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.
Animals
[UPDATED: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:30am] Good news! Teddy, the dog lost in Prospect Park on November 30 while out for a walk with a Wag! dog-walker, was caught and reunited with her owner yesterday. “TEDDY HAS BEEN FOUND!” Kane Giblin, Teddy’s owner posted to Facebook yesterday.
Central Brooklyn
Atlantic Avenue Holiday Tree located in front of The Belarusian Church, on corner of Atlantic & Bond Street (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
Gowanus
BOERUM HILL – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photo below in connection to a robbery late last month. Via NYPDJust before 1am on Saturday, November 25, police say the suspect snuck up on a 21-year-old woman standing in front of 59
canarsie
CANARSIE – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 28-year-old man has been arraigned for allegedly killing his 70-year-old adoptive mother whom authorities found bound and strangled in her home. A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz / Flickr)According to the investigation, on July 18, 2017, Noreen Mulzac,
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – A new wine-focused, Italian-inspired restaurant will open its doors Saturday evening in the space formerly occupied for 14 years by neighborhood favorite, Franny’s [/popular-pizza-spot-frannys-closing-14-years/]. Fausto, 348 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Liz Clayman)When Franny’s owner, Francine Stephens, decided to close her restaurant this past August, she contacted
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS – Following Tuesday’s City Council hearing where NYCHA’s Chair was questioned about the agency’s failure to properly conduct lead paint inspections [/nycha-chair-answers-city-council-lack-lead-testing-public-housing-developments/] in thousands of public housing apartments, NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton [https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/jesse-hamilton/free-lead-testing-children-december-2017-january-2018] (District 20) announced free lead tests
Central Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH – A new six-story, ten-unit apartment building is slated for 679 Lefferts Avenue [https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/12/rendering-revealed-permits-filed-for-679-lefferts-avenue-east-flatbush-brooklyn.html] . 679 Lefferts Avenue rendering by IMC ArchitectureAt 60 feet tall and more than 8,000 square feet, according to New York YIMBY, the imposing new building will replace a
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The NYPD is searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in Prospect Park this morning. Photo via Harvey K / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theharv58/6805188814/in/photolist-bnmnxC-7KqGp4-dhysjP-9XGVEn-9rQvTt-ecVqDK-ab77GB-9bfUCg-5HdCGb-4KPf6B-8392Ri-6cBDwA-9rJYYc-a8BgD9-51638U-b3kp8-5fqYA6-ab9XEj-CWBFEx-4tm4p-64tP7S-dK8RG-d3cwQU-ao23y9-ftTWf-9WAzC2-ab9XBJ-do4uFD-mLPih-4sYLvC-pUNQcw-2jzEnw-7z82jY-9EVarh-3ASWC-iJXA2n-do4C9h-8ojEVe-vbSNk-4zLBCi-8ByMpE-67qp
community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Rescheduled due to rain Tuesday evening, Forest City New York will host its 28th annual Light Up the Holidays @MetroTech [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/light-up-the-holidays-metrotech] event today, featuring Brooklyn’s tallest Christmas tree. The event kicks off at 4pm at MetroTech Commons, between Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue,
DUMBO
DUMBO – Commuting into Brooklyn across the East River won’t be the same now that the iconic Watchtower sign is gone [/will-watchtower-sign-make-way-new-panorama-complex/]. Via Google MapsThe illuminated 15-foot-tall red letters overlooking the Brooklyn waterfront from atop 30 Columbia Heights for more than 40 years were removed on Wednesday, the New York
Arts & Culture
Tis the season—there are lots of holiday fairs, markets, and pop-ups to shop this weekend for all your gifting needs. There are also two interactive, immersive art events, a photography exhibit, DUMBO’s First Thursday gallery walk, and an anti-Santa Con pub crawl in Gowanus. Find out what else
Central Brooklyn
Getting into the Christmas Spirit in Carroll Gardens (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. Two Workers Rescued From Scaffolding Stuck On 17th Floor At 4 MetroTech [https://patch.com/new-york/heights-dumbo/