Monthly Archives: January 2010

Baseball Players Wanted

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Alexa11221

Play ball!
Fort Greene Sports is looking for 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds interested in playing baseball this Spring. Indoor try-outs and practices for a 12-member team will begin shortly.
It’s been 4 years since their last baseball team. They’ve been invited by 2 local leagues to join their program.
If you are serious about baseball but have [...]

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Chocolate Night Party at La Table Exquise

Posted on January 29, 2010 by The Changeling

[ January 30, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
If you are a chocolate lover you can’t miss this event! La Table Exquise French Pastry Store will be having round two of their famous Chocolate Night Party on Saturday, January 30th from 7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. The last Chocolate Night Party was such a success that there were many requests for another one. [...]

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Train in Vain

Posted on January 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Transit reports released this week confirmed what commuters have known all along – subway stations are filthy and train delays are way up.   According to one of the articles, MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder stated, “We’ve done a good job of keeping the trains clean, but we haven’t treated our stations the same [...]

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Mizik pou Ayiti: A Benefit Concert for the Reconstruction of Haiti

Posted on January 28, 2010 by The Changeling

Mizik pou Ayiti (Music for Haiti): A Benefit Concert for the Reconstruction of Haiti, will take place at the Dweck Center at Central Library at 7 PM (doors open at 6 PM.)
BPL is proud to facilitate an evening of music in support of the relief efforts in Haiti, featuring the music of:
The Altino Brothers
Buyu [...]

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Silent Choices Screening at Macon Library

Posted on January 27, 2010 by The Changeling

[ February 2, 2010; 6:00 pm; ]

Come celebrate the kickoff of Black History Month with a viewing of “Silent Choices” and meet the film director and producer Faith Pennick.

From the flyer:
Silent Choices is a documentary about abortion and its impact on the lives of African American women. From African Americans’ cautious involvement with Margaret Sanger during the early birth control [...]

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Vann Sends Out Statement Regarding Illegal Shelter

Posted on January 25, 2010 by The Changeling

This just arrived in my inbox from Al Vann’s office (Council Member, 36th District)

“Like many constituents of my district, I am troubled by the fact that neither Community Board 3 nor myself were notified of a newly opened supportive housing site located at 332 Malcolm X Boulevard. Neighborhood organizations like the Malcolm X Merchants Association [...]

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Benefit Concert: Brooklyn Artists Support Haiti

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ January 23, 2010; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Brooklyn Movie Labs presents
B.A.S.H. (Brooklyn Artists Support Haiti)
A benefit concert for Haitian earthquake relief

Saturday, January 23rd, 5 pm to 10 pm
449 Nostrand Avenue between Halsey and Hancock Streets
(Upstairs from Miss Dahlia’s Cafe)

Independent film screenings 5 pm-7 pm
“Oseas” by Monica Yu
“One More Try” and “Fanm Aytien” (music video) by Patrick Ulysse
“In Our Lifetime” by Allison Bonner [...]

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MacDonough Street Demolition Details

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Alexa11221

I got the info below from an email. I don’t know the original source. But I do feel it’s worth looking into the apparently hasty decision to demolish historic brownstone buildings on this beautiful Bed-Stuy block. (Update: The text of the email was apparently taken from this post on the mybedstuy blog).
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Property owners and residents [...]

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MacDonough Street Demolition

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Alexa11221

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Due to structural damage in one home on MacDonough Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant, the Building Department has deemed 4 houses on the block to be demolished!

12 families are going to be displaced as of tomorrow!
One 80 year old neighbor has lived in Bed-Stuy all her life and is being displaced.
4 buildings on a historic block [...]

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Illegal Shelter Pops Up on Malcolm X?

Posted on January 21, 2010 by The Changeling

This information was posted over on the Bed-Stuy Blog Forum. I’d heard something about an “illegal” shelter opening on Malcolm X, but I didn’t know the details. What kind of fly-by-night outfit is this? Do any of you live near this facility? Here’s the forum post:
Please note that this letter has been updated [...]

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