Tag Archives: Bed-Stuy

Tompkins Houses Playground JAIL!?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Vettievette

I turned on the evening news and hear that Tompkins Houses has made the news because of their playground structure.  Newsblog – blackandbrownnews – edited by Sharon Toomer broke the news yesterday after the above photo was submitted by photographer, Monifa Bandele.  BBN reports that they visited the playground and called the Mayor’s office.  The [...]

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Bed-Stuy on Yelp: There Goes the Neighborhood!

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Vettievette

The Weekly Yelp: Bedford-Stuyvesant
You will hear no complaints from me about positive publicity on our beloved ‘hood, Bedford-Stuyversant. It highlights the many businesses, restaurants, services, etc. we enjoy around our way.  What I found the most interesting in this weekly shoutout wasn’t the actual shoutout itself, but the talk message boards where members share their [...]

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House of Art Presents the Works of Frank Morrison and Jamel Shabazz

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Vettievette

[ December 5, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. December 6, 2009; 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Jump Off by Frank Morrison"][/caption]

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Jamel ShabazzA few days ago I received an email newsletter from the House of Art and immediately got excited.  As a huge fan of Hip Hop and urban art, it was a true pleasure to learn that Bed-Stuy’s very own House of [...]

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The Umi Nom Experience

Posted on November 11, 2009 by The Changeling

After seeing the second post on Umi Nom over on the Clinton Hill blog, I thought that I’d better throw in my 2¢. I mean, not for nothing, but the restaurant is actually in Bed-Stuy! It’s located in the “Kashmir” section of the neighborhood, the disputed territory between Classon and Nostrand. This is the area [...]

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Celebrate America on the Move Week with the YMCA

Posted on September 19, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 19, 2009; 8:00 am; ]
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New Yorkers are still fighting the battle of the bulge. According to the July 2009 Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s report, the number of obese adults in New York rose by 5.2 percent from last year. To help New Yorkers adopt healthy lifestyle habits, the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA [...]

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Vote For Me! City Council Candidates & Outdoor Print Ad Campaigns

Posted on August 10, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

Primary Day is Tuesday, September 15th and some of the Bed-Stuy City Council candidates in the running are spreading the word through outdoor print advertising. Over the past couple of weeks, postings have started to appear on streetlight posts, brownstone windows and storefronts.  Each candidate has their own branding style and identity.

Incumbent Darlene Mealy [...]

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Bed-Stuy Pub Crawl: Round Three

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Inquisigal

A pub crawl in Bed-Stuy??!!
Yes, we’ll agree that the neighborhood’s bars are indeed few and far between, and getting to those bars can often require much more effort than a mere “crawl.” But those slightly [...]

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Earth Month 2009 at the Hattie Carthan Garden

Posted on April 13, 2009 by The Changeling

[ April 18, 2009; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. April 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. April 25, 2009; 10:00 am; ] The Hattie Carthan Garden is located on the southwest corner of Lafayette and Marcy Avenues.

By subway: Take the G train to the Bedford/Nostrand stop. Use the Nostrand Avenue exit and walk 1 block east (in the direction of traffic) along Lafayette to Marcy.

By bus: Take B38 (eastbound to Ridgewood) to the Lafayette and [...]

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Neighborhood Bike Ride Scheduled for May 16th

Posted on April 9, 2009 by The Changeling

[ May 16, 2009; ] The Bedford Stuyvesant Biking Coalition is organizing a Neighborhood Bike Ride on May 16th so mark your calendars! I’ll post additional details as soon as I receive them.

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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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