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.
Columbia Street Waterfront
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – The developer proposing to upzone 41 Summit Street and two adjacent sites on Hamilton Avenue withdrew the ULURP application prior to the NYC City Council [https://council.nyc.gov/] subcommittee vote scheduled for Tuesday, April 2. Via Columbia Waterfront Neighbors presentation to City Planning Commission“After much
Business
GOWANUS – An Ontario-based brewery will open its first stateside facility at 519-529 3rd Avenue (between 12th & 13th Streets) in Gowanus. Collective Arts Brewing [https://collectiveartsbrewing.com] has signed a 15-year lease for the 16,000-square-foot space, Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2019/03/canadian-collective-arts-brewery-heads-to-gowanus-for-first-us-outpost/] first reported. The new brewery
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – Reading can introduce children to new worlds, educating and entertaining them as they develop a skill that will be crucial throughout their lives. If their reading skills lag behind those of their classmates in school, it can often be difficult for them to catch up. READ 718, 420
Business
PARK SLOPE – A new addition to the 5th Avenue dining scene will be joining the 50-plus food establishments at this year’s A Taste of Fifth [https://www.facebook.com/events/566643780468375/] food festival on Wednesday, April 10. Lizzie King’s Parlor, 75A 5th Avenue (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Lizzie King’
Announcements
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Heights Association [https://thebha.org/events/event/townhall-meeting-on-bqe/] (BHA) and A Better Way NYC [https://www.facebook.com/ABetterWayNYC/] are hosting a town hall on Wednesday (April 3) to give city officials the clear-cut message that they oppose NYC Department of Transportation’s (DOT) two plans
Announcements
GOWANUS – ArtBuilt [http://artbuilt.org/artbuilt-mobile-studios/] and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/] are bringing the Studio in the Park residency program to Gowanus and are currently accepting proposals from artists. ArtBuilt brings arts and cultural programming to parks and plazas in underserved neighborhoods, transforming public spaces into creative venues.
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – Though it still feels chilly outside, Spring is officially here, and Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] will be kicking off its 2019 season next weekend! Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1937039533072699/]The home of the Coney Island Cyclone [https://lunaparknyc.com/rides/coney-island-cyclone/], Coney Clipper [https:
News
Union Street Bridge (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * The measles outbreak [/brooklyn-measles-outbreak-grows-to-121-cases/] that’s been plaguing Williamsburg and Borough Park has now spread to Crown Heights, with the area’s first case confirmed by the Department of Health this week [http://crownheights.info/crown-heights-news/636782/breaking-news-measles-hits-crown-heights/] . * Though Governor Cuomo nixed a
Development
GOWANUS – Representatives from NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] (DCP) and Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) met with the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Thursday evening to address
Arts & Culture
FLATBUSH – Last November NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray announced that U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm will be honored [/city-announces-shirley-chisholm-monument-near-prospect-park/] with a monument at the Parkside Avenue (at Ocean Ave.) entrance to Prospect Park. The Chisholm statue was the first announced in the She Built NYC [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/
DUMBO
DUMBO – Last year, The Time Out Group announced its plans to launch Time Out Market New York [/new-food-hall-coming-to-dumbos-empire-stores/] , a 21,000-square-foot, two-story venue at the Empire Stores featuring food vendors, three bars, rooftop access, a performance stage, and an exhibition space. Empire Stores (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)In November
Development
GOWANUS – The environmental review process for the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] is underway, with the release on Friday of NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s (DCP) Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) and
Boerum Hill
[UPDATE: Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 5:15pm] The Community Board 2 Borough-Based Jail System public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 11 from 5pm to 9pm at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, 357 Clermont Avenue. (Doors open at 4:30pm. Enter on Greene Avenue. Stair-free entrance on Clermont Avenue)
Development
GOWANUS – A developer’s plan to convert the former printing plant on the corner of Butler and Nevins Streets into a hotel have changed. R.G. Dun and Company Building, 255 Butler Street at Nevins (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Sam Boymelgreen filed an application with NYC DOB [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.
Boerum Hill
Big aLICe Brewing [https://www.bigalicebrewing.com/] 52 34th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues), Sunset Park Kyle Hurst and Scott Berger, owners of the Big aLICe Brewing taproom in Long Island City, recently debuted a new barrel room at Industry City featuring a dedicated barrel aging facility to produce
Events
Earlier this year, the city announced an international design competition [/logo-design-competition-for-pops/] seeking a new logo for more than 550 POPS—Privately Owned Public Spaces—across New York City. Starting Wednesday, March 20, the public is invited to check out the 607 submissions received and vote for a favorite. Via popslogo.