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.
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Downtown Brooklyn
[UPDATED: Thursday, January 4 at 2:10pm] Edward Cordero, 18, of Brownsville has been charged with manslaughter and assault in connection to the death of Jacinto Suarez, police have announced. DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Jacinto Suarez, 65, of Staten Island was killed on Wednesday after being pushed onto the southbound “R” subway
Downtown Brooklyn
BOERUM HILL/GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – As winter storm Grayson [https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-01-04-winter-storm-grayson-northeast-bombogenesis-snow-forecast] , or the more dramatically monikered “Bomb Cyclone [https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/what-is-bombogenesis-weather-bomb] ,” pummeled NYC with heavy snow, arctic temperatures, and blustery winds this morning, BKLYNER braved the elements to capture some photos
Bay Ridge
Sledding in Prospect Park (Photo by emmmparker via Instagram [http://instagram.com/p/it8pIoyEwQ/])It’s the first snow day of the year! As the northeast gets battered by the “Bomb Cyclone [https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/what-is-bombogenesis-weather-bomb] ,” Governor Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for NYC [https:
Announcements
The National Weather Service and NYC Office of Emergency Management have issued a winter storm warning in effect from Thursday (January 4) at 1am through Friday (January 5) at 1am. Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNERA Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may
Announcements
RED HOOK – Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined 22 proposals [https://www.ny.gov/2018-state-state-proposals] during his 2018 State of the State Address in Albany Wednesday afternoon and discussed the urgent need to fix New York’s public transit system. Via www.governor.ny.gov [https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.
Announcements
Photo: NYC DOT via Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYC_DOT]PROSPECT PARK – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/001-18/mayor-de-blasio-prospect-park-now-completely-car-free-starting-today] on Tuesday that Prospect Park is “now completely car-free.” As of January 2, Prospect Park’s entire loop drive is permanently off-limits to private cars.
Announcements
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT/SUNSET PARK – Shortly after ringing in the New Year early Monday, Brooklyn welcomed two of its newest residents. The borough’s first baby of 2018 was delivered at 12:25am on January 1st at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in Bed-Stuy. Weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces and measuring
News
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A 51-year-old Muslim woman dressed in a hijab was attacked by three pre-teen girls at a Panera Bread on Tuesday, December 26, according to police. Panera Bread, 345 Adams Street via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 5:10pm at the Panera Bread located at 345 Adams Street,
Animals
CANARSIE – “Our dog is missing, we need Brooklyn’s help!” Meredith, a Manhattan resident, tells BKLYNER. Meredith and her fiancé went to visit family out of state for the holidays and entrusted their one-year-old Shih Tzu/Maltese mix, Lily, in the care of her usual dog-walker. The walker was familiar
Nonsponsored
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – The New York State of Appeals Court dismissed Save the View Now [https://www.facebook.com/savetheviewnow/]‘s case against the developers of the Pierhouse complex on Wednesday, December 27. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The community group, fighting to preserve views of the iconic
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – The brave members of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club are forging ahead with their 114th Annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day despite forecasts of temperatures only reaching 20 degrees [https://weather.com/weather/5day/l/11224:4:US]. Photo by Dina RabinerTwo towns in
Bed Stuy
BED-STUY – Last week, the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, Gregory Calliste, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the hospital’s first comprehensive health center dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients. L-R: Edward Fishkin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull; NYS