Pamela Wong

Pamela Wong

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.
Sep
05
9/11 Remembrances In Brooklyn

9/11 Remembrances In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – This year marks the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that took the lives of 2,996
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Sep
04
Oprah’s 2020 Wellness Tour Will Come To Barclays Center

Oprah’s 2020 Wellness Tour Will Come To Barclays Center

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Media mogul Oprah Winfrey announced on Wednesday that her wellness tour, Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in
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Sep
04
11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L. Walk/Run: Raising Awareness About Ovarian Cancer

11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L. Walk/Run: Raising Awareness About Ovarian Cancer

PROSPECT PARK – September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month [http://ovarian.org/page-not-found/508-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month] and T.E.A.L. [https:
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Sep
04
Art In DUMBO: First Thursday Gallery Walk, September 5

Art In DUMBO: First Thursday Gallery Walk, September 5

DUMBO – Art in DUMBO [https://artindumbo.com]‘s first gallery walk of the Fall season will take place on Thursday,
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Sep
04
Fort Greene House Tour: “Houses, History & All That Jazz”

Fort Greene House Tour: “Houses, History & All That Jazz”

FORT GREENE – Mark your calendars: the 34th Fort Greene House Tour is scheduled for Sunday, September 22, offering attendees the
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Aug
30
Get Ready For 2019 J’Ouvert & West Indian American Day Festivities

Get Ready For 2019 J’Ouvert & West Indian American Day Festivities

CROWN HEIGHTS/FLATBUSH – The 52nd annual West Indian American Day Carnival [http://wiadcacarnival.org/] returns this weekend with a series
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Aug
30
“Under The Sun”: Public Art Debuts At 7th Avenue Triangle

“Under The Sun”: Public Art Debuts At 7th Avenue Triangle

PARK SLOPE – Last Sunday, a new public artwork was installed at the recently revamped 7th Avenue Triangle on the west
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Aug
30
Read All About It: Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 16-23

Read All About It: Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 16-23

Brooklyn Book Festival 2019 poster by Raúl Colón [https://brooklynbookfestival.org/news/2019-poster-debut/]The 14th edition of the Brooklyn Book
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Aug
29
Landmarked Coignet Building On Sale For $6.5M

Landmarked Coignet Building On Sale For $6.5M

GOWANUS – After years sitting vacant at 360 3rd Avenue, the landmarked Coignet Building is now on the market for $6.
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Aug
29
R.I.P. Alan Fleishman: Brooklyn Activist & LGBTQ Trailblazer

R.I.P. Alan Fleishman: Brooklyn Activist & LGBTQ Trailblazer

Local officials are paying tribute to Alan Fleishman, a longtime political organizer and LGBTQ activist who passed away earlier this
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