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.
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – The 60th Annual Park Slope House Tour [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/the-60th-annual-park-slope-house-tour/], scheduled for Sunday, May 19, invites attendees to take self-guided tours of historic brownstones throughout the neighborhood. Montauk Club (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Advance tickets can be purchased for $25 online [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4102301]
fort greene
FORT GREENE – Kings County Tennis League [https://www.kingscountytennisleague.org/#homepage] (KCTL) hosted a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate its newest kids’ tennis programming facility at the Ingersoll Houses. Courtesy of Kings County Tennis LeagueKCTL builds and maintains tennis courts at NYCHA developments in Brooklyn to promote youth
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Madonna is coming to Brooklyn! The Material Girl announced she is embarking on an intimate theater tour in support of her forthcoming album, Madame X. The new album will be released June 14, according to Brooklyn Vegan [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/madonna-announces-intimate-us-shows-including-7-nights-at-bam/] , and the three-city tour kicks off
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/ribbon-cut-adult-fitness-area/] hosted a ribbon-cutting last Friday, May 3, to celebrate the opening of the new adult fitness area at Prospect Park’s Parade Ground. Equipment at the new Adult Fitness Area, Prospect Park, Parade Ground (Photo: Paul Martinka)
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the male seen below in connection with a series of recent robberies in Prospect Park. Police say the suspect is one of five men who have been targeting teen boys at the park. The first incident occurred at
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – An exhibition inspired by the dredging of “black mayonnaise [/see-what-was-found-in-the-gowanus-canal-during-the-4th-street-basin-dredging/] ” from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal will open next weekend at four locations. Dredging equipment at Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Two Brooklyn-based artists, Sasha Chavchavadze [https://www.sashachavchavadze.com/] and JoAnne McFarland [https:
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – Brooklyn-based non-profit Mimsi International [https://www.mimsi.org] will host a pink candlelight vigil on the eve of Mother’s Day to raise awareness of global maternal mortality rates, particularly for women in Haiti. Mimsi International via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/685701475218688/]Pregnancy is the most
News
PARK SLOPE – The John Jay auditorium was packed Wednesday evening with locals eager to learn about the two homeless shelters coming to 535 and 555 4th Avenue. 535 4th Avenue & 555 4th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The two facilities, opening this fall, will be operated by WIN [https:
Announcements
PROSPECT PARK – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! [https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/BRIC-celebrate-Brooklyn-festival] returns for its 41st year offering a diverse lineup of events at the Prospect Park Bandshell from June 4th though August 10th. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! (Photo: David Andrako)Each year, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! offers a mix of music, film,
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – The NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/4th-ave-great-sts-dec2017.pdf] (DOT) announced last week that work has begun on the Park Slope portion of the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. DOT crews kicked off work last week between 1st Street and 15th Street
Business
PARK SLOPE – After another round of negotiations on Tuesday, April 30, dozens of Key Food employees remain locked out of their jobs. Locked-out Key Food employee Leslie Carrier (L) and Local 342 organizer Denis Henry (R) (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Local 342 [https://local342update.com], the union representing the 38
Announcements
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Wegmans [https://jobs.wegmans.com/brooklyn] announced this morning that its first NYC location will open at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Sunday, October 27 at 7am. Rendering courtesy of WegmansLocated in Building 212 (21 Flushing Avenue), part of the Navy Yard’s Admirals Row development [/brooklyn-navy-yard-adds-130k-square-feet-of-manufacturing-and-creative-space-above-wegmans/