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Pamela Wong

Pamela Wong

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.
Jul
12
Police Searching For 2 Suspects In String Of Robberies In & Near Prospect Park

Police Searching For 2 Suspects In String Of Robberies In & Near Prospect Park

PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two men seen in the
2 min read
Jul
11
City Council Announces Funding For Gowanus Houses And Wyckoff Gardens Community Centers

City Council Announces Funding For Gowanus Houses And Wyckoff Gardens Community Centers

GOWANUS – City Council Speaker Corey Johnson was in Brooklyn on Thursday to announce funding to repair two NYCHA community centers
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Jul
10
Summer Movies: Cinema Block Party And Flicks On The Beach

Summer Movies: Cinema Block Party And Flicks On The Beach

BED-STUY/CONEY ISLAND – The Luminal Theater [https://www.luminaltheater.org] will merge the festivities of a classic Bed-Stuy block party
2 min read
Jul
09
City Debuts Temporary Green Space At Future Site Of Willoughby Square Park

City Debuts Temporary Green Space At Future Site Of Willoughby Square Park

[UPDATED: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 4pm] A representative for American Development Group contacted Bklyner stating that the company “had
2 min read
Jul
09
A Peek Inside Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Newest Office Tower

A Peek Inside Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Newest Office Tower

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Later this summer, the Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org] will officially open Dock 72, the complex’
6 min read
Jul
09
Another Motorcyclist Dies On BQE

Another Motorcyclist Dies On BQE

Via Google MapsCOLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – A Bronx man has died after crashing his motorcycle on the BQE Monday night, the
1 min read
Jul
08
Petition Launched To ‘Save Black Brunch’ At Woodland

Petition Launched To ‘Save Black Brunch’ At Woodland

PARK SLOPE – Ahead of the next New York State Liquor Authority [https://sla.ny.gov] (SLA) hearing to consider the
3 min read
Jul
05
Piper Theatre Premieres ‘The Lincoln Dress’ July 8-10

Piper Theatre Premieres ‘The Lincoln Dress’ July 8-10

PARK SLOPE – Piper Theatre [https://pipertheatre.org/] presents the world premiere of a haunting original work, The Lincoln Dress [https:
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Jul
03
Shirley Chisholm State Park Opens In East New York

Shirley Chisholm State Park Opens In East New York

EAST NEW YORK – On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the opening of the first section of the new Shirley Chisholm
2 min read
Jul
02
Meet The Artist Behind Brooklyn’s Kaleidoscopic Water Towers

Meet The Artist Behind Brooklyn’s Kaleidoscopic Water Towers

GOWANUS – After more than twenty years of working in DUMBO, artist Tom Fruin relocated his studio to Gowanus in March.
7 min read