Monthly Archives: December 2009

Holiday Party/Toy Drive Tomorrow!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by The Changeling

Don’t forget the holiday party/toy drive taking place at Rustik tomorrow!

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Commercial Property For Rent: 180/180A Ralph Avenue

Posted on December 15, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

This week’s commercial property for rent takes us to 180/180A Ralph Avenue, between Macon and MacDonough Streets.  It appears the property can serve as two smaller businesses or can be converted to one unit, as there is a door that separates the two. Both rentals have hardwood floors.  The larger of the two has a [...]

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Holiday Party & Toy Drive at Rustik Tavern

Posted on December 14, 2009 by The Changeling

[ December 17, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

I received this in the mail:

You’re invited to Council Member Letitia James’ Holiday Party/Toy Drive. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. We ask you to bring an item for a child in need, like new unwrapped books, toys, coats, gloves, hats, or scarfs. The party takes place at:

Rustick Tavern
471 Dekalb Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205 [...]

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Sign Up for Youth Classes at the YMCA

Posted on December 11, 2009 by The Changeling

Beginning tomorrow you can register your little ones for three exciting youth classes at our YMCA.

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What’s Life Like East of Malcolm X?

Posted on December 11, 2009 by The Changeling

I get a lot of emails from people asking me about the neighborhood, and I usually can give a halfway informative answer, but every now and then I get questions that I simply cannot answer. Just the other day, I got this one from a reader:

My husband and I are considering buying a townhouse. [...]

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10th Annual Tree Lighting At Fulton Park

Posted on December 11, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ December 11, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Large snowflake decorations were hung on the tree Thursday afternoon in front of the Fulton Park pavilion.  This all leads up to the friends of SoLA (The Shops of Lewis) gathering tomorrow for the 10th Annual Tree Lighting – Friday December 11th at 7PM. The festivities continue with caroling and refreshments at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (265 [...]

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The Exclusive VIP Blaq Party – Introduction For Upscale Fridays

Posted on December 11, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

The Exclusive VIP Blaq Party
Doors open at 10:00 p.m.
Friday December 11th
Denim Lounge
1223 Bedford Avenue (Between Halsey & Hancock Streets)
(646) 508-9794
charlimoevents@gmail.com

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UPDATE: Brooklyn Food Coalition Bed-Stuy Action Alert! + Winter Party

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ December 10, 2009; 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Hello Bed Stuy community,

Here’s  information about our Bed-Stuy Farm Action Alert, the Brooklyn Food Coalition Winter Party, and the details of our next Bed-Stuy Neighborhood Council meeting.

BED-STUY FARM ACTION ALERT
You can help save Bed-Stuy Farm!  Please spread the word!

Bed-Stuy Farm has Greenthumb status and is a working farm that produces over 7000 pounds of produce [...]

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New Tree Life and Tree Loss

Posted on December 9, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

The MillionTreesNYC initiative continues!   You may have seen some new street tree plantings around Bed Stuy this week.  To report a couple of sightings, a Japanese Zelkova that was planted on Van Buren Street at Throop Avenue…

…and a row of Bald Cypress trees now serve a purpose on Madison Street between Ralph and Patchen Avenues, where trees [...]

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ARChive Holiday Record and CD Sale

Posted on December 9, 2009 by The Changeling

[ December 10, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

I don’t normally post about events going on in Manhattan; I usually try to limit the blog to posts about Bed-Stuy or at least about Brooklyn neighborhoods that are nearby.  Today I’m ignoring this rule, because this post is about records and, well, when it’s about records, the rules change. You don’t listen to records, you [...]

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