Category Archives: Bed-Stuy Beautification

It’s My Park Day This Saturday at Fulton Park

Posted on May 17, 2011 by The Changeling

[ May 21, 2011; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]

On It’s My Park Day, join thousands of other New Yorkers as they come together to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks at parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs.

Join your Bed-Stuy neighbors as we paint park benches and trash cans in Fulton Park (Chauncey Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant). Help us refresh this [...]

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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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Support the Lewis Avenue Community Garden!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Vettievette

What the corner of Chauncey and Lewis Avenue looks like now
I was walking my dog this past Saturday to Fulton Park and ran into a friendly lady setting up her juicer and prepping her fruits and vegetables to make/sell juice. She handed me a flier and explained that she’s a member of a group working [...]

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Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Gets A Facelift

Posted on June 1, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Stuyvesant Heights is home to several historical churches.  Among them is Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church (230 Decatur Street at Lewis Avenue), which is undergoing alterations approved by the City of New York Landmarks Preservation Commission.  A temporary posting board along with permits explain the alterations.  Exterior work will include brick repointing, installation of new copper scuppers [...]

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Flip This House: Mixed Use Building on Malcolm X Boulevard & Macon Street

Posted on May 7, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

This mixed use corner property is an eyesore.  However, the sandy colored four story building has some unique details, like the vertical brick patterns and triangular bay windows.  There was a scaffold around the storefront portion at one time, but it looks like the entire building has been abandoned once it was removed.  Does anyone [...]

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Mixed Use Property For Sale: 195 Patchen Avenue

Posted on April 30, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

The Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHS) StoreWorks Program is selling a renovated three story building – 2 two bedroom apartments and 1 storefront – located at 195 Patchen Avenue (between Halsey and Hancock Streets).  The asking price is $749K.  The storefront is primed and sheetrocked with two apartments above. The StoreWorks program requires [...]

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Block Association Website Fundraiser

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 1, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Block associations are going digital!  The Macon-MacDonough-Stuyvesant-Lewis Block Association will be having a flea market/plant sale this Saturday. Proceeds will go to their website project.  All sorts of items will be available.  The home hosting is also on the same block as the Akwaaba Mansion Bed & Breakfast and St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, which is celebrating [...]

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An Alternative to Recycling Christmas Trees

Posted on January 12, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Over here in Stuyvesant Heights, a couple of brownstone residents got creative with Christmas tree branches and trimmings.  Layering pines and spruces in gardening pottery make for a wintery bouquet that can last up to springtime.

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New Tree Life and Tree Loss

Posted on December 9, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

The MillionTreesNYC initiative continues!   You may have seen some new street tree plantings around Bed Stuy this week.  To report a couple of sightings, a Japanese Zelkova that was planted on Van Buren Street at Throop Avenue…

…and a row of Bald Cypress trees now serve a purpose on Madison Street between Ralph and Patchen Avenues, where trees [...]

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2nd Annual Communitree Day at the Hattie Carthan Community Garden

Posted on December 3, 2009 by The Changeling

[ December 6, 2009; 10:30 am; 10:30 am; ]

On Sunday, December 6th, the Hattie Carthan Community Garden will be having its 2nd Annual Communitree Day. Here’s your invitation:

Dear community,

Happy brown leaf season!

This message is for all of you who care about trees or simply love to get dirty in the garden. Please spread far and wide to tree and Earth lovers everywhere!

Only [...]

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