Tag Archives: Eye on the Stuy

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 [...]

Two supermarkets that serve Bed-Stuy residents, specifically Foodtown on Fulton (pictured above) and Pioneer Supermarket located near the Clinton-Hill/Bed-Stuy border, made the list of most fined supermarkets. Pioneer landed the top spot. [Gothamist]
A new restaurant called Wicked Good Franks will open up on Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy (finally something nice on the east side [...]

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Monique Greenwood, pillar of the Bed-Stuy community and owner of Akwaaba Mansion, is interviewed by the New York Times.
Reclaimed Home gets the lowdown on the new Mausaic Cafe opening in the old Food 4 Thought spot.
ABC checks out The Country Kitchen, Bed-Stuy’s much-loved southern restaurant.
A Bed-Stuy resident loses over 130 [...]

Myrtle Avenue Memorial

Play Area Code 718 and Help a Neighbor: JP Styles, a Bed-Stuy graphic designer, is currently seeking employment. He’s fallen behind on his rent, but he’s come up with a creative way to raise some money: he’s developed a game based on our Brooklyn area code. Please buy this game! He hopes [...]