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Fulton Flea Market’s Awning

Did anyone notice when the Fulton Flea Market (1425 Fulton Street at Brooklyn Avenue) awning was erected?   It’s been up for almost a month now.  The market was signless for quite awhile prior.  Is it possible the owners were thinking there would be some competition with the recent debut of The Market at Bedford Village, located just two block west?   While the Bedford Village Market is opened on the weekends, Fulton Flea Market is opened every day.  Do you shop at the Fulton Flea Market or have you shopped at both markets?  How would you compare them?

ASPCA Block Party This Saturday

July 17, 2010
9:00 am	to	3:00 pm

ASPCA Block Party Celebrates the “Dog Days” of Summer at the Brooklyn Public Library. The community is invited to take advantage of the FREE on-site pet health services.

WHO: The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is bringing all five Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics to the Brooklyn Public Library on Saturday, July 17 for a Block Party to increase awareness about the importance of spaying and neutering New York City’s pets. The day-long event offers FREE pet services for the community and entertainment provided by Brooklyn-based musical artists Maiysha—2009 Grammy-nominated singer of the critically acclaimed debut album “This Much Is True”—and Bedford-Stuyvesant’s own Tuan X and local DJ Hard Hittin’ Harry.

“Each summer, the city’s shelters are inundated with hundreds of kittens and puppies without homes,” says Aimee Christian, Senior Director of the ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics. “The ASPCA is encouraging all pet parents to support New York City’s homeless pets by having their own cat or dog spayed or neutered.

In addition to reducing the city’s pet overpopulation, neutering provides many health and behavior benefits; pets live longer, remain healthier, and are less prone to nuisance behaviors.

Christian also highlights some of the challenges with the pit bull population in the city. “More than 40 percent of the dogs entering New York City shelters are pit bulls or pit bull mixes,” she says. “The ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics are determined to help the city and our neighbors reduce the pit bull population and provide greater opportunities for these dogs to find loving homes.”

WHAT: FREE SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Spay/neuter surgery will be offered to all pets
Free microchipping and free vaccinations for pit bulls and pit mixes
All five of the ASPCA’s state-of-the-art mobile veterinary clinics will be on-site (the mobile clinics are custom-built hospitals on wheels, with the capacity to spay and neuter approximately 125 animals each day).

The day-long event will also feature:
ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement agents, ASPCA Pet Care and Behavior experts
Raffle prizes and giveaways
Brooklyn musical artists Maiysha, Tuan X and DJ Hard Hittin’ Harry

WHEN: Saturday, July 17, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238

MORE: Although New York City has made great strides in reducing the number of homeless animals euthanized due to the lack of loving homes, more than 50,000 homeless pets enter New York City shelters each year. In 2009, the ASPCA spayed and neutered more than 31,000 cats and dogs on its mobile spay/neuter clinics. For more information about the ASPCA’s Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics, please call 877-SPAY-NYC (bilingual, 24 hours a day), or visit www.aspca.org/877spaynyc.

About the ASPCA®
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare. One million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. The ASPCA, which is headquartered in New York City, offers a wide range of programs, including a mobile clinic outreach initiative, its own humane law enforcement team, and a groundbreaking veterinary forensics team and mobile animal CSI unit. For more information, please visit www.aspca.org.

Bed-Stuy Block Party Summer

Music, fashion, food, and fun.  Block parties are a summer pastime in Bed-Stuy.  Block parties and Bed-Stuy go hand in hand.  It says summer is truly here!

Among those blocks that partied this past weekend:
- MacDonough Street, between Ralph and Patchen Avenues
- Decatur Street, between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues
- Stuyvesant Avenue, between Hancock Street and Jefferson Avenue

Any other block parties this past weekend?  Be sure to leave a reply in the comments area.  Do you know of any blocks throwing block parties this Saturday, or any other weekends this summer?  Contact us and we’ll do our best to get the word out.

Drinks at Nero Doro!

July 14, 2010
7:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

It’s been a long time a-comin’, but Nero Doro has finally gotten their wine and beer license. To celebrate they are having party tomorrow evening, so head on over and enjoy a few drinks and celebrate Bastille Day while you’re at it. The wine/beer license brings another plus for the area: beginning on Thursday, Nero Doro will stay open until 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until midnight on Friday and Saturday, and until 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Nero Doro Wine/Beer License Celebration
Wednesday, July 14th
7 – 10 pm (Please note that they will be closed from 6-7 p.m. that day to prepare for the party.)
395 Classon Avenue (corner of Greene)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 484-8822

MXGM Police Accountability and Community Safety Town Hall Meeting

July 18, 2010
12:00 pm	to	5:00 pm

“They don’t own the block. We own the block. They might live there, but we own the block. We own the streets here.”
—81st Precinct Lieutenant, NYPD

OUR HOOD OR THEIR HOOD?

This Sunday there will be a community forum on how to stay safe without relying on the police, stop police terror, and take back our hood.

Hosted by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Sunday, July 18th, 12pm – 5pm
PS/IS 308 Quincy St. between Lewis & Stuyvesant

Join us from 12:00pm-2:30pm to meet with people who have concrete solutions to ending police misconduct in our communites (including you!!!!!).

Join us from 3:30pm- 5pm to meet with people who have concrete solutions to keep our community safe (including you!!!!!).

For more info on the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement or to RSVP, email info@mxgm.org, call 917.561.8642 or visit www.mxgm.org.

Tin City’s New Vintage Awning

The exterior of the soon coming Tin City Drug & General Store (366 Lewis Avenue, between Macon and Halsey Streets) now adorns a pastel blue stripped awning.  The vintage-styled awning was erected on Sunday.   Owner Saratu Nafziger is still all ears about what potential customers are looking to buy – brands, food categories or must-have treats!  You can contact her at saratu@saratu.com.  What do you think of Tin City’s look so far?

Malcolm X Community Farmer’s Market Opens Tomorrow!

July 10, 2010
8:00 am	to	2:00 pm
4:30 pm	to	7:00 pm

Just spoke to Rev. Robert Jackson of the Brooklyn Rescue Mission, who is super excited about this year’s Malcolm X Community Farmer’s Market season starting tomorrow!

In addition to fresh locally grown produce, this year there will be fresh eggs, cheese, bread, honey, and more! The market will be every Saturday rain or shine from 8am-2pm on Malcolm X btwn Chauncey and Marion-directly in front of Jackie Robinson Park.

There will also be an opening day party after the market at the Bed Stuy Farm (404 Decatur St btwn Malcolm X and Patchen) following the market day from 4:30-7pm (weather permitting). Please join the Brooklyn Rescue Mission for some food, music, and fun to kick off another successful market season!

Check Out The Market This Sunday

July 11, 2010
2:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

The Market at Bedford Village is open again this Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Check it out!

Bedford Corners Historic District Meeting This Saturday

July 10, 2010
12:00 pm	to	2:00 pm

In case you haven’t already read this elsewhere, there is a Bedford Corners Landmark District meeting this weekend. From their website:

An open forum community meeting regarding the creation of the Bedford Corners Landmark District will be held on July 10th, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the Bedford Branch Public Library. The library is located at 495 Franklin Avenue at Hancock Street.

A presentation by members of the Historic Districts Council will address the conditions and benefits of achieving historic landmark status. After the presentation residents of the neighborhood will be able to ask questions about the process and what it means to the community.

Bedford Corners comprises the blocks of Macon St., Halsey St, Hancock St, Arlington Place, and Jefferson Avenue from Bedford and Nostrand Avenues and extending east to Tompkins Avenue.

Bedford Corners will be only the second new historic district named in Bedford-Stuyvesant since 1971, when the Stuyvesant Heights district was formed. Growing support for the formation of Bedford Corners has been shown with a postcard mailing campaign to the Landmarks Preservation Commision earlier this year. This district has also garnered the support of Borough President Marty Markowitz and City Councilmember Al Vann.

This district has filed a Request for Evaluation with the LPC and is awaiting surveying and calendaring procedures. Currently the Bedford District Block Associations (BDBA), a coalition of local block associations, is collecting signatures to a petition in support of this designation.

Indie Film Event at House of Art Tonight

July 9, 2010
6:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

I wish I could’ve posted this sooner, but I only received it yesterday:

The Black and Latino Filmmaker’s Coalition presents
the coolest indie film event
Indie Film Expo, Afterwork Wine Happy Hour
and Ol Skool Movie Night

Friday, July 9, 2010
6pm – 10pm
House of Art
373 Lewis Ave
Brooklyn, NY

All for just $10

HAPPY INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK!
Celebrating the true meaning of Independence

AFTERWORK INDUSTRY WINE HAPPY HOUR
6pm -7pm
Therapy Wine Bar 384 Lewis Ave (across the street from House of Art)
$1 off already reduced Happy Hour Special when you show your ticket stub.

FILM ASSIST EXPO
7pm – 8pm
Matching 10 Indie Film projects with 50 cast, crew and equipment resources.
If you are looking for paid work this summer don’t miss this event.
Make sure you rsvp to jobs@blackandlatinofilm.com

OL SKOOL MOVIE NIGHT
8pm – 9:30pm
Vote for the two Ol Skool Joints you would like to see on the big screen after the expo:
The Last Dragon, Juice, Cooley High, Hollywood Shuffle, Do the Right Thing, Uptown Saturday Night, Boomerang, The Spook Who Sat By The Door, Claudine, Corn Bread Earl and Me.

Get your tickets now at http://www.blackandlatinofilm.com/

PLUS 10% off Dinner at PEACHES – ALL NIGHT
393 Lewis Avenue (Down the block from House of Art)
when you show your ticket stub

PLUS 20% off Fine Art Prints
at HOUSE OF ART
when you show your ticket stub

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GET PAID TO SHOW YOUR FILM
How much money are you making for your indie film?
Betcha you know how much Predators and Sorcerer’s Apprentice will make!
So when you going to take your own business this seriously?

For more information contact Babatunde Odesanya at founder@blackandlatinofilm.com or visit www.blackandlatinofilm.com.