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.
Announcements
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Recruiting and training has begun in preparation for the long-anticipated opening of Wegmans [/wegmans-delayed-til-2018-fortgreene/] at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this fall. Rendering courtesy of WegmansLocated at 21 Flushing Avenue in the Admiral’s Row development on the Brooklyn Navy Yard campus, the 74,000-square-foot supermarket will hire
fort greene
FORT GREENE/BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – A 44-year-old man died from injuries sustained after being attacked in his home at the Farragut Houses, the NYPD reports. Farragut Houses via Google MapsOfficers responded to a call of an assault at the Farragut Houses at approximately 10:40am on Friday, January 4. When
Central Brooklyn
WINDSOR TERRACE – Two southern food favorites—Butterfunk Kitchen [http://www.butterfunkkitchen.com] and Sumner’s Luncheonette [https://www.facebook.com/SumnersLuncheonette/]—shuttered at the end of 2018 as a result of rising rents. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BrYz4pSARgE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading] [https://www.
Business
PARK SLOPE – George de Boissiere, the owner of longtime mail service shop, Mailboxes on 5th [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mailboxes-On-Fifth-Ave/135877773128291?__tn__=%2CdkC-R-R&eid=ARCdfsU1jdJRSuq5F7SerhRetxvtHzVjuiWDZ5HquppreABfzwOQuHyyenkaia0xScVwn6le-BWgLaV8&hc_ref=ARQ33wpyjilmYCCPNVDKNyxYnt0ZNBauqCiAsWmIg7c-r3KJ8eVB6_TzqljlRQeBv_4&fref=tag] , passed away recently. Though details surrounding his death have not been made public, family
Central Brooklyn
Carroll Street (near 7th Avenue), Park Slope (Photo: 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], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news
Business
PARK SLOPE – Following up on a reader’s Tweet that Talde Brooklyn [http://www.taldebrooklyn.com] was closed on Wednesday, January 2, and the restaurant’s social media accounts deleted, Bklyner reached out to Three Kings Restaurant Group [http://www.threekingsrestaurantgroup.com] which owns and operates the popular Park Slope
Neighbors
PARK SLOPE – Florence Leopoldi, the matriarch of 5th Avenue’s family-owned Leopoldi Hardware [https://ww3.truevalue.com/leopoldi/Home.aspx], passed away on December 19. She was 83 years old. Message posted on window of Leopoldi Hardware, 415 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)“She had congestive heart failure about
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – MedRite Urgent Care [https://medriteurgentcare.com] will open its first location in Brooklyn at 504 Myrtle Avenue in early 2019. The medical facility will be tailored to meet the needs of busy Brooklynites, offering evening and Sunday hours, walk-in appointments, and preventative, pediatric, and occupational medical services. MedRite
Arts & Culture
The first weekend of 2019 offers photography, painting, living sculptures, comedy, and lots of music including performances at National Sawdust, Roulette, Brooklyn Museum and more. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Trish Townes, Let This Be America at
Boerum Hill
CARROLL GARDENS/PARK SLOPE – Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] elected Park Slope resident Peter Fleming as its new Chair at the start of its December board meeting. “One of the things that I think is really important about the community board is that
Development
GOWANUS – Gowanus residents who were expecting to see NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s (DCP) Draft Neighborhood Plan by the end of this year will have to wait a little longer. The agency’s target date for releasing the draft rezoning proposal
Arts & Culture
The weekend before Christmas is on the quieter side, but you can still celebrate the winter solstice, sing along to your favorite carols, or salsa and merengue at Grand Prospect Hall. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Via