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Bed-Stuy Clean-Up Update #2
By The Changeling | June 13, 2007
Wanna start your Saturday off by doing something nice for your block? Then join us for the Bed-Stuy Clean-Up on Saturday.
WHEN: Saturday, June 16th,2007  8:45 am – 11:00 am
WHERE: Your block (or any block really)
WHAT TO BRING: Please bring one or two black plastic garbage bags and gloves to protect your hands.
WHAT TO DO: We will focus on removing sidewalk trash such as paper/plastic bags, cans, wrappers. (Take pics of all of the trash you collect and send them to me at thechangeling@bedstuyblog.com. Weirdest trash wins a prize from the Bed-Stuy Blog! No, not really, but send pics anyway.)
Currently the only residential blocks being cleaned are
Monroe between Tompkins and Throop
Myrtle between Marcy and Tompkins
Tompkins between Putnam and Macon
MacDonough between Lewis and Stuyvesant
Quincy Street between Malcolm X and Patchen*
The Quincy Street clean-up will begin at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, and at 3:00 p.m. they will be holding a Father’s Day BBQ in the pocket park on Malcolm X and Quincy. All are welcome! They will be raising money to fix up the park.
If you’d like to help others then you can join them on the blocks listed above, or if you’d like to tackle your own block and it’s not listed, please let us know in the comments section below. There may be others on your block who want to participate but are shy about stepping forward, so why not take the first step and join the clean-up? Once one person on the block makes a decision to take action, others are likely to join in. Besides, this is a good way to meet your neighbors and you’ll feel good about doing something for your neighborhood.
June 13th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Include Tompkins between Putnam and Macon that is a four block spread so please let’s expand this.
June 13th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Done!
June 13th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
MacDonough Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant Aves will be participating.
June 13th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Added!
June 14th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Please include Quincy Street between Malcolm X and Patchen. We are also having a father’s day BBQ @ 3pm in our pocket park on the corner of Malcolm X and Quincy. Everyone is welcome - we are trying to raise money to fix up the park!
June 14th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Most of the blocks mentioned are in the historical area. Too bad there aren’t strong community board to enforce and encourage this stuff.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Sorry, forgot to mention that our clean up will be from 11am-1pm and the bbq will follow at 3pm. Tks.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:23 am
I missed this and did not put up signs… Will do tonight…
I will be out on Putnam between Marcus Garvey and Throop
June 15th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Please pay attention to two of our dirtiest streets Nostrand and Malcolm X if you have energy left.