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.
Central Brooklyn
St. Marks 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 tips, story
Carroll Gardens
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – The PS 15 auditorium was packed Thursday evening for the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/landmarks-land-use.page] meeting where a public hearing was held for 41 Summit Street. Rendering of 41 Summit Street via Sheldon
Announcements
The BPL announced [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/support/bpl-literary-prize] on Monday the winners of the fourth annual Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize. [http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=510] Jeanne Theoharis [http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=510]
Carroll Gardens
COBBLE HILL – Brooklyn’s Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] welcomed new District Manager Michael Racioppo in May, following a tumultuous year in which his predecessor, who served in the position for 27 years, resigned amid accusations of stalking a former girlfriend [https://www.dnainfo.
Arts & Culture
Lots of rain is expected to come our way on Saturday, so check before you head out to any planned outdoor events this weekend. The Fort Greene PUPS Dog Costume Contest has been postponed until Sunday, October 28 (11:30am) due to the forecast (more info below), and Fort Greene
Nonsponsored
PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The North Flatbush Business Improvement District [https://nfbid.com/about/] (NFBID) was joined by the NYC Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] (DDC) and the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.
fort greene
FORT GREENE – An affordable housing lottery launched last week for 73 newly constructed apartments at 810 Fulton Street (at Clermont Avenue) on the border of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. 810 Fulton Street (Photo: RXR Realty [http://www.rxrrealty.com/property/development/810-fulton-street/])Designed by Aufgang Architects [http://portfolio.aufgang.
fort greene
FORT GREENE – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership announced [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/news/2018/construction-kicks-off-on-rebuild-of-bam-park] last week that work has begun at “BAM Park” which has been closed to the public for more than a decade. BAM Park in Fort Greene (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The 10,000-square-foot triangular green space, located
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Community members are taking action against the Department of Transportation [https://www.bqe-i278.com/en]‘s (DOT) proposed plan to build a temporary highway in place of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade during years of repair work to the deteriorating BQE. Along with the “Save the Promenade” online petition
environment
PARK SLOPE – Dozens of P.S. 282 students and Principal Rashan Hoke joined Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org] Borough Commissioner Martin Maher Monday morning to
celebrity
[UPDATED: Monday, October 22 at 6:15pm] As Brooklyn Community Board 2 District Manager Robert Perris noted in the comments, the CB2 board “did not take a position on the proposed co-naming in 2013” nor did it take action after Council Member Cumbo penned a letter of support in September.
Central Brooklyn
The Dime Savings Bank (9 Dekalb Avenue) was open to the public during Open House New York on Saturday, Oct. 13 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)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]