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.
Arts & Culture
There is so much going on this weekend! Comedy fan? There’s the Park Slope Comedy Fest. Music lover? There’s a tribute concert honoring Louis Armstrong or the third annual BRIC JazzFest. Film buff? There’s the 10th annual Bushwick Film Festival, the 2nd annual Brooklyn Horror Festival, and
![[UPDATE] 91-Year-Old Bed-Stuy Man Dies During Home Invasion](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-12-at-10.49.21-AM.png)
Bed Stuy
Decatur Street via Google Maps[UPDATED: Thursday, October 12 at 3:50pm] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced this afternoon that he is personally offering $1,000 for any information leading to arrests in connection to yesterday’s deadly home invasion. “There are no words to properly capture the outrage
![[UPDATE] Police Identify Man Found Dead Outside Gowanus Houses](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-12-at-9.45.02-AM.png)
Gowanus
Intersection of Baltic and Bond Streets via Google Maps[UPDATED: Thursday, October 12 at 1pm] The NYPD has released the identity of the 19-year-old man whose body they found outside of the Gowanus Houses early this morning. The victim, Ramon Ortiz, was a resident of the Gowanus Houses and lived
Central Brooklyn
Park Slope Pumpkins (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. A Dog Statue In Prospect Park Is Raising Some Eyebrows [https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-09-nearly-nsfw-statue-of-a-boy-and-a-dog-is-giving-twitter-life/] [iHeart] Commuters Kick Racist, Drunk “Lawyer”
Food & Drink
PARK SLOPE – I wasn’t sure what to expect from Uzbek cuisine. I feared the options at the new Nargis Bar & Grill might be too meat-heavy for me. While meat does feature prominently on Nargis’ menu in the form of kebabs, manti (dumplings), and plov (rice pilaf with chunks
Announcements
CARROLL GARDENS – Join neighbors this Friday, October 13 at a rally to show support for the B71+ bus, an improved version of the cross-Gowanus B71 bus that the MTA took out of service in 2010 due to budget cuts and low ridership. The proposed B71+ bus service would connect Crown
News
SUNSET PARK – Two young sisters from Sunset Park who went missing last Friday [/help-police-locate-missing-sunset-park-sisters/] have returned safely home. Jamilet Ramirez and Esmirailda RamirezEleven-year-old Jamilet Ramirez and thirteen-year-old Esmirailda Ramirez returned home “on their own accord,” an NYPD representative said on Tuesday. The incident is still under investigation, but it appears
fort greene
FORT GREENE – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced last week that a Brooklyn man has been convicted of the 2004 rape of a 68-year-old woman in her Fort Greene home. Willie Weathers (photo via the Office of the Acting Brooklyn District Attorney) Willie Weathers, 47, was charged with the
Announcements
BROOKLYN – The new cycle of the New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] has officially begun! Photo via the Participatory Budgeting ProjectParticipatory budgeting (PBNYC) is a city program that allows residents to vote on $1 million to $1.5 million in projects developed by community
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – Craig Hammerman, the longtime District Manager of Brooklyn’s Community Board 6, announced on Friday that he will be stepping down from his post following a turbulent year of personal and legal struggles. Brooklyn Community Board 6, District Manager Craig Hammerman seated second from leftHammerman was arrested twice
Police & Fire
BATH BEACH – The NYPD is looking for the teen seen in the below photo and surveillance video in connection to a robbery that occurred last week. Via NYPDAt approximately 8:30pm on Monday, October 2, in the vicinity of Harway Avenue and Bay 49 Street, police say the suspect snatched
Bed Stuy
6 Albany Avenue via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – A 34-year-old man was killed and a 26-year-old pregnant woman was injured during a shooting that took place early Saturday morning. At approximately 1:45am on Saturday, October 7 police officers responded to a call in front of 6 Albany Avenue (between Decatur and
Business
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Head to City Point Tuesday evening and cheer on five female entrepreneurs as they compete in pitching their new businesses for a chance to win $5,000. A part of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/]‘s Make It In Brooklyn [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/big-ideas/make-it-in-brooklyn] series,
Borough Park
SUNSET PARK/BOROUGH PARK – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in locating two sisters from Sunset Park who disappeared last Friday. According to police, the sisters were last seen on Friday, October 6 at approximately 8:45am near 4211 14th Avenue (PS 164) in Borough Park. Jamilet Ramirez
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo in connection to a public lewdness incident that occurred on an “N” train last month. At approximately 11am on Saturday, September 30, a 23-year-old woman told police she and the male
Central Brooklyn
Tony Matelli’s Stray Dog standing in front of Spencer Finch’s Lost Man Creek at MetroTech Commons (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], and Instagram