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See prior post on this topic.
 By a vote of 25 to 15 (with 7 abstaining and 4 absent), on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, the New York City Council voted down an amendment which would have added Sonny Carson’s name to an omnibus street renaming bill.Â
The politics of the voting may have been more [...]

Question:� Who gets to decide how a community� honors its heroes? The community? The city? The State? � The answer may depend� on who you talk to within and without the communnity.� Also, it may� � depend on one’s personal view of that community.� What do you think? Let’s see!
Facts-1:� � There is [...]

Midnight, under a full moon. Like a werewolf, I stalked down Myrtle Avenue. Mock predatory and probing in what was once called by some, “live and die Bed-Stuy,” my game face was stoic and daunting. I moved past the corner bodega and around those hanging out in front of the neoned liquor store. [...]

Nice Spring Saturday. People smiling as they move on Myrtle. A good mood shared by all.
Then I almost step into spit placed in the middle of the sidewalk. Not to make too dramatic a point, does it have any value when placed on our sidewalk? I could care less about the [...]

[ May 31, 2012; 3:11 pm; ] Well folks, Zengine,  in a comment to a recent post (see 3/18 Event post) correctly chided me: I gave short shrift to the new belly dancing class series . Mea culpa.!  Soy acusado!!!! .

Now, this fabulous addition to the Bed-Stuy wellness community will be the subject of a more substantial posting in a [...]

[ March 23, 2007; 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm. ]
Yin Yang Yoga,
748 Myrtle Ave (nr. Nostrand)
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Contact us
(718) 875-2648
Fridays, 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
8 Week Series, $100
Drop in $15.00

The 8 Week Belly Dancing Series begins Friday, March 23 at 7:30 pm. The series will run until May 11, 2007 from 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm. Receive a free gift [...]

[ March 19, 2007 to March 30, 2007. ] Now, that’s not really true. The Brooklyn Borough President’s Office and the Brooklyn Tourism and Visitor Center have glossily announced (almost an 8 x 10 double-sided four-color glossy under my windshield wiper) this year’s restaurant week, running from March 19-30.

Now I’m told that at “over 175″ participating restaurants in Brooklyn, with $21.12 in my [...]