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.
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – A NYPD maintenance worker was killed on his way to work Wednesday morning after a tire flew off a truck and smashed into his vehicle on the Gowanus Expressway. The incident occurred just after 6:30am, a police representative said. The 64-year-old male victim was driving a Toyota
Business
GOWANUS – Whether axe-throwing [/axe-throwing-fun-entire-family/], archery [/hitting-target-archery-kids-brooklyn-citykidcorner/], fencing [http://www.brooklynfencing.com], shuffleboard [/the-royal-palms-shuffleboard-club-opens-tonight-parkslopestoop/], rock climbing [/brooklyn-boulders-and-genesis-an-aerial-play-host-climb-a-thon-fundraiser-parkslopestoop/] , or canoeing on the canal [/the-gowanus-challenge-super-fun-race-on-superfund-site/], there are lots of ways to be active and keep fit in
Business
DUMBO – Joining the roster of retails shops and eateries opening up in DUMBO, J. Crew debuts a Men’s Shop at 55 Water Street today. Empire Stores facing the East River (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Located in the Empire Stores [http://www.empirestoresdumbo.com] complex by the Brooklyn waterfront,
Business
The former A&E Supply Co. at 548 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) GOWANUS – The restaurant in the former A&E Supply Co. space has shuttered three months after relaunching as Bar Salumi. Located at 548 4th Avenue (at 15th Street), neighbors say the beleaguered eatery
Gowanus
SUNSET PARK/RED HOOK/GOWANUS – The 18-acre Sunset Industrial Park located on the border of Greenwood Heights and Sunset Park will soon be redeveloped into a distribution center. Sunset Industrial Park, 75-81 20th Street via Google MapsDevelopment firm DH Property has partnered with the Chicago firm, Bridge Development, to purchase
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Last Thursday afternoon a piece of plaster crashed down onto the southbound 4/5 platform at the Brooklyn Borough Hall MTA station, about a month after debris rained down on the northbound 4/5 platform at the subway stop, injuring one commuter. Borough Hall subway station (Photo: Pamela
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – As reported last month [/dept-of-sanitation-will-reduce-organics-pickup-in-cb6-neighborhoods/], the NYC Department of Sanitation [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/home] (DSNY) is reducing the organics collection schedule for neighborhoods in Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page], including Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope,
Central Brooklyn
Fort Greene mural by Misha Tyutyunik at Myrtle & Carlton (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
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – Three months after closing its original location on Putnam Avenue, the Greene Hill Food Co-op [http://www.greenehillfood.coop] is back! Greene Hill Food Co-op’s new location at 1083 Fulton Street (Photo courtesy of Greene Hill Food Co-op)The member-owned, operated, and supported food co-op with more
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Barclays Center [https://www.barclayscenter.com/] announced on Thursday it will stop providing plastic straws by the end of the year, following in the footsteps of major corporations such as Starbucks, American Airlines, Hyatt, and Disney, who are phasing out the use of single-use straws. Barclays Center (Photo:
Announcements
KENSINGTON – In an effort to attract more neighbors to the Avenue C Plaza, The Kensington Stewards launched a six-week series of free outdoor yoga classes at the public space. Yoga classes at Avenue C Plaza (Photo courtesy of The Kensington Stewards)For the past three Monday evenings, white tents have
community
GOWANUS – Council Member Stephen Levin’s office hosted a Public Visioning Session Wednesday evening at 313 Butler Gallery to hear the community’s suggestions on three key areas in the northern part of Gowanus before the EPA and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) finalize designs for the Gowanus Canal
Arts & Culture
This last weekend of July (!) is packed with events that the whole family can enjoy, including animation, food, music, and more! Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list one of your own. Tinariwen via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BRICcelebrateBK/photos/gm.245751616165689/
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Can’t make it to the beach this weekend? The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com] will deliver beach vibes to Albee Square this Saturday with a free pop-up beach party. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/2002484350063780/]A live performance by Meta and the Cornerstones [http:
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – Today at 5:30pm, all the speed cameras in the city will be turned off thanks to the NYS Senate’s refusal to renew and expand the bill before the end of the legislative session on June 21. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerTransportation Alternatives [https://www.transalt.org] and
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS/FORT GREENE – The 15th annual Animation Block Party [http://www.animationblock.com/#intro-section], the East Coast’s largest animation festival, returns for four days to showcase an eclectic selection of professional, independent, and student animated films. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/animationblock/photos/a.450586582759.251079.20128952759/10150668358412760/