Monthly Archives: April 2009

Cheek By Jowl On Quincy Street

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alexa11221

While most blocks in Bed-Stuy contain rows of brownstones, occasionally interrupted by new construction or vacant lots, Quincy Street between Bedford and Nostrand is different. The housing stock on this stretch of Quincy features several examples of detached and semi-detached Victorian houses that look like they migrated north from Kensington or Ditmas Park.
Unfortunately, few of [...]

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What Bed-Stuy Wants From Its City Council Member

Posted on April 6, 2009 by The Changeling

A scene on Stockton Street

Our district, New York City Council District 36, will be going to the polls this year to select someone to represent us in the City Council. Just in case you weren’t aware, the council member for the 36th district represents parts of Bed-Stuy (a part of Bed-Stuy is also [...]

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Creative Blossoms’ Grand Opening Celebration

Posted on April 6, 2009 by The Changeling

When I first moved to Bed-Stuy, I recall hearing (and reading) comments from a lot of residents regarding the dearth of flower shops in the area. Now that Creative Blossoms has opened up shop on Lewis Avenue, I hope that the community will offer strong financial support for this business. This is a [...]

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Annual George Polk Seminar to Question Media Coverage of Politics & Finance

Posted on April 6, 2009 by The Changeling

[ April 15, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] There’s a free reception and panel discussing the media, politics and finance on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009:

Are the news media “missing the story” when it comes to perplexing problems in politics and finance? That is the question award-winning journalist plan to discuss with an audience gathered for the annual George Polk Seminar at Long Island [...]

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Writing Workshop for Haitian Teens (Application Deadline May 1)

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ May 1, 2009; ]

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Another Nelson George Video About Brooklyn

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Alexa11221

Nelson George: City Kid from Nelson George on Vimeo.
Oh, all right, it’s a promo video for his book. But it’s beautifully evocative.

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Nelson George Memorializes Ft Greene

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Alexa11221

5 1/2 Things About Ft. Greene By Nelson George from Nelson George on Vimeo.
Does this strike a chord with you? Do you think that in the future someone will be making a similar video about Bed-Stuy? How does that make you feel?
Read more about it in the New York Times.

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Bed Stuy Meadow 100 Volunteer Barrier Broken!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by The Changeling

This should be a meadow.

The Bed-Stuy Meadow project is really coming together nicely! The April 11th Seed Sowing Day is just around the corner. The Bed-Stuy Meadow is, in the words of its creator Deborah Fisher, an environmental action in which
[t]he goal is to sow wildflower seeds on every single patch of abandoned soil [...]

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Film & Thought 4 Talk at Macon Library

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ April 4, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Film & Thought 4 Talk is a film screening and discussion series held at the Macon Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 1pm.

April 4 screening:

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ANNA LUCASTA with Eartha Kitt and Sammy Davis Jr. (1959 [...]

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All About April: Poetry & Jazz

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ April 4, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] First of all, April is National Poetry Month. Here’s a poem I shared yesterday on my personal twitter:

Untoward Occurrence at Embassy Poetry Reading

Thank you. Thank you very much. I’m pleased
to be here tonight. I seldom read
to such a varied audience. My poetry
is what it is. Graves, yes, said love, death
and the changing of the seasons
were [...]

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