Category Archives: Gentrification

New Web-series From Our Neighbors to the North: East WillyB

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Vettievette

One of my friends on Facebook posted up this link a few weeks ago to a webtv series about Bushwick: EastWillyB. The show touches upon the changing cultural landscape caused by gentrification with a funny, satirical edge. Check out the trailer below and the site for more info.

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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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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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Encounters on Fulton

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Alexa11221

People always complain about Fulton Street, so I took some pics of a few things I like about it:
Awesome cheap skirts imported from who knows where.
Colorful striped shirts for male shoppers, too.
This brand-new building at 1365 Fulton (New York Ave) has gorgeous plantings on each balcony, coordinated with planters on the roof and at the [...]

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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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Premium Sneaker Boutique Coming to Tompkins

Posted on November 9, 2009 by The Changeling

Looks like sneakerheads will no longer have to travel far to get their kicks–a new “premium sneaker boutique” called Sole Survivor is coming to Tompkins Avenue between Putnam and Jefferson. It will be occupying the space next door to Common Grounds Coffee House and is one block south of the newly opened pastry shop, La [...]

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Bed-Stuy Loses Its Last Yoga Studio

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Alexa11221

Maybe the hood’s not so gentrified after all.
Talk about not spending your money where you sleep! See below:
It is with great sadness that we announce the Golden Om Yoga studio will be closing its doors October 31, 2009. We have struggled with this decision for a long time, but given the challenges of this economy [...]

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Bed-Stuy’s Buying Power

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Alexa11221

Here’s an interesting quote from a recent story in the Times:
Lagging during the boom, Bedford-Stuyvesant is moving ahead during the recession – NYTimes.com
Mitchell L. Moss, a professor of urban policy and planning at New York University, points out that because Bedford-Stuyvesant’s residents are generally not dependant on Wall Street salaries and bonuses, they have not [...]

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A Hatter in a Changing Hood

Posted on May 11, 2009 by The Changeling

I’ve passed by Al’s Men’s Shop many times and I’ve always admired the hats displayed in the window. I am not sure why I like looking at the hats in this Fulton Street shop–maybe the colors are what draws me, maybe it is the variety, maybe it reminds me of the old hat shop [...]

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Nelson George Memorializes Ft Greene

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Alexa11221

5 1/2 Things About Ft. Greene By Nelson George from Nelson George on Vimeo.
Does this strike a chord with you? Do you think that in the future someone will be making a similar video about Bed-Stuy? How does that make you feel?
Read more about it in the New York Times.

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