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.
North Western Brooklyn
God’s Only Demons, Butler Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues (Image via Google Maps)Several people were arrested early Saturday morning following a police raid at a Gowanus motorcycle club. Police found guns, various types of drugs, and several people with outstanding arrest warrants at the God’s Only
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Photo via NYPDPolice are searching for a man who reportedly tricked a 66-year-old Clinton Hill woman out of $9,500. On the afternoon of Friday, October 21, 2016, police report that the suspect called the victim at her home posing as a friend. The suspect reportedly told the victim that
Nonsponsored
“Made in NY” Campus rendering via the Office of Mayor Bill de BlasioFour elected officials penned a joint letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio last week expressing concerns about potential displacement of residents and small businesses due to the implementation of the “Made in New York” campus in Sunset Park.
Food & Drink
Photo via Putnam’s Pub & Cooker via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQBq67AgQIy/?taken-by=putnamspub]Neighbors, patrons, and fans of Clinton Hill’s beloved Putnam’s Pub & Cooker [http://putnamspub.com/] are pitching in to help out the bar’s staff while the building undergoes extensive repairs
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Police are searching for the three men seen in the above surveillance video and below photos in connection to an armed robbery of a T-Mobile store located at 436 Myrtle Avenue. Police report that the 3 suspects entered the Clinton Hill T-Mobile location at 5:40pm last Thursday, February 16th,
Central Brooklyn
Red Lights in Fort Greene (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.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter
Neighbors
377 Union Street (on left) in Carroll Gardens via Google MapsIs former Trump campaign chairman [http://theslot.jezebel.com/trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-resigns-amidst-re-1785503188] and Russian comrade, Paul Manafort, shacking up in Carroll Gardens? Pardon Me For Asking‘s Katia Kelly recently did some Nancy Drew-worthy sleuthing and uncovered evidence [http://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/
News
Courtesy of NYC DOTIn December, the Department of Transportation presented to the Community Board 6 Transportation/Public Safety board members a proposal [/mind-gap-filling-holes-bike-lane-network-park-slope-cobble-hill/] for a 3-block bike project that would fill a gap in the bicycle lane network. The project would install a bike lane on Amity Street from Henry
Events
Restaurants across the country closed for business yesterday [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/nyregion/day-without-immigrants-boycott-trump-policy.html] in a show of solidarity for “Day Without Immigrants.” Fueled by the Trump administration’s executive orders on immigration and the recent surge of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids and deportations,
Food & Drink
Everyman Espresso (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Three neon signs on the front window say it all—”Damn Fine Coffee.” Everyman Espresso [http://www.everymanespresso.com/], a bright and cheerful new coffee shop, opened up Wednesday morning in the former Venticinque Cafe space at 162 5th Avenue (between Douglass and
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Community Voices HeardHundreds gathered outside City Hall yesterday demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio provide $1 billion annually to much-needed repairs in NYCHA developments. Community Voices Heard [http://www.cvhaction.org/] (CVH), a grassroots organization founded in 1994 to advocate for social, economic, and racial justice, organized the
Business
Ferrara Bros. Concrete Mixer via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6766266,-73.9946256,3a,37.5y,186.86h,83.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svuK0TQVea1U-N7hntIElSw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] Ferrara Bros., the largest concrete supplier in the city, will be moving its manufacturing plant to 740