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.
Bed Stuy
SUNSET PARK – The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 29-year-old man from Sunset Park who went missing late last month. Wen-Na Chen (Photo via NYPD)Wen-Na Chen was last seen at his home on Friday, November 24 at approximately 1pm, according to police. Chen
Central Brooklyn
A Tree Falls in Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, November 15, 2017 (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 [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 55-year-old Brownsville resident has been convicted of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife after he followed her to her friend’s house after work. Beresford Ashley (Photo provided by the Office of Acting Brooklyn District
News
SEAGATE – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 40-year-old man from Seagate has been indicted for first-degree murder, rape, burglary and other charges for breaking into his former girlfriend’s apartment, raping her, and slashing her friend’s throat, all while the woman’s 11-year-old daughter hid
Announcements
BROOKLYN – The New York City Council passed a bill on Thursday that will protect tenants from harassment from “unscrupulous” landlords looking to drive them out and cash in on their apartments. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brad.lander.7/posts/10213673536047920?pnref=story] “Unfortunately, for some unscrupulous landlords in
Business
PARK SLOPE – In the neighborhood’s fast-changing food landscape, four restaurants have recently bid farewell to Park Slope. See a list of the eateries that have recently closed their doors down below. Know of another restaurant closing? Let us know at editor@bklyner.com. Cooks & Captains at 254 5th
News
CROWN HEIGHTS – Despite The Legal Aid Society [http://www.legal-aid.org/en/home.aspx]‘s attempt to block the City’s Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment plan [/legal-aid-society-sues-city-bedford-armory-plan/], the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced late Thursday that the City Council has voted to approve the project. Photo courtesy of Legal Aid
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – At an event kicking off a $7 million initiative to promote urban farming education in Brooklyn classrooms, Borough President Eric Adams joined students of Clinton Hill’s PS 56 Lewis H. Latimer and Urban Assembly Unison School on Tuesday to tour the site of a “future state-of-the-art greenhouse.
Announcements
DUMBO – Barely a week after it was announced that a “full-sized supermarket” [/another-gourmet-market-coming-dumbo/] is slated for the neighborhood early next year, Superette [https://www.superetteny.com/], “a chic new mini market and deli” has debuted in DUMBO. Photo courtesy of SuperetteLocated at 145 Front Street between Pearl and Jay Streets,
Arts & Culture
Fort Greene Park tree lighting (Photo courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership)The holiday season is upon us. Holiday shopping has officially begun and festive decorations are popping up everywhere. There are a few events to check out this weekend to find gifts crafted by local artists and makers as
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying the suspect seen in the photos and surveillance video below in connection to a robbery that occurred on Thanksgiving Day. Via NYPDJust before 4pm on Thursday, November 23, police say a 17-year-old male met with the suspect in order to
Cypress Hills
CYPRESS HILLS – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two men seen in the photos and video below in connection to a robbery earlier this month. Via NYPDAt approximately 4:10am on Saturday, November 18, police say the two suspects approached a 46-year-old man on Elton