Monthly Archives: October 2009

Party in the Pumpkin Patch This Saturday

Posted on October 18, 2009 by The Changeling

[ October 24, 2009; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
On Saturday, October 24 from 1-4 pm, City Parks Foundation’s Learning Gardens will host A Party in the Pumpkin Patch: A spooktacular time to harvest and decorate your own pumpkin and plant some fall flowers! This event will be held at the Umoja Garden in Brooklyn (on the border of Bushwick & Bed-Stuy, corner [...]

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CB3 Public Meeting Recap-October

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Teanickeldime

Hello again! Here’s a re-cap of October’s CB3 Public Meeting which took place on October 5th. It was a pretty long meeting so I’ll try to be as concise as possible!
Here is the agenda from the meeting.
Remarks from Elected Officials
Al Vann thanked everyone for voting in last month’s primary and thanked everyone for the support. [...]

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Bed-Stuy’s 31st Annual House Tour

Posted on October 12, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ October 17, 2009; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] “Come on Home to Bed-Stuy”
Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Inc.

Presents its
31st Annual House Tour
The Legacy continues: Restore, Revitalize, Rejunevate
Saturday, October 17, 2009 — Rain or Shine

Take a self-guided tour * Participate in Bed-Stuy Alive!
HOUSE TOUR — 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
(Tour Brochure Distributed at 11:00 am) No Exceptions

Tickets – $15.00 Advanced or $20.00 Day of Tour

ADVANCED TICKET [...]

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Free Mulch At Fulton Park

Posted on October 10, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

There’s a nice pile of woodchip mulch up for grabs at the west end entrances of Fulton Park (Fulton Street, between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues).  The mulch appears to be from shrubs that were cut down at the west end of the park near Lewis Avenue.  So the once hidden benches and circular pathway are [...]

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Spike Lee’s County of Kings FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by The Changeling

[THE TICKETS ARE ALL GONE! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE GIVEAWAY!]
Bed-Stuy Blog is giving away five pairs of tickets to the play County of Kings! Read on to find out how you can win!
This play, currently at The Public Theatre, is produced by Spike Lee, Culture Project, Steve Colman, Jayson [...]

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Apartment For Rent In A Fully Remodeled Home

Posted on October 9, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

This house at 420 Lewis Avenue (between Decatur and Bainbridge Streets) has been under renovation and beautification for awhile.  Fully upgraded and modernized, the ground floor apartment is available for rent.  It’s a one bedroom with new windows, appliances, dishwasher, microwave, and hardwood floors.  It also includes a security system.  Rental price is $1450.00.  For [...]

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Where The Wild Things Will Be

Posted on October 9, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ October 10, 2009; 12:00 pm; ] Celebrate the upcoming movie release of “Where The Wild Things Are,” with puppets and story time at Brownstone Books (409 Lewis Avenue, between MacDonough and Decatur Streets) – this Saturday, October 10th at 12 noon.  Admission is $10 which includes a copy of the book by Maurice Sendak.

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Oktoberfest at Hattie Carthan Garden

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 10, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION & MURAL DEDICATION HATTIE CARTHAN COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET

Saturday, October 10th, 11 am to 3 pm

Green Guerrillas and the Hattie Carthan Community Farmers Market invite you to the 1st annual Oktoberfest celebration and mural dedication in the marketplace.

11 am – Dedication of the colorful new mural painted by Green Guerrillas youth tillers & Bed-Stuy [...]

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Give Life. Give Blood.

Posted on October 9, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ October 10, 2009; 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] The Bethany Baptist Church (460 Marcus Garvey Blvd, between MacDonough and Decatur Streets) will be sponsoring a blood drive this Saturday from 11AM to 4:30PM. For more information, call (718) 455-8400.

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Bed-Stuy’s Buying Power

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Alexa11221

Here’s an interesting quote from a recent story in the Times:
Lagging during the boom, Bedford-Stuyvesant is moving ahead during the recession – NYTimes.com
Mitchell L. Moss, a professor of urban policy and planning at New York University, points out that because Bedford-Stuyvesant’s residents are generally not dependant on Wall Street salaries and bonuses, they have not [...]

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