Monthly Archives: April 2010

Mixed Use Property For Sale: 195 Patchen Avenue

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHS) StoreWorks Program is selling a renovated three story building – 2 two bedroom apartments and 1 storefront – located at 195 Patchen Avenue (between Halsey and Hancock Streets).  The asking price is $749K.  The storefront is primed and sheetrocked with two apartments above. The StoreWorks program requires [...]

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Celebrates 111 Years with Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II & III

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 2, 2010; 3:30 pm; ]

Hallelujah!  Happy 111th Anniversary to the St. Philip’s Episcopal Parish.
The Senior Choir presents Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II and III.
Donations are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students, and $5 for 12 years old and under.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
334 MacDonough Street
Brooklyn, NY  11233
(718) 778-8700 / (718) 375-3896

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Block Association Website Fundraiser

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 1, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Block associations are going digital!  The Macon-MacDonough-Stuyvesant-Lewis Block Association will be having a flea market/plant sale this Saturday. Proceeds will go to their website project.  All sorts of items will be available.  The home hosting is also on the same block as the Akwaaba Mansion Bed & Breakfast and St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, which is celebrating [...]

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Finally…Bed-Stuy Fish Fry!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

People who eat here talk about their German chocolate cake and fried catfish.  Bed-Stuy readers pointed out a couple of months ago that we should cover them. We knew about the restaurant long before they mentioned it, but for one reason or another we never got a chance to.   At last, we got a [...]

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Join the Jam Session with Jovol Bell and Reality at SarahJames

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Changeling

[ April 28, 2010 9:30 pm to April 29, 2010 2:00 am. ]

This sounds like fun: Jovol Bell and his band Reality are having jam sessions every Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at SarahJames. Musicians are invited to sit-in and jam with the band. If you’re not a musician, just come on by and enjoy the music (there’s a $5 cover for non-musicians). They’ll be making [...]

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Liquid Oz: Malcolm X Boulevard’s Next Coffee Shop & Lounge Space

Posted on April 28, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The team that brought us Oz Hardware & Home (307 Malcolm X Boulevard, between Bainbridge and Decatur Streets) will soon open a coffee shop/lounge space named Liquid Oz at their first location (302 Malcolm X Boulevard, between Decatur and MacDonough Streets).  Co-owner Rodney Hughes says they hope to create a space that is comfortable with a sense [...]

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Enter the Bed-Stuy: Be Heard Be Counted 2010 Census Video Contest

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Changeling

The Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant (CIBS) is calling for New York City residents to participate in the Bed-Stuy Be Counted Be Heard 2010 Census Video Contest. Here is your chance to film and star in your very own 30 second video. CIBS is looking for inspirational and energetic individuals to tell them [...]

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Coming Soon: The Market at Bedford Village

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Changeling

Weekends in Bed-Stuy just got a little more interesting! It looks like Bed-Stuy will soon get a new boutique market with antiques, art and fashion. The Market at Bedford Village will open on Saturday, May 22nd at 8 Macon Street and Arlington Place and will be open on Saturdays and Sundays. And guess what? [...]

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Tze Chun Dance Company Performs “Parlor Games” at The Akwaaba Mansion

Posted on April 27, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 2, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

“Parlor Games, the newest work by Tze Chun Dance Company addresses our current culture of entertainment by investigating Victorian parlor games of the late 19th century. These games were often unruly and risqué – created as cultural outlets for aggression, sexual tension, and other departures from civilized etiquette.”

“Choreographed to fit within the dimensions of a [...]

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What’s Up At Antidote Bike Shop?

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Alexa11221

The sleek, minimal, industrial-green signage of Antidote Bike Shop still stands out among the raucous storefronts that line Marcus Garvey Boulevard, but this past Saturday (4/24), its street frontage seemed to have been taken over by racks of merchandise from the neighboring West Indian shop.
Is Antidote closed? Did it ever really open?

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