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.
community
FORT GREENE – The Fort Greene Park Conservancy [http://www.fortgreenepark.org/fort-greene-park/] (FGPC) will celebrate its 20th anniversary by hosting Monumental 2018: A Celebration Under the Stars—a night of food, community, and dancing in the park. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/288374565036326/]The outdoor event will celebrate
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A new 21-story, 122-unit condominium tower is coming to One Boerum Place in Downtown Brooklyn. One Boerum Place via Google MapsAfter purchasing the building from Brooklyn Law School in 2016 for $76.5 million [/two-new-condo-projects-planned-downtown-area/], then purchasing approximately 50,000 square feet of air rights from two neighboring
environment
GOWANUS – The removal of the “black mayonnaise” from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal’s 4th Street Turning Basin resumed last week after issues with reinforcing bulkheads forced the project to a halt in January [/gowanus-pilot-dredging-project-stalled-bulkhead-installation-causes-damages/]. Dredging equipment at Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The cleanup
Business
Brooklyn does not have a shortage of great places to go for pizza, whether for a slice or an entire pie. Three new spots recently opened up in the borough offering their own unique spin on a New York classic. LBK, 669 Union Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)LBK [https:
Announcements
BOERUM HILL – In an effort to prevent opioid overdoses in the city, Mayor de Blasio announced on Thursday a one-year pilot program that will provide safe, supervised injection facilities for New Yorkers suffering from drug addiction. 80 4th Avenue (between Bergen Street & St. Marks Place), site of a proposed
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – The NYPD made an arrest Sunday night in connection to the shooting death of a 39-year-old Fort Greene man as he walked on State Street Friday evening. 3rd Avenue & State Street, Boerum Hill (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)At approximately 8:30pm on May 4, police responded to
Central Brooklyn
Adam Frezza & Terri Chiao, Chiaozza Zen Garden (2017) at Industry City (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
Announcements
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – It’s time to get in shape for the summer! For the next three Saturdays, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/downtown-bklyn-gets-physical] is hosting free outdoor yoga and dance classes at City Point [https://citypointbrooklyn.com/]. City Point, Downtown BrooklynStarting tomorrow through May 19, the three
Bensonhurst
PARK SLOPE/BOERUM HILL – Restaurants serving meals in bowls for a fast, casual, and healthy dining experience have been popping up across the city in recent years. BKLYNER already recommended Prospect Heights’ PokéBowl Station [/the-bite-pokebowl-station-in-prospect-heights/] earlier this year. Now, two more bowl eateries have recently debuted in Park Slope and
News
PARK SLOPE – The Staten Island woman who drove her car into a group of pedestrians and killed two young children in Park Slope in March was arraigned at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Thursday on a ten-count indictment charging her with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, assault, and other
Announcements
Throughout the month of April, New Yorkers had the opportunity to vote in NYC’s second annual “One Book, One New York [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page]” campaign and help select a tome for everyone in the city to read together. Courtesy of the Mayor’s
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS – Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) is hosting a family-friendly event this afternoon at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to rally for the return of the B71 bus route. “8 years ago, the MTA removed the B71 bus route that ran along Union Street,” Lander posted to Facebook