Wednesday 19 June 2013
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Last Saturday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and his lovely wife, First Lady Diane Patrick, an attorney, along with hundreds of friends, supporters and family members proved you can go home again — especially when home is Brooklyn. The Patricks joined celebrants in the co-naming of Jefferson Avenue, between Tompkins and Throop, as Bertram L....
One of Bed-Stuy’s crown jewels, Restoration Plaza on Fulton Street, is getting ready to show itself off again after a five-year, $10 million renovation. “We hope to have the plaza open for outdoor seating around June 1,” said Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Chief Operating Officer Dyrnest Sinckler. “At that time, the steps and windows in...
Build Atlantic yards in Bedford-Stuyvesant If developer Forest City Ratner (FCR) wants to prefabricate all planned 16 high-rise buildings in his $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project tat’s fine with me as long as most of the factory work stays in Brooklyn. And a good place to start looking for a site to build modules...
By Eric M. Deadwiley, February 23, 2011 The Food Bazaar Supermarkets have been a local staple in the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Williamsburg sections of Brooklyn for many years now. Every week around Thursday or Friday, supermarket flyers are left at the doors of all the local residents notifying us of the “Sales” the supermarkets are promoting for...
To the Editor: I love the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. My family and I are newcomers and would like for our local politicians to stop using and abusing the words “black community”. Yes, we know Bed-Stuy is mostly black, but that will not be the case for very long. We wish you would include others like...
Please join“ 500 Men Making a Difference” to work on the completion of a conference center in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Lets come together and put the Man back in Manhood and accomplish some tangible goals together Sponsored By Boys and Girls High School
Questions about the future of the Slave Theater have been raised to a higher level with the current photo exhibit at Five Myles Gallery. The theater is a part of what’s left of the estate of Judge John L. Phillips after passing through the hands of four court-appointed guardians. We spoke with Reverend Samuel...
Hampton Woodward Rookard, the son of Ruth Woodward and Walter Rookard, was born January 29, 1929 in Rembert, South Carolina. Hampton migrated to the North with his mother and his sister Margaret. Their first stop was Harlem, then Brownsville, followed by Williamsburg before finally settling in Bedford-Stuyvesant. His early influences towards education and reading...
If you ever wondered what Black men struggle with in our communities, wonder no more. Go and see Through The Night at the Riverside Theatre. This newest play written and performed by the talented, versatile Daniel Beaty, is a story that lets you know some of the plights that Black men live through on...
Funds Sought to Build and Distribute Units to Not for Profits and Individuals in Haiti HaitiSOFTHOUSE is a flexible and sustainable approach to shelter that provides immediate transitional housing, community development and reconstruction solutions. The shelter is designed to resist tropical storms and hurricane conditions, resist earthquakes and provide a healthy, well- ventilated...
