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
GOWANUS – The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) [https://newyork.uli.org/] released a report [https://goo.gl/WM1rhL] on Monday outlining recommendations on how new developments, that will be built as part of the rezoning of Gowanus, will be able to help mitigate the urban heat island (UHI)
celebrity
COBBLE HILL – Cobble Hill may have lost one creative couple, but it’s rumored that another talented pair is taking its place. Photo: Christopher Bride via Property SharkActors Daniel Craig [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/?ref_=nv_sr_1] and Rachel Weisz [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001838/?ref_
Gowanus
GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – Initially slated to open in Summer 2017 [/boutique-hotel-open-gowanus-summer/], the new hotel, Gowanus Inn & Yard [http://www.gowanusinn.com], officially opened its doors to guests on November 24. Gowanus Inn & Yard (Photo by: Coke Bartrina, courtesy of SAVVY Studio)Located at 645-651 Union Street (at 4th
Announcements
GOWANUS/WILLIAMSBURG – Try to hold off this week’s grocery shopping until Thursday if you can, as Whole Foods Market [http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/caring-communities/community-giving] will donate 5% of net sales at its Gowanus and Williamsburg locations on that day to Emma’s Torch [/emmas-torch-classroom-cafe-empowers-refugees-prepares-them-for-culinary-careers/] , the non-profit Red
Arts & Culture
WINDSOR TERRACE – Park Slope filmmaker Jay Cusato [http://www.jcusato.com/] will present two dramatic readings of Stoopdreamer this weekend, a play documenting the gentrification of the once predominantly Irish-American, working class community of Windsor Terrace. The performances will be staged in the very neighborhood where the story takes place
Central Brooklyn
Zoe enjoying the snow in Park Slope (Courtesy of Stephanie Marden)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
Announcements
869 Park Avenue via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT/SOUTH SLOPE – Applications are now being accepted for affordable housing units at 869 Park Avenue in Bed-Stuy and 198 19th Street in South Slope. First up, nine one-bedroom apartments are available at 869 Park Avenue, a newly constructed building located between Marcus Garvey Boulevard
Central Brooklyn
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)FLATBUSH – The body of a 40-year-old Brooklyn woman was discovered by police in a Flatbush parking lot just before the new year. After notifying the woman’s family, police released her identity as Denise Moses of Flatbush. Moses lived on Ocean Avenue, a few blocks north from
Bed Stuy
BED-STUY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and surveillance video in connection to a robbery that occurred in a Burger King last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10am on Monday, December 4, police say the suspect approached an 84-year-old man
Business
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – Brooklyn’s beloved Greenlight Bookstore [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com] is recovering after a flood soaked nearly 1,000 titles at its 632 Flatbush Avenue outpost. Courtesy of Greenlight BookstoreA pipe burst in the space above the bookshop at approximately 6pm on Wednesday, sending streams of water down through
Central Brooklyn
Here are some more photos capturing winter storm Grayson blasting through Brooklyn earlier today submitted by BKLYNER readers. Gabrielle sent in this photo taken on Glenwood Road in Flatbush of two sisters enjoying their snow dayBKLYNER reporter Zainab sent in this pic taken from her window in Midwood/KensingtonLocal photographer
Arts & Culture
It’s freezing and treacherous outside! If you’re brave enough to head out and face the arctic temperatures and mountains of snow, there are some cool events to check out this weekend including the third installment of Brooklyn Art Song Society’s French festival, the Brooklyn Museum’s First