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.
News
Sing For Hope [http://www.singforhope.org/pianos/] returns to NYC for three weeks in June, parking 50 colorfully decorated pianos in parks and public spaces across the five boroughs to give New Yorkers a chance to tickle the ivories. Sing For Hope piano outside The Old Stone House, 336
Central Brooklyn
The Atrium in Brooklyn Army Terminal’s Building B (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
Bushwick
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month [https://www.adl.org/resources/tools-and-strategies/lgbtq-pride-month] and there are lots of ways to celebrate in Brooklyn. On Monday, June 4, Brooklyn Borough President and Brooklyn Pride [http://brooklynpride.org] are hosting a LGBTQ Pride Celebration [http://events.r20.constantcontact.
Announcements
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Locals upset over the loss of Brooklyn Bridge Park [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/brooklyn-bridge-park-announces-plans-to-build-a-permanent-pool] ’s much-loved pop-up pool [http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/attractions/pop-up-pool] will be happy to hear that a permanent pool is planned for nearby Squibb Park in Brooklyn Heights. Rendering courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge
Business
SUNSET PARK – Along with celebrating the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com]‘s (BAT) centennial Thursday morning, the NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com] (EDC), Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, and Council Member Carlos Menchaca unveiled a new 500,000-square-foot facility that will
community
PARK SLOPE – The cafeteria of MS 51 was packed Wednesday evening with concerned locals eager to voice their concerns about dangerous Park Slope streets to Council Member Brad Lander and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). Park Slope Street Safety Town Hall (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Organized by the
Arts & Culture
Nothing beats a short work week! It’s the weekend again, and there are lots of outdoor events scheduled including movie screenings, performances, festivals, and a dumpling tour to help you celebrate summer’s long-awaited arrival. Don’t forget to check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around
News
PARK SLOPE – Mayor de Blasio unveiled the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml]‘s (DOT) redesign proposal for 9th Street between 3rd Avenue and Prospect Park West this morning during a press conference held at the intersection where Dorothy Bruns drove her
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – Celebrate wellness and fight childhood obesity “one step at a time” with Imani House [http://imanihouse.org]‘s Walk-To-Live Festival and Walkathon 2018 [http://ihiwalktolive.com/] this Saturday at Prospect Park. The goal of the 6th annual Walk-To-Live Festival is to bring awareness to childhood obesity in a
Arts & Culture
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – In honor of the 199th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth (May 31, 1819), The Walt Whitman Project [http://www.waltwhitmanproject.org/] and St. Francis College are hosting a reception and walking tour of Brooklyn Heights sites that the poet frequented. Walt Whitman (Photographer George C. Cox, 1887)
Bed Stuy
Celebrities are coming and going in Brooklyn, including an Oscar-winner selling a brownstone in Fort Greene, another Oscar-winner returning to the borough with her actor husband, and a television star purchasing a new home in Bed-Stuy. FORT GREENE – Academy Award-winning actress, Holly Hunter [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000456/bio?
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Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – The DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar [https://www.bam.org/bazaar] transformed the streets surrounding the Brooklyn Academy of Music [https://www.bam.org] into a vibrant global marketplace over the three-day weekend, celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of Africa and its diaspora. DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar (Photo: Nathan Haselby)DanceAfrica