Monthly Archives: March 2011

Crime in the Hood

Posted on March 30, 2011 by The Changeling

I’ve gotten a couple of emails about crime in different parts of the neighborhood:
Email #1
Hello, I’m a frequent reader of Bed-Stuy Blog and I live in the neighborhood.  I just wanted to let you and the other folks who are in the neighborhood know that I was attacked and mugged last night after getting off the Kingston Throop [...]

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Free Tax Prep at St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development

Posted on March 28, 2011 by The Changeling

St. Nick’s Workforce Development (790 Broadway, close to the Flushing stop on the J and M) does free tax prep.  They offer free tax preparation for those without dependents with incomes less than $25,000, and for those with dependents with income less than $50,000. They take tax clients Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm and every other Saturday from [...]

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Queens Who Cook Event at the Magnolia Tree Earth Center

Posted on March 28, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 16, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
On Saturday, April 16, from 1:00  to 4:00 p.m.  the Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford-Stuyvesant will host an amazing culinary event with queens who are donating their culinary talents to raise money for the center. Tickets are only $20.  All proceeds will benefit the work and programs of Magnolia Tree Earth Center, so please come [...]

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Bed-Stuy Bike Ride: Save the Date!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by The Changeling

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, May 21st
Bed Stuy bikes once again… And this time we’re taking the GARDEN ROUTE!
The Bedford Stuyvesant Neighborhood Bike Ride is scheduled for Saturday, May 21st at 9:00 am.  Additional Details to Follow.

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Swap + Meet This Saturday at the Macon Library

Posted on March 22, 2011 by The Changeling

Clean out your closets and let’s get our swap on!
What’s a clothing swap?
A clothing swap is an excellent way to recycle clothing and other wearables. It is a time-appropriate event for people who recognize that we need creative ways to re-new our wardrobes. It is a fun, smart, eco-friendly and inexpensive way to both de-clutter [...]

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Upon the Burning of Our Store

Posted on March 21, 2011 by The Changeling

There’s wealth enough, I need no more. Farewell my pelf, farewell my store. Photo credit: Brooklyn Free Store
We received some disappointing news this weekend. The Brooklyn Free Store, located on Walworth Street between Dekalb & Willoughby Avenues, burned to the ground on Saturday. The incident is being investigated as arson, and as far as we [...]

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Sud Vino e Cucino Opens on Bedford

Posted on March 16, 2011 by The Changeling

Great news for the folks over in West Bed! We tweeted this yesterday after seeing it on Eater: there’s a new Italian restaurant on Bedford and Lexington. The place is called Sud Vino e Cucina and it looks great.  We weren’t sure when we were going to be able to get over there and get [...]

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CB3 Landmarks Committee Meeting for Proposed Stuyvesant Heights Expanded District

Posted on March 14, 2011 by The Changeling

[ March 24, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Landmarks Preservation Committee Executive Director Kate Daly announced on Feb 16th that the agency intends to move forward with the designation of the proposed Stuyvesant Heights Expanded Distrtict.
 
The LPC plans to hold a meeting with property owners in proposed and calendared district in the spring with a public hearing to follow.  
 
In anticipation of the LPC community meeting [...]

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Mail Issues on Hancock

Posted on March 9, 2011 by The Changeling

A reader wrote us about some mail problems (or rather, mailperson problems) on Hancock. 
I am writing to you today because my husband and I have HUGE mail problems for the past few months. We had very important documents lost and paychecks that never made it. I cannot even start to tell you how inconvenient it is to lose [...]

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Eye on the Stuy

Posted on March 8, 2011 by The Changeling

Two supermarkets that serve Bed-Stuy residents, specifically Foodtown on Fulton (pictured above) and Pioneer Supermarket located near the Clinton-Hill/Bed-Stuy border, made the list of most fined supermarkets. Pioneer landed the top spot. [Gothamist]
A new restaurant called Wicked Good Franks will open up on Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy (finally something nice on the east side [...]

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