoor_descension] at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 [http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/park/pier-1] last Wednesday. A
![[UPDATED] Signal Problems At DeKalb Affecting B, D, N, Q, R Trains](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-09-at-9.42.03-AM.png)
Central Brooklyn
> UPDATED: See service changes and travel alternatives for B, D, N, Q and R train service. pic.twitter.com/K1dNAIwaDt [https://t.co/K1dNAIwaDt] — NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) May 9, 2017 [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/861927825665929218] [UPDATED: May 9, 10:10am—The MTA has posted a follow-up tweet stating
fort greene
86 Fleet Place (Image via Red Apple Group [http://www.catsimatidis.com/red-apple-real-estate/#1455640280595-56277235-8879] )The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership has put together a handy list detailing all the new development [http://myrtleavenue.org/your-full-round-up-of-new-construction/] happening along and around Myrtle Avenue, spanning Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. According to the list,
Arts & Culture
Quicksilver (Photo by Teresa Tam Studio courtesy of 5 Boroughs Music Festival) Since 2007, the organizers behind the 5 Boroughs Music Festival [http://5bmf.org/] have presented more than 50 traditional and contemporary chamber music programs throughout New York City. This Saturday, May 13, you can catch one of these
Announcements
Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)On Saturday, Council Member Brad Lander hosted a ribbon-cutting for the Park Slope Library’s new reading circle and storytelling telling garden at the 431 6th Avenue branch. Located in the gated green space overlooking 9th Street, the oasis
Education
> A post shared by High School (@parkslopecollegiate) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRjL_MWltaY/] on Mar 12, 2017 at 12:28pm PDT Jill Bloomberg, the principal of Park Slope Collegiate, failed to put a stop to an investigation [/park-slope-principal-investigated-communist-activities/] accusing her of “engaging in communist activities,” the New York
community
District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park Slope, March 29, 2017 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The results are in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Brad Lander announced [http://bradlander.nyc/2017-winning-pb] the seven winning capital projects and five winning
Central Brooklyn
Boombox Car (Photo by Nathan Haselby)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.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if you ever
Animals
Don’t Call Me Nellie!NYC Health [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/dog-licenses.page], the agency that provides dog licenses to New York City dog owners, released a fascinating map illustrating unique dog names by neighborhood. The 2016-Unique Dog Names map [https://nycdohmh.carto.com/u/nycdohmh-eaa/viz/
Arts & Culture
Adam Yauch Park, May 2013 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Put on your raincoats and pack your umbrellas before heading out to enjoy these weekend events. Enjoy great design, smart ideas, and a variety of music. There’s also a party celebrating the late, great Adam “MCA” Yauch, a Kentucky
Announcements
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Brooklyn Academy of Music announced [https://app.box.com/s/406bbdskbsod4s26wt4z1o844b0s6y2u] Friday morning that Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo will step down in December 2018 after 34 years of working at BAM. Melillo joined BAM in 1983 as the Founding Director