Monthly Archives: August 2008

Community Pride Day/Back to School Event This Friday at Von King Park

Posted on August 19, 2008 by The Changeling

[ August 22, 2008; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Project Regeneration is having a Community Pride Day and Back to School Event from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. this Friday! For more information about this event click here.

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Eye on the Stuy 08/18/08

Posted on August 18, 2008 by The Changeling

It’s too late for landmarking on this block of Greene Avenue between Franklin and Bedford.

Family Dollar Robberies: The Family Dollar empire is being robbed! The robbers have hit stores in Bed-Stuy, Bushwick and Crown Heights. [WNBC]

Third Suspect in Custody: The third suspect in the tragic cabbie shooting turned herself in. Put all [...]

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Bed-Stuy Real Estate Picks 08/15/08

Posted on August 15, 2008 by The Changeling

This week I’m focusing only on properties that are for sale in Bed-Stuy. It’s amazing how wide the price range is around here! I wasn’t feeling won over by any of the properties, so no Pick of the Week this week.
Sales #2
#1 — $365,000 — 1 BR: This is probably on the Clinton Hill [...]

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Malcolm X Boulevard Community Farmers’ Market

Posted on August 15, 2008 by The Changeling

[ August 15, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 22, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 29, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 5, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 12, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 19, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 26, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. October 3, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. October 10, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. October 17, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. October 24, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. October 31, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. November 7, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. November 14, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The Malcolm X Boulevard Community Farmers’ Market is a new farmers’ market working to bring fresh, local, organic and healthy foods to the Bed-Stuy community. They sell fruits, veggies, baked goods, and fish. If you have a flexible Friday schedule (or are lucky enough to have Fridays off) then stop by and support this local [...]

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BPL & Habana Outpost Host Back to School Bash

Posted on August 14, 2008 by The Changeling

[ September 1, 2008; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

Join BPL at Fort Greene’s Habana Outpost for a Back to School Party on Labor Day. Come out for a party like none other featuring a dance party, face painting, story time and eco-friendly crafts for kids, while adults can enjoy a DJ, frozen mojitos and fantastic food. So bid farewell to summer and boogie [...]

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New Cafe Alert: T-Cup Cafe

Posted on August 13, 2008 by The Changeling

I just received this from a reader who passed this on his way to work. It’s a new cafe located on Throop between Decatur and Fulton that used to be a tool rental business.
Thanks for the info. and the pic, Christopher!

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Summer @ SONYA Exhibition

Posted on August 13, 2008 by The Changeling

[ August 21, 2008; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
South of the Navy Yard Artists (SONYA) is pleased to announce the group exhibition entitled “SUMMER @ SONYA” featuring art works that were created this year (2008) and inspired by the summer of 2008. SUMMER @ SONYA, curated by Kennis Baptiste, will include more than twenty-eight works in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photography by [...]

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Monthly Raw Milk Delivery

Posted on August 12, 2008 by The Changeling

I recently received an email from a resident who is a part of an organization that sells raw milk. According to the email, the farmers live in Pennsylvania and they travel to Brooklyn once a month to deliver their products. The next delivery is scheduled for Saturday, August 16th in Bed-Stuy. If [...]

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Greene Hill Food Coop Meeting

Posted on August 12, 2008 by The Changeling

[ August 14, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] I’m sure the majority (if not all) of you saw this flyer about the Greene Hill Food Coop on the Clinton Hill Blog yesterday. I promised one of the organizers that I’d post this on the Bed-Stuy Blog as well. The organizers wanted us to know that even though the coop is outside [...]

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Eye on the Stuy 08/11/08 (Subway Edition)

Posted on August 11, 2008 by The Changeling

Artists at the Urban Arts Market in Clinton Hill
Newsflash: Subway stations are dirty: An advisory committee to the MTA found that many stations are in poor shape. One suggestion by the committee was to have an Adopt-A-Station program in which neighborhood groups and companies help pay for the repair and upkeep of the [...]

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