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.
Business
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) announced last Thursday that HITN, the largest Spanish-language public broadcasting network in the country, has signed a ten-year lease to expand its current space at Building 292. Rendering courtesy of HITNHITN currently occupies 21,000 square feet at the Brooklyn
Central Brooklyn
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Borough Park
Jacob Gold, the Democratic District Leader of Brooklyn’s 44th Assembly District, announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection following a recent report that he improperly used campaign funds. Jacob Gold via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009607593092&fref=nf]The 73-year-old real estate
Announcements
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/brooklyn-bridge-park-conservancy-partners-with-smorgasburg-celebrates-women-directors-at-movies-with-a-view-1] announced on Thursday this summer’s Movies With A View lineup [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/event-series/movies-with-a-view], featuring eight films that celebrate the work of women, trans-women, and genderqueer directors. Movies With a View in Brooklyn
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT), and the Park Slope Street Safety Partnership [https://www.facebook.com/ParkSlopeStreetSafetyPartnership/] are hosting a Street Safety Town Hall next Wednesday (May 30) to pinpoint dangerous locations across the
Arts & Culture
It’s Memorial Day weekend and the kick-off to summer! Check out our list of events happening over the long weekend to help you welcome the season and the (hopefully) warmer weather. Don’t forget to check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around town or to list
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch launched NYC’s first Musical Instrument Lending Library Wednesday afternoon with a kick-off event featuring displays of the music-makers available to check-out and performances by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Youth Ensemble as well as the BPL’s own house band
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – Boasting approximately 70,000 daily riders and 12,000 bicycles spread across more than 750 stations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens, popular bike-share program Citi Bike [https://www.citibikenyc.com/] will mark its five-year anniversary this Sunday with a day-long celebration at Prospect Park. Along with cake, a
Announcements
BOERUM HILL – If you missed the 59th Annual Park Slope House Tour [/save-the-date-59th-annual-park-slope-house-tour-sunday-may-20/] this past Sunday, you will have another opportunity to peek into some impressive local homes next weekend (June 2) during the Boerum Hill House Tour. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/86545554529/]Hosted by the Boerum
Arts & Culture
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/outer-space-outdoors-movies-albee-square-curated-by-alamo-drafthouse-cinema] and Alamo Drafthouse [https://drafthouse.com/theater/downtown-brooklyn] will kick off the summer season by hosting the Outer Space Outdoors movie series Thursday evenings in June at Albee Square. Via downtownbrooklyn.com [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/outer-space-outdoors-movies-albee-square-curated-by-alamo-drafthouse-cinem
Gowanus
GOWANUS- A group of Gowanus residents and community leaders gathered at the Union Street Bridge Tuesday morning to call on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) to consider key historical sites in the neighborhood for landmark designation. L-R: Brad Vogel, Simeon Bankoff,
Arts & Culture
SUNSET PARK/CONEY ISLAND – Last week the London-based artist, Camille Walala [http://camillewalala.com], unveiled her vibrant new mural adorning the exterior of an Industry City building at 2nd Avenue and 37th Street. Camille Walala’s mural at 203 37th Street (on 2nd Ave), Sunset Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)