Category Archives: Bed-Stuy Beautification

‘Tis The Season Along Fulton Street

Posted on November 25, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

The lighted poinsettia and holiday skyline decorations were draped all along Fulton Street late last week.  This picture was taken at Fulton Street and Kingston Avenue, looking westward.

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Bed-Stuy Gateway Kick-Off

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ November 19, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]

After four years of tireless organizing, Restoration succeeded in realizing the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District, which was signed into law at an official public ceremony with Mayor Bloomberg and local business leaders on March 30, 2009.

With a budget of $675,000, more than double that of the average BID, Bed Stuy Gateway went live October [...]

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Tree Pit Gardening on MacDonough Street

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Alexa11221

This press release is straight off Marty Markowitz’s PR email, but given that he seldom comes to Bed-Stuy (or at least seldom puts out press releases about it) I thought I’d include it here. I’m sure the gardens themselves look gorgeous.
BP MARKOWITZ QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE: EXPANDED TREE PITS WITH PROTECTIVE TREE GUARDS
Puts dogs, raccoons, [...]

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Bed-Stuy’s 31st Annual House Tour

Posted on October 12, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ October 17, 2009; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] “Come on Home to Bed-Stuy”
Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Inc.

Presents its
31st Annual House Tour
The Legacy continues: Restore, Revitalize, Rejunevate
Saturday, October 17, 2009 — Rain or Shine

Take a self-guided tour * Participate in Bed-Stuy Alive!
HOUSE TOUR — 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
(Tour Brochure Distributed at 11:00 am) No Exceptions

Tickets – $15.00 Advanced or $20.00 Day of Tour

ADVANCED TICKET [...]

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Peering Into Patrick Van Doren Garden

Posted on August 31, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

On the northeast corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Quincy Streets sits a colorful, mini-agricultural community garden. As I was taking pictures, the president of the Quincy Street Block Association president approached me.  She engulfed me with a wealth of information in minutes. The garden serves as a few purposes:
Events: the park is available for private [...]

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Hattie Carthan International Food Festival

Posted on June 9, 2009 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2009; 2:00 pm; ]
This Saturday, June 13th the Hattie Carthan Community Garden will be having an international food festival from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The theme is “Many cultures working as one community.” It sounds like it will be fun:

Come groove to live music, share international food recipes, and meet local gardeners, community cooks, and food [...]

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Bed-Stuy Community Service Day Reminder

Posted on April 24, 2009 by The Changeling

[ April 25, 2009; 10:30 am; ]
A reminder post about tomorrow’s Bed-Stuy Community Service Day from City Year:

Volunteers needed for Bed Stuy Community Service Day

Come join us for the “Yes We Can!” Bed-Stuy Community Service Day this Saturday, April 25th!

Von King Park (also known as Tompkins Park) will be the hub site for the day and the site of the opening [...]

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Bed-Stuy Community Work Day

Posted on April 9, 2009 by The Changeling

[ April 25, 2009; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Here’s a great volunteer opportunity:

Volunteer at the Bed-Stuy Community Work Day!
Saturday, April 25th
10:30AM – 4PM

Mural Painting
Landscaping & Gardening
Transforming the Community
Celebrating Bed-Stuy!

Service will begin at Von King Park at the corner of Tompkins & Lafayette.

QUESTIONS? WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
CONTACT FERRISHAIA LEWIS AT 646.541.0346 OR FLEWIS09@CITYYEAR.ORG

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Bed Stuy Meadow 100 Volunteer Barrier Broken!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by The Changeling

This should be a meadow.

The Bed-Stuy Meadow project is really coming together nicely! The April 11th Seed Sowing Day is just around the corner. The Bed-Stuy Meadow is, in the words of its creator Deborah Fisher, an environmental action in which
[t]he goal is to sow wildflower seeds on every single patch of abandoned soil [...]

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Sidewalk Gallery Show

Posted on March 16, 2009 by The Changeling

Dekalb Lafayette and Bedford Avenues
I love to watch artists at work. This weekend I came upon a group of guys who were putting this beautiful piece up on Dekalb near the Bedford-Nostrand station. This painting is of a woman and her children. It looked like they’d already finished a graffiti-looking piece to the right of [...]

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