Monthly Archives: April 2011

Bed-Stuy BID Town Hall Meeting

Posted on April 26, 2011 by The Changeling

A town hall meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 29th from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Representatives from the Long Island Railroad will be on-hand to discuss the Atlantic Street closure and its impact on local traffic. Also, the EDC and the Construction Manager for the Fulton Streetscape Project will discuss the project’s potential impact on local businesses.
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Bed-Stuy Gains a New Addition with a Twist

Posted on April 22, 2011 by The Changeling

There’s a new addition to your neighborhood dining options: Broadway Papaya, located at 1164 Broadway (nr. Lafayette Avenue; 347-763-6303). The newish spot opened its doors earlier this month.
Broadway Papaya features over 20 different healthy menu items made from all natural products, making it the first Papaya of its kind in Brooklyn. It’s the only Papaya [...]

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Project Safe Surrender Scheduled for Friday and Saturday

Posted on April 21, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 22, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 23, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] People who have received summons for low-level offenses can have their issue resolved at Project Safe Surrender this weekend. For more details on this event click here.

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WMUB Community Walk Tonight

Posted on April 21, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 21, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The organization We Make Us Better has been doing some great things for the neighborhood. I just received this email about their community walk taking place tonight:

We Make Us Better is asking all men in the Bedford Stuyvesant Community to stand up and take a leadership role in the protection of our neighborhood by joining [...]

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Peeping Tom on the Loose

Posted on April 19, 2011 by The Changeling

I just received this email from a reader:
Tonight around 11pm there was a skinny black male in a brown leather jacket peeping into our window. A neighbor saw him the other night doing it as well. We live on Hancock between Throop and Marcus Garvey. When he heard the door open he ran down [...]

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Celebrate Earth Day with the Young Friends of PACC

Posted on April 15, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 23, 2011; 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Due to a weather forecast of rain and thunderstorms, this event has been rescheduled for next Saturday, April 30th.

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Habana Works to Host Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost

Posted on April 12, 2011 by The Changeling

Spring is in the air and that means it’s almost time for the 2011 Habana Works Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost – New York’s first solar powered restaurant! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16th to celebrate the re-opening of the restaurant and a day of eco-friendly fun for the whole family – Habana [...]

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Night Work by Rob Tallia at Tillie’s

Posted on April 11, 2011 by The Changeling

Oakland Docks by Rob Tallia ©Rob Tallia

Not For Tourists co-founder Rob Tallia has been taking long-exposure night photographs for the past 10 years. His first show opened at Tillie’s of Brooklyn on Saturday, but if you missed it you can still drop by to see his photos of power plants, parking lots, piers, and other [...]

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Disaster Preparedness Awareness and Training Workshop

Posted on April 5, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 16, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] The Masjid Khalifah Community Center at 120 Madison Street (between Franklin and Bedford) will be hosting a disaster preparedness workshop on Saturday, April 16th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The workshop will cover the following topics:

* How to Prepare Your Family for a Disaster in an Urban Setting
* What Essentials are Needed for Your Home?
* [...]

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PACC’s Free Financial Workshops

Posted on April 4, 2011 by The Changeling

[ April 5, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

PACC is hosting a free financial workshop sponsored by Met Life.  Sessions begin Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 and continue every Tuesday in April until the 26th (6:30pm – 8:30pm) at PACC’s community room at 226 Lefferts Place (corner of Franklin Avenue).

Course Highlights:
Home-ownership & Managing your Mortgage
Budgeting & Banking
Credit History & Using Credit Wisely
Basics of Borrowing & Preventing I.D. Theft
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