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.
affordable housing
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Governor Cuomo announced on Thursday that construction has begun on Nevins Street Apartments, a $72 million mixed-use affordable and supportive housing development in Downtown Brooklyn. Nevins Street Apartments groundbreaking (Photo: courtesy of the Office of Governor Cuomo)Located at 50 Nevins Street between Schermerhorn and State, the development
Business
PARK SLOPE – After a decade of selling teethers, infant toys, and Brooklyn-emblazoned onesies, Lulu’s For Baby [http://lulusforbaby.nyc/] will be shuttering its 5th Avenue storefront at the end of July. Lulu’s for Baby, 44 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)A decline in sales due to online
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – A new theatre group will be performing its inaugural production—William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night—this weekend at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus. DUMB Theatre Co. [https://dumbtheatreco.org/]‘s production of Twelfth Night examines “ego or self identity and the restraints of the constructed social system,
Events
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org/] has announced its program lineup for the summer, including the newly launched Third Thursday, a new exhibition, and lots of tours. Brooklyn Navy Yard (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Third Thursday [https://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/visit/tours-and-events/third-thursday-july-18] welcomes visitors to the
Development
FORT GREENE – The Fort Greene Association [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001N0s3Hv2jxp7-uOlI053A6t52qIlFD_YHKjUahALewyxMtRD17kMLRl0Ws3EZdvGnO5NzrdQFRWOZx1YAFkwHrgvB5yna4p0whLt7xbErLCMRqndD0loDH6YpXAn6L5uclLLa8ZkDU3GQRaPyrb6MxJAFfv64l5Rp0IWsUQF8myunfAcw8bsJjwGje_2ZpWY2OcPajGOXgHV7TDG5ZGNSOw==&c=K0leXcm_78vUTrETRt8Gga-xSFQRnK62GFAof-ZJJOLIvdfUKT0mfA==&ch=u4AHlR6prW1LO3H5AG5CanC6T8vaSGyQVPeJu4JPdUZhvtSmOCNYWg==] , Boerum Hill Association [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001N0s3Hv2jxp7-uOlI053A6t52qIlFD_Y
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Musician Harris Eisenstadt is asking neighbors for help in locating three unique drums he lost after a gig on Sunday. After a performance at 440 Gallery [https://440gallery.com/new-events/2019/6/16/me-myself-and-eye] (440 6th Avenue) on June 16, Eisenstadt said he accidentally left the trio of
News
PARK SLOPE – On Friday, June 14, the NYC Administrative Services released some details [https://a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov/RequestDetail/20190607103] from the contracts between the Department of Homeless Services [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dhs/index.page] (DHS) and Women In Need [https://winnyc.org] (WIN) for the two homeless shelters
News
FORT GREENE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Summer is in full swing with tons of outdoor activities happening around the borough, including a couple happening this weekend at Barclays Center and the Atlantic Terminal Mall. Rings displayed at Barclays Center Plaza, Saturday, June 15 for Arianna Grande concert (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Starting this
Carroll Gardens
COBBLE HILL – A former long-time Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] (CB6) District Manager has been found not guilty for allegedly giving himself more than $38,000 in raises over a three year period using the electronic signatures of two CB6 chairs. Brooklyn Community Board 6, Hammerman is
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Administrative and cinema employees at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [https://www.bam.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpbnY8sHp4gIVh5-zCh1nPwwkEAAYAyAAEgKvw_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds] (BAM) have voted “yes” to joining the UAW Local 2110 [http://www.2110uaw.org] (United Auto Workers) union. Brooklyn Academy of Music (Photo by Pamela Wong/
Business
PARK SLOPE – Another New York State Liquor Authority [https://sla.ny.gov] (SLA) hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, regarding the fate of Woodland’s liquor license. Woodland, 242 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)As reported last week [/details-on-woodlands-liquor-license/], following a May 29, 2019 SLA disciplinary hearing regarding
Announcements
GOWANUS – Thanks to Gowanus Canal CAG [https://gowanuscag.org/] member Brad Vogel for providing a heads-up on a meeting tonight (June 13) regarding cleanup plans for the former Citizens Works Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site at Smith & 5th Streets. Oil slick seen in the Gowanus Canal (Photo: Nathan Haselby)