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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.
Apr
15
Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces 20th Spring/Summer Lineup

Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces 20th Spring/Summer Lineup

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Marking its 20th anniversary hosting free programs at Brooklyn Bridge Park, on Monday the Brooklyn Bridge Park
3 min read
Apr
15
Brooklyn’s Priciest Neighborhoods: Columbia Street Waterfront, DUMBO & Carroll Gardens

Brooklyn’s Priciest Neighborhoods: Columbia Street Waterfront, DUMBO & Carroll Gardens

Real estate blog PropertyShark recently released its first quarter (January 1 – March 31, 2019) report of NYC’s 50 priciest
2 min read
Apr
12
Public Weighs In During Brooklyn Hearing On Proposed Jail Plan

Public Weighs In During Brooklyn Hearing On Proposed Jail Plan

FORT GREENE – Brooklyn Community Board 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb2/index.page] hosted the first ULURP public hearing
7 min read
Apr
12
Le Mistral Brings The Mediterranean To 5th Avenue

Le Mistral Brings The Mediterranean To 5th Avenue

PARK SLOPE – A new French bistro opened in March on the 5th Avenue corner previously occupied by Café Wolf and
3 min read
Apr
11
Landmarks Commission Rejects Design Of Fulton Ferry Landing Restaurant Pavilion

Landmarks Commission Rejects Design Of Fulton Ferry Landing Restaurant Pavilion

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) rejected Starling Architecture
2 min read
Apr
10
Food Bank For NYC Offering Free Tax Assistance For Low-Income New Yorkers

Food Bank For NYC Offering Free Tax Assistance For Low-Income New Yorkers

BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Tax Day is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet—and need
2 min read
Apr
10
3rd Annual Preservation Film Fest To Screen ‘Battle For Brooklyn’ & ‘Little Fugitive’

3rd Annual Preservation Film Fest To Screen ‘Battle For Brooklyn’ & ‘Little Fugitive’

DOWNTOWN/CONEY ISLAND – The New York Preservation Archive Project [http://www.nypap.org/] is hosting its third annual Preservation Film
2 min read
Apr
08
Gowanus Souvenir Shop Welcomes Local Skincare Maker Even Keel

Gowanus Souvenir Shop Welcomes Local Skincare Maker Even Keel

GOWANUS – Gowanus Souvenir Shop [https://gowanussouvenir.com] and From Here To Sunday hosted a housewarming party Saturday afternoon to welcome
5 min read
Apr
05
Briefly Noted: Boy Rescued From Subway Tracks, Woman Punched After 2 Train Altercation & More

Briefly Noted: Boy Rescued From Subway Tracks, Woman Punched After 2 Train Altercation & More

5th Street, outside the EPA’s Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup staging site (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * On Thursday morning the
2 min read
Apr
05
RetroFret: Go West For New Home Of Vintage Guitars

RetroFret: Go West For New Home Of Vintage Guitars

CARROLL GARDENS – After 35 years at the historic ASPCA building at 233 Butler Street in Gowanus, the vintage guitar repair
8 min read