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115 MacDougal Street
Parenting: Where To Go 10/10/08
115 MacDougal Street
Published by NY1 on October 10, 2008.
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119 MacDougal Street
Falafel places in New York that are worth the wait
Mamoun's also has a location on St. Marks, but there's nothing like the original. (Sandwich: $2.50; 119 MacDougal Street; 212-674-8685)
Published by amNY.com on October 8, 2008.
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583 Jefferson Ave.
Calendar: October 8 - October 15
Fifth Annual Studio Strut. Oct. 11 and 12. Explore Bed Stuy’s various art galleries and growing creative community. Participating galleries and venues include: Zion Gallery, 152 MacDonough St.; Afro Art Designs, 3126 Stuyvesant Ave.; Skylight Gallery, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St.; George Washington Carver Gallery, 677 Lafayette St.; Ken Wright Gallery, 583 Jefferson Ave.; Stephan Davis Gallery, 152 MacDonough St.; and Leroy’s Framing and Gift Shop, 1549 B Fulton St.
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 8, 2008.
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775 Lafayette Ave.
Groundbreaking Takes Place for 89 Units Of Affordable Housing in Bedford-Stuyvesant
...a multi-purpose center in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The 14-story building, to be constructed at 775 Lafayette Ave., between Throop and Marcus Garvey avenues, will be called The Shelton...
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 3, 2008.
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402 Bainbridge
Foreclosures of the Week
...couple of interesting properties scheduled to go on the foreclosure block this afternoon. At left, 402 Bainbridge is a three-story house in Bed Stuy with a lien of $482,839 on...
Published by Brownstoner on October 2, 2008.
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366 Lewis Avenue
Streetlevel: New Market for Bed Stuy
Butternut Market, at 366 Lewis Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, will be a Provisions/Union Market/Chop Chop-like grocery store. "We...
Published by Brownstoner on September 29, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
A Tree Grows in Bed-Stuy
Thirty years ago, Billy Joel wrote a song in which the narrator proclaimed his own recklessness by pointing out that he “walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.” A poster child for dangerous urban blight in those years, the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn is today “one of the most exciting examples” of the borough’s redevelopment,
Published by GlobeSt on September 23, 2008.
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860 Dekalb Avenue
Prices Falling in Greenwood Heights and Bed Stuy
Over in Bed Stuy, all five units on the market at 860 Dekalb Avenue (a "Manhattan-style condominium project") have dropped: Unit #5, for example, went on the market...
Published by Brownstoner on September 23, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Disgruntled? Former postman banned for selling bogus clothes
"They enforce it," said Grace, who worked as a mail carrier at a Bedford-Stuyvesant post office and others for 22 years before quitting last year.
Published by New York Daily News on September 20, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Wall Steet Is Down, and So Are They
But in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, Ernest Cooper, 53, a forklift operator out of work on disability, said he sympathized with the executives in suits who left work with cardboard boxes in their arms this week.
Published by New York Times on September 18, 2008.
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MS 267
Hard-Won Gain: Moving From F to A
Test scores roll off the tongue of Jeffrey Fargas, a 13-year-old seventh grader at Middle School 267 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the way state capitals do. He has memorized his scores on the state’s English and math tests from spring 2008 and 2007. He knows just how many points it takes to pass — he has not done so yet — and how much he needs to improve to keep his school from being deemed a failure.
Published by New York Times on September 17, 2008.
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775 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn
Events for Thursday, September 18, 2008
10 a.m. City Housing Development Corporation breaks ground for St. Philips Co-op, at 775 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn.
Published by The New York Observer on September 17, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Where the Bobos Now Buy In Brooklyn
There are more than 40 neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and of the 3,766 homes sold under $525,000 in Brooklyn so far this year nearly half are within the 10 neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, Flatbush, Gravesend, East New York, Clinton Hill, Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg and Park Slope. Of those 10 neighborhoods, only Clinton Hill, Park Slope and Williamsburg are northwest of Prospect Park.
Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.
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113 MacDougal St.
Fall Restaurant Preview 2008
Minetta Tavern: Keith McNally will be reopening this Greenwich Village landmark as a French brasserie in December. He's redoing the plumbing and the kitchen, but the decor (including the murals) will be preserved (113 MacDougal St.; 212-475-3850).
Published by Zagat New York City on September 16, 2008.
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PS 5
More Schools Get A’s in Grading System’s 2nd Year
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel I. Klein were scheduled to announce the grades at Public School 5 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, one of nine schools that received A’s this year after getting F’s last year.
Published by New York Times on September 16, 2008.
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Malcolm X Boulevard near Madison Street
B'KLYN MOM SHOT DEAD
The body of Jasmine Liggins, 31, was discovered by her brother in her apartment on Malcolm X Boulevard near Madison Street at 10:30 a.m., cops said. She had been shot once in the head.
Published by New York Post on September 15, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Watching the Wall Street Meltdown
The Times reports that an off-duty emergency medical technician was stabbed to death at his companion’s apartment in Brooklyn; The Post reports that hardworking paralegal was found shot in the head in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home.
Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Crack the safe and win 100G!
At previous "Crack the Bank Vault" contests at Amalgamated branch openings in Bedford-Stuyvesant and lower Manhattan, a few hundred people tried, but no one entered the right code.
Published by New York Daily News on September 13, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Cop probed after Brooklyn girl KOd
Jessica Williams, 17, is set to undergo surgery at Woodhull Hospital to insert metal plates in her jaw, broken in two places, after she says Officer Desmond Nichols knocked her out Sunday outside the Tompkins Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Published by New York Daily News on September 11, 2008.
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115 MacDougal Street
Thursday, September 11
Fashion Week clomps to a close with zee big hitters: Vera Wang, Zac Posen, and Calvin Klein—fresh off the brand’s celeb-stuffed bash under the High Line.
Published by The New York Observer on September 9, 2008.
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Sumner Houses
Going down: Shame of city's elevators
At the Sumner Houses in Brooklyn, the seventh-worst project in the city, outages spiked at 506 in fiscal 2008, up from 370 the previous year, while repair time also got worse, rising from 9.7 to 13.3 hours.
Published by New York Daily News on September 7, 2008.
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Precinct 73
Police: Man Shoots Girlfriend, Then Himself
Officers said a man and woman were both found shot in the head in the back of an apartment on Lott Avenue in the 73rd precinct at about 9:45 p.m.
Published by WNBC on September 7, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Cops finally collar pooch killer
The ugly episode began after Benoit and some family members went to the Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment she shared with Haynes before their breakup to collect her things, ASPCA Assistant Director Joseph Pentangelo said.
Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Diversity Day in Brooklyn Is Reaction to Hate Crimes
The day is designed to "observe and honor the multiplicity of ethnicities, cultures, religions, and lifestyles that make up our great borough," Mr. Adams said. It will bring together residents for a community dog run in Prospect Park on Saturday morning and a bike ride later through several neighborhoods, including Bedford-Stuyvesant, Park Slope, Crown Heights, and Borough Park.
Published by New York Sun on September 5, 2008.
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660 Monroe
Calendar: September 4 - September 11
Free Homebuying Seminar: Sept. 9, from 6â9 p.m. A free seminar for those thinking about becoming homeowners. Sponsored by Neighborhood Housing. At Janes United Methodist Church, 660 Monroe, on the corner of Malcolm X Blvd. To reserve space, call (718) 469-4679. www.nhsnyc.com
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 5, 2008.
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555 Quincy St.
Dwarf Madam Brought to Trial on Pimping Charges
...charged with promoting prostitution and child endangerment. She was accused of using her apartment at 555 Quincy St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant as a rendezvous point for johns who were serviced by the underage...
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 4, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Financial big got rent from first ex-wife
A source said the rent for the Bedford-Stuyvesant home, which hadn't been reported prior to 2007, was from his ex-wife Angela Jeter. The couple divorced in 1984. Thompson, a leading candidate for mayor in 2009, also showed credit card debt: $5,000 on his American Express Optima and $5,000 on an account with North Fork Bank.
Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Where fareboxes & drivers take hit
"If they don't want to pay, I just leave them alone," one driver on the B44 route in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, said Wednesday, declining to give his name.
Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Pork store no has been; A&S to reopen in the Slope
“When I want a good sandwich, I come here, and I’m very picky about my sandwiches,” said broker Jesselle Eli, who lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant. “I would have helped them find a new place — I would do anything to keep this place open.”
Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 3, 2008.
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Excellence Charter School
NEW SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO PASS
At the Excellence Charter School of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, principal Jabali Sawicki said the excitement of the new year was palpable even before the morning bell rang.
Published by New York Post on September 3, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bus freeloaders targeted in crackdown
Above-ground fare-beating is most prevalent on 10 routes in Brooklyn and the Bronx, according to NYC Transit. The worst is the B46 in Brooklyn where drivers have reported "theft of service" at a rate of about 4,000 a week. The route runs the length of the borough, between Williamsburg and Marine Park, through Crown Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant and East Flatbush and Flatlands.
Published by New York Daily News on September 3, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
A happy Nixzmary sings on tape
One was taken just months before the family's Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, apartment became a house of horrors.
Published by New York Daily News on September 2, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Report: Videos Emerge Of Happy Nixzmary Months Before Slaying
The Daily News said the DVDs contain about 45 minutes of home movies that show the 7-year-old dancing and singing with her family just months before she was slain in her Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, apartment, sources said.
Published by WNBC on September 2, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Mom of butchered Bushwick man wants answers
Tomorrow, the Brazells will lead a memorial march in the 19-year-old victim's honor from his old Bushwick apartment to the Bedford-Stuyvesant subway station where his body parts were first found.
Published by New York Daily News on August 29, 2008.
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Precinct 83
Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn street, shoots 2
When a NYPD car roared onto the Bushwick street moments later, Jones turned his wrath on two officers from the 83rd Precinct.
Published by New York Daily News on August 29, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Daly: Call it the U.S. Closed
These courts at the intersection of busy Utica Ave. and Fulton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant are adjacent to Boys and Girls High School, but are apparently not in the domain of the city Department of Education.
Published by New York Daily News on August 28, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Across City, Obama Parties Are Planned
In nearby Bedford-Stuyvesant, Colin and Kristen de Paor – newlyweds married less than three months — are expecting about 15 guests tonight to eat enchiladas and shrimp and drink wine and beer to watch the speech in their apartment.
Published by New York Times on August 28, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
2 Brooklyn Teens Arrested For Shooting At Officer
Two Brooklyn teens have been charged with attempted murder in an incident that could have left a uniformed police officer dead or wounded.The incident was caught on surveillance video Sunday in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Published by WNBC on August 27, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Arrest Made In Robberies Of Elderly
Cornelius Abson, 36, a resident of the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, was arrested Wednesday for choking Lillian France in a Crown Heights elevator last Thursday and robbing her of $900. Police say he implicated himself in that crime, as well as the July 11 robbery of a 67-year-old man in Flatbush.
Published by New York Sun on August 22, 2008.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
Park death: It was MURDER!
Cops have collared the man who they say brutally murdered a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident in Prospect Park last month, though his lawyer says that his confession may have been coerced.
Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 21, 2008.
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800 Gates Avenue
Charter Schools To Open In Brooklyn, But Conflict Surrounded Birth of Some
La Cima Charter School: La Cima will open inside an existing public school building at 800 Gates Avenue in Bed Stuy. The bilingual English/Spanish school is starting with kindergarten and first grade students, and plans to offer âa rigorous and relevant academic program.â
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.
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460 Marcus Garvey Blvd
Events for Thursday, August 21, 2008
7 p.m. Civil rights attorney Lauren Raysor discusses racial injustice at a National Leadership Alliance eventat Bethany Baptist Church, 460 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn.
Published by The New York Observer on August 20, 2008.
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707 Quincy Street
Foreclosure of the Week: 707 Quincy Street
...most interesting property coming up for foreclosure sale this week is this corner brownstone at 707 Quincy Street in Bedford Stuyvesant. The four-story, five-unit house currently has a lien of $201...
Published by Brownstoner on August 19, 2008.
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616 Quincy St
Brooklyn August Events
LOCATION: Public School 308, 616 Quincy St (bet. Stuyvesant & Lewis Aves)
Published by NY1 on August 19, 2008.
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115 MacDougal Street
Manhattan August Events
LOCATION: The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street
Published by NY1 on August 19, 2008.
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Ocean Hill
Tot brutally slain over soiled pants
Medical help for Ginelis came only after her mother, Kimberly Cantos, 23, got home from work hours later at midnight and called an ambulance to the family's Ocean Hill brownstone.
Published by New York Daily News on August 16, 2008.
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Stuyvesant Heights
Hard Times Along Gasoline Alley
Beneath the peeling roof of a Hess station at Ralph Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights, framed on the north by the Brevoort housing project and on the south by Kingsborough Houses, are eight self-service pumps — and often just as many hustlers who come and go as their economic needs dictate.
Published by New York Times on August 15, 2008.
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243 Stuyvesant Avenue
Open House Picks
243 Stuyvesant Avenue
Published by Brownstoner on August 15, 2008.
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Hundred Acres
Dining Deals: 'Hundred Acres' In The Heart Of SoHo
'Hundred Acres' is local, farm fresh and it's where we'll find CBS 2's Tony Tantillo for this week's 'Dining Deal.'
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 15, 2008.
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Ocean Hill
Monster pair charged in tot's death
He told cops he didn't call 911 because he "did not have access to a phone" and was afraid he would be in trouble. Cantos called for an ambulance after returning to their Ocean Hill brownstone at midnight.
Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.