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.
Cypress Hills
CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for the man seen in the video below in connection to two criminal mischief incidents that occurred at a Cypress Hills church. At approximately 4:55pm on Tuesday, October 31 and at 7:20am on Saturday, November, 11, police say the suspect pushed over a
News
SUNSET PARK – The NYPD has released another video of the man they are seeking in connection to attacking two Sunset Park mosques with a hammer last Saturday. At approximately 5:20pm on November 11, police say the suspect used a hammer to smash a video camera and multiple windows at
Announcements
BOERUM HILL – Though it’s been in the works for years, it seems the impending closure of Hank’s Saloon [http://www.exitfive.com/hankssaloon/], the flame-emblazoned dive bar and music venue on the corner of 3rd and Atlantic Avenues, is slated for next year. Hank’s Saloon, 46 3rd
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – After more than 20 years, Renee Giordano is stepping down from her position as Executive Director of the Sunset Park 5th Avenue Business Improvement District (SPBID) [https://www.sunsetparkbid.org/]. Via Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SunsetParkBID/photos/a.165062090214402.49261.165059886881289/1384243938296205/
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the video below in connection to a purse snatching earlier this month. At approximately 11am on Wednesday, November 8, police say that a 71-year-old woman was walking toward her car near Shell Road and
Police & Fire
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The police are searching for the man seen in the photos below in connection to a recent burglary in Sheepshead Bay. Via NYPDAt approximately 12:05pm on Saturday, October 28, police say a 47-year-old woman discovered a strange man inside her apartment located near the intersection of Avenue
Police & Fire
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a group of people in connection to a shooting outside of a TGI Fridays Restaurant in Sheepshead Bay on Tuesday. Via NYPDAt approximately 11:15pm on November 14, police say the people seen in the above photos entered
Central Brooklyn
While Thanksgiving may be about savory eats, what would the holiday meal be without a delicious pie or two (or more)? If you’re running short on time, or don’t have the patience for baking, check out our list of local bakeries ready to help out with your Turkey
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD STUYVESANT – The NYPD has arrested a man in connection to a fire that broke out on the roof of a Bed-Stuy synagogue [/fdny-respond-fire-rooftop-bed-stuy-synagogue-tuesday-morning/] Tuesday morning. 45 Patchen Avenue via Google MapsCaesar Raynor, 71, who is part of a team that was hired to renovate B’nai Adath Kol Beth
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Just in time for holiday shopping, the Brooklyn Museum [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/american_fine_craft_show_november_2017/2017/11/18] is hosting the fifth annual American Fine Craft Show [http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com/] this weekend. The work of 84 fine artists, fashion designers, art
Central Brooklyn
Prospect Heights (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. MetroCard Replacing System May Improve Equity And Affordability [https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-metrocard-fare-1.14945261] [AM New York] Landmarks Looks Into Expanding Boerum
Gowanus
GOWANUS – Construction recently wrapped and sales have officially begun for a glassy, new, eleven-story, 36-unit condo building located at 554 4th Avenue on the corner of 15th Street. Via StreetEasy [https://streeteasy.com/building/554-4-avenue-brooklyn]Developed by Brookland Capital and designed by Feingold & Gregory Architects, residents can begin moving