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Smackdab in the geographic center of the hood, on the dividing line between north and south. Bed Stuy from the inside out!

Breukelen Cellars

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Alexa11221

Hello, what’s this? A new wine shop? I wonder when it’s going to open — the sign has been up for many weeks.
Also:

I swear this is the last photo I’m going to post of blatantly mishandled snow collection and heaping garbage.

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#Snowpocalypse or #Snowloko?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Alexa11221

Hey, it hasn’t snowed in over 24 hours and it still looks pretty much like this on my block. Has your block been plowed yet? The Mayor is making his excuses on air right now.
UPDATE: The La Table Exquise fundraiser originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Jan. 8

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The New Tiny Cup

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Alexa11221

Speaking of coffee shops, I see that Tiny Cup has re-opened! Anyone been in yet?

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12 Days of Christmas on Lewis Avenue

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ December 12, 2010 12:00 pm to December 23, 2010 12:00 pm. ]

Shops of Lewis Avenue is sponsoring a nice mix of fun events this year!

Sunday, Dec. 12, 2-5 pm

“Pictures with Santa” at Holiday @ Home, 409 Lewis Ave.

Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7 pm

“Fa la la la, la la la la” A fun, lyrical game night where adults win prizes when they know the next line in the [...]

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Tiny Cup Has New Owner

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Alexa11221

Lisa's farewell note
I went by Tiny Cup last week to order some holiday baked goods and found this note on the door:

To the Tiny Cup Community:
As some of you have heard there are some changes coming to Tiny Cup.
This has been a personally difficult year for me and the decision to move my life in [...]

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NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Finishes Bed-Stuy Study

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Alexa11221

LPC first surveyed Bed-Stuy in the 1970s, resulting in the creation of the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District in 1973.
Since then, residents have requested the creation of additional historic districts, but in the mysterious fashion common to city agencies, no further areas were designated until the advent of 2009′s Alice and Agate Courts Historic District.
But now, [...]

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Ms. Dahlia’s Cafe Celebrates First Anniversary With Free Cake

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ October 9, 2010 to October 10, 2010. ] Ms. Dahlia’s Cafe on Nostrand Avenue turns one year old this month and is celebrating with free cake from Cake Bliss, purveyor of delicious and decadent baked goods. Stop by this weekend, October 9-10,  for your free taste!

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The celebration continues throughout the month of October with menu specials and [...]

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Random Pictures of Storm Damage

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Alexa11221

Tree limbs fell on cars along Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

There was also a tree on my block with the top sheared clean off by the wind, a typical sign of tornado damage, according to the New York Times.
How does it look on your block? How did the storm (now classified as not one, but two tornadoes) [...]

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SCRATCHbread Starts Up The SCRATCHshop

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ August 29, 2010; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] If you’ve been wondering about this new business opening in the neighborhood, here’s your chance to find out more: SCRATCHbread, now occupying the former Focaccino space on Bedford Ave at Lexington, will have a preview of its walk-up window “hot toast menu” this Sunday: toasted stuffed savory muffins, griddled chai sticky buns and what is [...]

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