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.
Food & Drink
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last year, Meghan Daly, owner of Daly Pie [https://www.dalypie.com], began intensive treatment for breast cancer. Though she recently completed her treatment, she now faces another battle, keeping her popular pie shop from closing. Daly Pie, 665 Vanderbilt Avenue via Go Fund Me“Running a small
Business
PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and the Park Slope branch [/park-slope-5th-avenue-bids-mark-caserta-knows-that-real-men-wear-pink/] of the American Cancer Society [https://www.cancer.org] are teaming up toraiseawareness and funds for the disease.Good Wine’s Heather Johnston (Photo courtesy of
Arts & Culture
There are tons of events lined up this weekend, including the Bushwick Film Festival, the DUMBO Dance Festival, and the BRIC JazzFest. Don’t forget to check out Open House New York [/open-house-new-york-65-sites-to-see-in-brooklyn/] taking place Friday through Sunday. The annual event opens the doors to hundreds of interesting sites across
community
[UPDATED: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2pm] Due to expected rain on Saturday, the 20th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 28 at 11:30am. More info at fortgreenepups.org [http://www.fortgreenepups.org/copy-of-events]. FORT GREENE – Twenty years ago, Fort Greene resident and
Nonsponsored
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Greenland Forest City Partners filed plans on Saturday to eliminate the condos from its building planned for 18 6th Avenue, increasing the tower’s number of rental units. Rendering of 18 6th Avenue (B4), Pacific Park’s tallest building planned for Atlantic & 6thGreenland Forest City Partners recently
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – 733 Collective, a Brooklyn-based group of creatives who develop themed environments for community causes, will host The Laughing Rabbit’s Twisted Toy Factory Halloween event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to benefit City Harvest. Via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl-0bCFAQBj/?hl=en&taken-by=733collective]
Carroll Gardens
[UPDATED: Friday, October 19 at 5:10pm] A public hearing on 41 Summit Street will take place during the CB6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Meeting [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/calendar/calendar.page] on Thursday, October 25 at 6pm at PS 15 Auditorium, 71 Sullivan Street. COLUMBIA STREET
Business
COBBLE HILL – As reported last week [/recent-closings-wyckoffs-corner-pharmacy-copy-cottage-visions-of-park-slope/], Cobble Hill neighbors were saddened to see a beloved local business, Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy, suddenly shuttered. Wyckoff’s Corner Pharmacy, 203 Court Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)BKLYNER spoke with the Pharmacy’s owner, Bassam (Sam) Amin, over the phone Monday morning
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – Applications are now being accepted for eight affordable units at a new development located at 840 Fulton Street [https://840fulton.com/] (at Vanderbilt Avenue). Rendering by Kutnicki Bernstein Architects [https://www.kbanyc.com/home/]The available units include one studio at $867/month, 3 one-bedrooms at $931/month,
Central Brooklyn
The Great DUMBO Drop, September 28 (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], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and subscribe [/subscribe/]. If you have news tips, story
Gowanus
[UPDATED: Thursday, October 11, 2018, 10:00am] A spokesperson for DOT responded, “This project is in its initial phases. We are currently studying the possibility of having a fixed bridge approved at this location by the Coast Guard. The first step in that process is a Navigation Study, which polls
News
PARK SLOPE – A 72-year-old woman evicted from her home in 2015 led a group of homeless New Yorkers and affordable housing advocates on Friday in confronting Mayor Bill de Blasio as he went to the Park Slope YMCA for his daily workout. Three years ago, Nathylin Flowers Adesegun was evicted