Thursday 20 June 2013
Advertisement
CB 3 official says more rent-a-bike docks expected throughout the neighborhood By Stephen Witt Eight bike docks, as part of the city’s new rent-a-bike program, have been installed mainly on the western portion of Bedford-Stuyvesant with several more expected in the central and eastern part of the community as the program moves forward. The...
Parents, it’s time to ask ourselves the question – If I can’t ensure that my child is safe from gun violence whether in school, church, restaurants, movies, etc. where should I invest my time and energy. On Sunday, January 6 th in a Clinton Hill restaurant Jason Lewis, 34, father of three children –14,...
Festival Organizer Joshua Sindisa Mrulekana Speaks We topped last year’s South Africa Festival Fund-raiser 2012 proceeds raised by more than ten percent. This shows that the South Africa Celebration initiative at the Bedford YMCA is growing stronger each year. People could not stop raving about the dance created by the interns and also the...
TODAY! Thurs., Aug 23rd 5pm – 6pm: The Rock Shop: Park Slope, 249 4th Avenue (bet. Carroll & President Sts). The Brooklyn Book Festival, supported by AT&T, is hosting a press meet-up and Happy Hour to celebrate the release of this year’s schedule of Bookend Events. RSVP TO mzustovich@brooklynbp.nyc.gov, 718-802-3832 by noon on Thurs.,...
Sindisa Joshua Mrulekana’s intentions to fulfill an assignment for a YMCA program have grown into a major celebratory event that connects two continents through the portal of the YMCA. The Bedford Y’s second annual South Africa Festival takes place this Saturday, August 25th at the Y headquarters, 1121 Bedford Avenue, 3:00pm-7:00pm. And excitement around...
Fri., Aug 17th Charles Tolliver and his 16-piece Big Band will perform for the first time in Brooklyn at a Benefit Concert for Sistas’ Place. The Benefit will be held at Jazz@966, 966 Fulton Street in BK. (718- 398-1766). Showtimes: 8p and 10p. Tickets. $40 per session. For more information, visit www.sistasplace.org or call...
This week’s National Night Out at Von King Park was one of the largest ever in Central Brooklyn, said Dr. Kim Best, President, 79th Precinct Council, the organization that hosted the Tuesday event with the 79th Precinct. More than 1,000 people came out on Tuesday for what Dr. Best described as “one great...
By Bernice Elizabeth Green Last Saturday, families, individuals and residents of all ages and walks of life came out to the Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School (B-CAM H.S.) field for an exhilarating morning and afternoon of fitness and fun in celebration of the Summer Olympic Games. YMCA executive director Dordy Jourdain, Councilwoman...
With the city’s $68.5 billion fiscal year 2013 passed, Central Brooklyn’s city council members brought home plenty of bacon to the non-profits and cultural institutions serving their communities. Among the big winners was the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, which received a hefty $1 million in capital funds for renovations, in part to...
On Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 6pm-9pm at the Victorian Mansion, 247 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY, “something special will happen in Bedford-Stuyvesant!,” says Valerie Durrah, Founder and CEO of The Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic (NTAC), an organization which specializes in giving individuals and groups the tools and resources that truly make things happen for...
