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.
Central Brooklyn
Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo: Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Will Adams Run For NYC Mayor in 2021? [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-website-brooklyn-borough-prez-hints-2021-mayoral-run-article-1.3897391] [New York Daily News] * Brooklyn’s Population Decreases For First Time Since 2010 [https://www.citylab.com/amp/article/556280/] [City Lab] * Former
Central Brooklyn
Easter is Sunday, April 1. Put on an Easter bonnet, grab a basket, and bring the family to an Easter Egg Hunt! Note that some of the events listed might sell out, so check first and make a reservation if required. Know of any other great Easter egg hunts around
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn Point [/brooklyn-point-new-downtown-condo-tower-will-boroughs-tallest-now/], the only tower in the City Point complex featuring apartments for sale as well as the “ highest residential infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere [/brooklyn-point-will-boast-highest-rooftop-pool-city/],” launched sales last week [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brooklyn-point-first-and-only-for-sale-residence-at-city-point-in-downtown-brooklyn-launches-sales-300618268.html] . Pho
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – The lottery for 38 newly constructed affordable units at 555 Waverly Avenue launches tomorrow, March 27. Rendering of 555 Waverly Avenue via HTO Architect [http://www.hto-architect.com/555-waverly.php]The units are part of an eight-story, 190-apartment building that replaces a former commercial bakery, according to Curbed
News
PARK SLOPE – Last week it was reported that improperly filed paperwork reporting a September hit-and-run incident involving Dorothy Bruns, the driver who killed two children in Park Slope earlier this month [/details-released-mondays-deadly-collision-park-slope/], allowed the motorist to stay on the road and continue driving. Scene following the crash at 9th Street
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The planned closure [/dean-street-between-flatbush-6th-will-be-closed-for-four-nights-next-week/] of Dean Street between Flatbush & 6th Avenues for four nights of roadwork has been rescheduled for this week starting Wednesday at 10pm. Via Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report [https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2018/03/overnight-work-planned-for-dean-street_23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=
Boerum Hill
FORT GREENE – Community groups rallied outside the Brownstoner RADD Awards last Thursday (March 22) to protest Alloy Development’s 80 Flatbush project [/will-mega-project-80-flatbush-cast-shadow-downtown-brooklyn/]. Protesters outside RADD Awards, March 22, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Save Our Sunlight)Alloy was slated to receive two RADD Awards [https://www.brownstoner.com/announcement/brownstoner-radd-awards-2018-full-list-winners-tickets-pat-kiernan/
Central Brooklyn
Red-tailed hawk spotted in Park Slope (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
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – Council Member Brad Lander and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon were joined by Carroll Gardens residents and community groups Friday morning to call on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) to grant two historic properties on President Street individual landmark
Bushwick
Lots of new restaurants have recently opened in the borough or will be coming our way soon. Check out our list below of seven newcomers in Fort Greene, Park Slope, DUMBO, Clinton Hill, and Bushwick. Let us know if you’ve tried any of the eateries or if we’ve
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue during Wednesday’s nor’easter, March 21, 2018 (Photo: Nathan Haselby) * Queens Council Member Wants To Ban Smoking While Walking [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/03/21/smoking-while-walking-bill] [NY1] * ‘Testilying’—When Police Officers Lie [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/nyregion/testilying-police-perjury-new-york.html] [New
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – The NYC Department of Design & Construction [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] (DDC) has announced that reconstruction work at Putnam Triangle Plaza will begin “on or about Monday, March 26, 2018.” Via NYC DOT and FAB Alliance presentation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/