Monthly Archives: October 2007

Myrtle Avenue

Halloween on Hancock

I thought that I had seen some scary haunted houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, but Alexa 11221 showed me one that might possibly be the scariest. This horrorfest is located on Lewis Avenue and some cross street that I don’t remember. (Help me out, Alexa!) The house was huge and I imagine that it must [...]

 Haunted House on Malcolm X Boulevard
When I was taking a picture of this house, a middle-aged woman approached me and asked me if I were looking to buy a home. I thought to myself “If I were, I wouldn’t be buying this one.” Instead I said, “No, I’m just taking pictures of [...]

A dark shadow partially covers an evil Fresh Direct truck as it heads north on Marcy delivering food to the deserving in Williamsburg and other neighborhoods that are not Bed-Stuy.
Fresh Direct has decided that many of us in Bed-Stuy are not worthy of their food. In fact they’ve decided to hand pick which buildings and [...]

[ November 5, 2007; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The next community board 3 (CB3) meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m. CB3 is scheduled to meet the first Monday of every month.

Meeting Location:
Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza
1360 Fulton Street
Multi-Service Room (Basement)

We got a chance to get a preview of a unique new condo development in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The condominium is called the Shaker House Condominium. It is inspired by the Shaker Village in Hancock, Massachusetts, and it represents a new spin on housing development in our area. The building houses 6 floor-through units (2 per [...]

Haunted House on Vernon near Marcus Garvey Boulevard

I recently received this excellent photo from Leo of deLeon Realty on Hancock. (Thanks, Leo!) The subject line of Leo’s email was “Another Red Dot Special?” At first I had no idea what he meant, but once I opened the pic it became clear that there might be another garden in our neighborhood [...]

Autumn colors on Van Buren