Monthly Archives: June 2010

Surface Tension Opening Reception This Saturday at Brooklynite Gallery

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Here’s an interesting exhibition going on at Brooklynite Gallery. The info from Brooklynite is below:

GUY DENNING • DAVID WALKER
June 12 – July 10
Opening: June 12, 7-10pm

Musical Guest: DJ REKHA
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Who knew [...]

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Health Fair in Fort Greene Park This Saturday

Posted on June 11, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]

This Saturday the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Fort Greene is having a Free Community Health Fair in Fort Greene Park from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

There will be info available for low cost insurance, career info, free giveaways and lots of family health information for those out there with kids. The free screenings include:

Asthma [...]

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The Country Kitchen Brings Delicious Southern Cuisine to Bed-Stuy

Posted on June 10, 2010 by The Changeling

The Country Kitchen is located in southeastern Bedford-Stuyvesant and touts itself as the best southern cuisine in NYC. They’ve been around for twenty-five years, originally run by the Lee family. The restaurant has been under new management for the last six years, and new owner Paul Royal has made some welcome changes. In [...]

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Fresh Start Homeowners Fair This Saturday

Posted on June 10, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The Bridge Street Development Corporation is sponsoring a homeowners fair this Saturday at Restoration Plaza featuring Egypt from WBLS:

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It’s Time for the Annual Greene Avenue Fish Fry and Yard Sale!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 11, 2010; 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm. June 12, 2010; 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]

I’m really impressed with the enthusiasm on Greene Avenue! You have to get over to the their fish fry and yard sale taking place tomorrow and Saturday.

In case you missed it, our Greene Avenue neighbors were included in the recent New York Times piece “One Moment in Time.” The paper asked people across [...]

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Magnolia Grub Party This Saturday

Posted on June 10, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

This Saturday there’s a Grub Party at the Magnolia Tree Earth Center! Come for an exclusive preview of the Bed Stuy Eco-Mapping Community Project and be a part of a new documentary in development about food deserts! Please remember to bring a dish and drinks as well as your own plate & utensils. [...]

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You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude.

Posted on June 9, 2010 by The Changeling

Tonight at SarahJames they are showing The Big Lebowski! Head on over after work for a White Russian and the Dude. Check out their Facebook page for a discount on the White Russian. The screening starts at 8:00 p.m.
217 Pulaski Street (at Throop)
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 928-5590

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The NYPD and the Downgrading of Sexual Assaults

Posted on June 9, 2010 by The Changeling

The Village Voice is back with the latest installment of the NYPD tapes! This time the article focuses on the downgrading of sexual assault cases.
In case you missed the previous articles in the series, you can read them here:
NYPD Tapes Part 1: Inside Bed-Stuy’s 81st Precinct
NYPD Tapes Part 2

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McCobb’s Unexpected Brooklyn Examines Bed-Stuy, Red Hook and the Navy Yard

Posted on June 9, 2010 by The Changeling

Now here’s some great news! Rosie McCobb, a Bed-Stuy resident and a former writer and photographer for the blog, is having her photographs presented at the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch. The exhibit is called Unexpected Brooklyn: Neighborhood Landscape in Transition and will include photographs of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Red Hook and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
McCobb’s [...]

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Discover Bed-Stuy 4th Annual Neighborhood Resource Expo

Posted on June 9, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 10, 2010; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]

The Discover Bed-Stuy Expo 4th Annual Neighborhood and Resource Expo takes place tomorrow, June 10th at Boys and Girls High School at 1700 Fulton Street (between Schenectady and Utica Avenues). This event is open to the public to inform Bedford-Stuyvesant residents of the variety of programs and services available in the community that can assist [...]

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