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.
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – NYC Health + Hospitals [https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org] held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of its new NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health [https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/gotham-health/] neighborhood clinic located at 485 Throop Avenue (between Madison St. & Putnam Ave.) in Bed-Stuy. The new facility, “co-located”
Arts & Culture
With J’Ouvert fast approaching, the Brooklyn Arts Council [http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/] (BAC) is hosting two events leading up to the annual “break of day” festivities. Via brooklynartscouncil.org [http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2655] On Thursday, August 23, BAC’s Folk Arts Program [http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/folkarts]
DUMBO
DUMBO – Michelin-starred pastry chef Ryan Butler debuted his second outpost of Butler Bake Shop & Espresso Bar [http://www.butler-nyc.com/] on Tuesday at 40 Water Street in DUMBO. Courtesy of Butler Bake Shop & Espresso BarThe 1,200-square-foot space offers seating for 36 customers inside and 16 outdoor seats.
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Pop-Up Magazine, a “live magazine” show produced “for a stage, a screen, and a live audience,” returns to BAM next month for an evening of multimedia stories told alongside visuals and an original score. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/popupmagshow/photos/gm.243454599639672/10156881495533755/?type=3&
Business
CLINTON HILL – A new five-story, 120-room hotel will soon replace a one-story warehouse located at 11 Grand Avenue, across from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 11 Grand Avenue (Photo: Christopher Bride via Property Shark)Hans Georg Näder, a German billionaire who owns the Otto Bock Group [https://www.ottobock.com/en/
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio is working from home this week. Starting on Monday, August 20, de Blasio and members of his administration will work from the Mayor’s home borough at Brooklyn Borough Hall and attend a series of events including a town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday. “City Hall
Central Brooklyn
Erwin Wurm’s Hot Dog Bus, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, on view and handing out hot dogs until August 26 (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]
Bay Ridge
Looking for something to do with the kids during the final weeks of summer vacation? City Parks Foundation’s PuppetMobile [https://cityparksfoundation.org/puppetmobile/] is presenting free performances of The Big Good Wolf at local parks. The “modern-day fairy tale” features characters from Goldilocks and The Three Bears, transporting viewers
Animals
DITMAS PARK – Shortly after relocating Twig Terrariums [https://twigterrariums.com] from Gowanus [/years-construction-3rd-avenue-impacts-gowanus-small-businesses/]to 642 Coney Island Avenue in Ditmas Park, owners Michelle Inciarrano and Katy Maslow adopted a Russian Dwarf hamster who has been greeting visitors at their new shop since. Princess Ophelia (courtesy of Twig Terrariums)Princess Ophelia
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – A beloved summer tradition returns to Coney Island Beach on Saturday—the 28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest [http://wearebcs.org/home/sand/]. Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ConeyIslandSandSculpting/photos/pcb.787149448050534/787148748050604/?type=3&theater] Presented by the Alliance
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – On top of all the recent Brooklyn restaurant news [/restaurant-news-bakeries-bowls-bye-bye-pok-pok/], Carroll Gardens favorite, Ugly Baby, was included in Bon Appétit’s annual top ten list of America’s Best New Restaurants [http://projects.bonappetit.com/hot10/p/1]! > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BmdfmIOhzS3/?utm_source=ig_
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month [http://www.ovariancancerawareness.org] in September, T.E.A.L. [http://www.tealwalk.org/site/c.ajITK8NHLdJ2E/b.7930599/k.BFDC/Home.htm]—short for “Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer”—will dress a section of Brooklyn in teal