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
Brooklyn Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)FLATLANDS – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a Flatlands waitress has been indicted on grand larceny, identity theft, and other charges for allegedly stealing nearly $500,000 from an elderly customer of a diner where the
Arts & Culture
Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Flatbush-Artists-Studio-Tour-309055422518941/]DITMAS PARK – Check out “contemporary artists in Victorian Flatbush” this weekend at the 2017 Flatbush Artists Studio Tour [http://www.flatbushartists.org/]. Visitors will have the chance to meet 29 participating local artists in their homes and studios—many of which are located
Business
CONEY ISLAND/GOWANUS – A new 194-room, seven-story hotel (aka homeless shelter? [/coney-island-a-dumping-ground-for-homeless-shelters-locals-complain-in-protest-to-proposed-shelter-bensonhurst/] ) is planned for 2201 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island. 2201 Neptune Avenue via Google MapsPermits were recently filed with the Department of Buildings for the project, The Real Deal [https://therealdeal.com/2017/10/16/new-194-key-hotel-heading-to-coney-island/amp/] reports.
Police & Fire
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two suspects seen in the below photos in connection to a recent theft at a supermarket. At approximately 5:15pm on Sunday October 1 at the Stop & Shop located at 1710 Avenue Y, the male suspect
canarsie
Foster Avenue via Google MapsCANARSIE – A 64-year-old woman was fatally struck by a box truck backing out of a loading area at a Canarsie parking lot yesterday afternoon, the NYPD reports. At approximately 4pm on Monday, October 16, police responded to a call of a vehicle accident at 10110 Foster
Central Brooklyn
Park Slope Spooks (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. 29-Year-Old Former Investment Banker Challenges Yvette Clarke For District 9 Congressional Seat [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/nyregion/adem-bunkeddeko-city-politics-envigorate.html]
Central Brooklyn
Hurricane Sandy Effects-Emmons AvenueBROOKLYN – October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York City. The powerful storm caused the deaths of 43 New York City residents [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/17/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-map.html] —seven fatalities were in Brooklyn, and caused $19 billion
Bensonhurst
SUNSET PARK – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the three individuals seen in the surveillance photos below in connection to two recent subway robberies. Incident 1 – At approximately 3:30am on Sunday, October 15, the suspects approached a 19-year-old man onboard a northbound “D” and punched
Central Brooklyn
Plumage at the Bensonhurst Columbus Day Parade (Photo: Paul Stremple/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], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily
Coney Island
The intersection of Surf Avenue and W 20th Street, Coney Island via Google Maps CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD has released the identity of the suspect who they say stabbed a neighbor to death [/coney-island-woman-fatally-stabbed-in-fight-with-neighbor/] during a fight Wednesday night. Forty-year-old Latrisha Moore was arrested for the murder of Shymeka Tart,
East New York
(bee721 / flickr)EAST NEW YORK – The NYPD have arrested a 26-year-old Queens man who they say sexually assaulted two women at gunpoint, and threatened a teenage girl, within a two-hour span Tuesday morning. The first attack occurred at approximately 6:50am on Tuesday, October 10 on Fountain Avenue near Linden
North Western Brooklyn
502 Prospect Place via Google MapsPROSPECT HEIGHTS – A Prospect Heights man found unconscious on the street back in May has died from his injuries and his death has been ruled a homicide. At approximately 5:30pm on Sunday, May 28, police responded to a call regarding an assault in front
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and video who reportedly punched a woman in the face and pushed her down the stairs of a subway station before fleeing with her purse. At approximately 10:45am on Monday, October
Gowanus
Intersection of Baltic and Bond Streets via Google MapsGOWANUS – The NYPD has arrested two men in connection to the shooting death [/man-found-dead-outside-gowanus-houses/] of a 19-year-old man at the Gowanus Houses on Thursday. Boerum Hill residents, 17-year-old Andre Alberto and 18-year-old Noelvis Hernandez, were arrested on Thursday, October 12, police say.
Coney Island
Surf Avenue and W 20th Street, Coney Island via Google MapsCONEY ISLAND – A 31-year-old Coney Island woman was stabbed to death in the hallway of her building during a fight with a neighbor last night. At approximately 9:30pm on Wednesday, October 11, police responded to a 911 call on
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – The embattled District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page], Craig Hammerman, has stepped down from his post earlier than initially planned [/brooklyn-cb6-district-manager-resigns-following-stalking-allegations/]. At a CB6 General Board Meeting held Wednesday evening at the John Jay Education Campus, Sayar Lonial, the