Category Archives: Bedford Stuyvesant

Grammy Nominated Bed-Stuy Artist to Perform at Upcoming Fundraiser

Posted on June 9, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 12, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
Here’s a cool fundraising event for the Stuyvesant Heights Montessori School! It takes place at the Weeksville Heritage Center on Sunday, June 12th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM.

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Be Careful Where You Eat Your Doughnuts

Posted on June 8, 2011 by The Changeling

Enjoying Dough’s delicious doughnuts in the playground may land you in court.
We received an email this week from a woman who received a summons for enjoying a doughnut in the playground across the street from Dough. Here’s the lowdown:
My boyfriend and I visited the doughnut shop Dough, on the corner of Layfayette and Franklin, [...]

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Mausaic Cafe is Now Open!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Vettievette

I was pretty sad when Food 4 Thought on the corner of Marcus Garvey and MacDonough closed down, so Mausaic is a welcome encarnation of its former space! I haven’t had the chance to stop in, but I walked past it this evening and it appears to be a charming spot w/ outdoor seating. I [...]

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Meet James Black, Bed-Stuy’s Chess Champ

Posted on June 7, 2011 by The Changeling

WNYC Radio’s Know Your Neighbor Series peeks into the life of James Black, a twelve-year-old chess champ from Bed-Stuy. Fantastic stuff!
For more episodes of Know Your Neighbor, go to:
http://www.wnyc.org/neighbor

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Ready to Dine

Posted on June 6, 2011 by The Changeling

Are you ready to dine?
Bed-Stuy has had the nickname “Do or Die” for years now, but a better nickname, at least for Bedford Avenue, would be Do or Dine.  It looks like a brand new restaurant has figured this out and has adopted this new nickname for itself.  Do or Dine, located at 1108 Bedford Avenue [...]

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Biggie on Franklin

Posted on June 6, 2011 by The Changeling

Mural on Franklin and Dekalb Avenues

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5th Annual Bed-Stuy Pet-Stuy Pet Show

Posted on June 2, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 11, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

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Eye on the Stuy

Posted on June 1, 2011 by The Changeling

The city decides to put the smackdown on illegal hostels, shuttering two in Bed-Stuy and two in Williamsburg.
The New York Times takes a tour of Herkimer Street, capturing the beauty of the buildings there.
Dope Jams is having a musical fundraiser for Japan’s earthquake victims on Saturday! For $10 you get DJs spinning, BBQ and a [...]

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Bed-Stuy Do or Die Premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 5, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. June 7, 2011; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

I just received an email from the one and only Nathan Kensinger (photographer, film maker and film festival organizer) about the upcoming Brooklyn Film Festival. Kensinger is the director of programming for the BFF and he’s spreading the word about the BFF’s world premiere of a film called “Bed Stuy – Do Or Die” [...]

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Discover Bed-Stuy Neighborhood Resource and Safety Expo

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Changeling

[ June 9, 2011; ] Discover Bed-Stuy is an annual event presented by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth, Education and Safety Task Force and Community Board 3 to expose residents of the wide range of resources available in our community. This year’s event takes place on Thursday, June 9th.
Here’s a list of workshops that are scheduled:

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