Pamela Harmon, ex-head of the Health Department Call Center, was socked with a $7,500 fine. She admitted business dealings between her agency and the Crown Heights Service Center, where she is a top board member.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

A Bedford-Stuyvesant man who weighed more than 700 pounds and puffy "Sopranos" actor Joe Gannascoli will strut their stuff Tuesday as the latest beneficiaries of Borough President Marty Markowitz's Lighten Up, Brooklyn campaign.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

White was killed when gunfire erupted during the cookout, which left four others wounded in Bedford-Stuyvesant Sunday.

Published by New York Post on July 8, 2008.

House of the Day: 1171 Dean Street

Published by Brownstoner on July 8, 2008.

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Published by Brownstoner on July 8, 2008.

A $12,000 dollar reward is being offered in connection with the shooting of five people at a Bedford-Stuyvesant over the weekend.

Published by WNBC on July 8, 2008.

Some residents of Bed-Stuy are ready to zip off in one of several cars available from the “wheels when you want them” company. [Bed-Stuy Blog]

Published by New York Times on July 7, 2008.

Timothy Wright, his wife, and grandson were headed home to Roosevelt, Long Island, from a church conference in Detroit.Wright, known as the godfather of gospel, is pastor of Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in Bedford Stuyvesant.

Published by WNBC on July 7, 2008.

A courtyard cookout ended in chaos and bloodshed early Sunday morning, with a young woman killed and four people wounded in a Bedford Stuyvesant shootout, the police said.

Published by New York Times on July 7, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by amNY.com on July 6, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Police said the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by WNBC on July 6, 2008.

In recent months, an old crime has started to reappear near where Ms. Evans lives, on the border of Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: a spate of muggings that has caught some in the neighborhood by surprise.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

In recent months, an old crime has started to reappear near where Ms. Evans lives, on the border of Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: a spate of muggings that has caught some in the neighborhood by surprise.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

Little Severine McQueeney’s mom, Margo Gibson, was harassed by Parks workers after taking this cute picture of her daughter at Underwood Playground in Clinton Hill.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 2008.

Rare View, in the Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave., 16th floor, (212) 481-1999. Entrance on 38th St. For a $30 cover, sip cocktails in this popular rooftop bar and enjoy the regular bar menu.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Kyle was beaten to death June 6 in Cheatham and Martin's Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, apartment. Both were arraigned on manslaughter charges this week in Brooklyn Supreme Court. Prosecutors say they didn't call for help until five hours after the boy's death.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Cheatham and Martin, 23, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in  the June 6 beating death in their Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

Published by New York Daily News on July 1, 2008.

Tyson's name emerged during an investigation of the Cash Money Brothers, a crew of thugs led by brothers Damion "World" Hardy and Myron "Wise" Hardy. The gang, which lifted its name from the film "New Jack City," had turned a Bedford-Stuyvesant housing project into a violent drug market, prosecutors said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 30, 2008.

1265 Dean Street

Published by Brownstoner on June 27, 2008.

"They should pay," said Carmen Mercer, 35, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, standing outside a midtown DMV office. "Everybody else has to pay. It comes with the responsibility of having a car."

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

According to published reports, Green is accused of using her Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment as a sex pad for clients who paid $250 per half-hour for intercourse, and $100 per half-hour of oral sex.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 23, 2008.

Joe Long is the owner of Birdell’s, the venerable independent record store in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

Gladys Bright, who lives in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, could be joining that group soon. Ms. Bright, 50, said she was laid off in late May from her custodial job at a post office in Lower Manhattan, where she was classified as a “casual worker” and had been laid off from time to time.

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

Women dressed to the nines cried with amazement and pride at lavishly set tables in Steiner Studios in Brooklyn Navy Yard. When Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz made opening remarks about Restoration’s recent successes, including a $25 million renovation to restore and to modernize Restoration Plaza on Fulton Street, the dining room stirred with self-congratulatory remarks.

Published by The New York Observer on June 20, 2008.

1139 Dean Street

Published by Brownstoner on June 20, 2008.

His battered body was found June 6 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment where he had been living since August, when his mother, Eugenia Holmes, 24, moved to South Carolina to try to kick a drug habit.

Published by New York Daily News on June 19, 2008.

Kowalski spoke after officiating at the funeral of the little boy who died June 6 after allegedly being beaten by his guardians, Nymeen Cheatham, 31, and Lemar Martin, 25, in their Bedford-Stuyvesant home.

Published by New York Post on June 19, 2008.

The abbreviated life of 3-year-old Kyle Smith was filled with what-if’s that neighbors, relatives, child-welfare advocates and city officials have retraced over and over since his death on June 6.

Published by New York Times on June 19, 2008.

Almost half of the new renters in the first quarter of this year were between 21 to 25 years old, and 93 percent were under 35. The typical renter in neighborhoods like Clinton Hill, Boerum Hill, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace and Boerum Heights is usually attached, works freelance in entertainment or the arts, makes around $50,000 a year, and needs no guarantor to be approved for an apartment.

Published by The New York Observer on June 18, 2008.

"I work in a studio. It can't work. The dog could jump on machines, it could pee on wires, or chew on stuff. It's not controllable like a child," said Deimetrus Homs, 24, a studio engineer in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by amNY.com on June 18, 2008.

The boy's guardians, Nymeen Cheatham, 30, and her boyfriend, Lemar Martin, 25, admitted beating Kyle in their Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, apartment June 6, cops said. Brooklyn prosecutors hit Cheatham and Martin with manslaughter, assault and endangerment charges. The two face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

Published by New York Daily News on June 17, 2008.

Nymeen Cheatham, 30, and her boyfriend, Lemar Martin, 25, admitted to beating Kyle in their Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, apartment June 6, but stopped short of confessing to his killing, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 16, 2008.

Investigators say Kyle Smith was beaten to death inside their apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 16, 2008.

Cheatham's and Martin's apartment on Patchen Avenue is in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant section, the same neighborhood where 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown was killed in January 2006.

Published by WNBC on June 16, 2008.

The body of a 3-year-old Brooklyn boy still lies in the city morgue more than a week after he was beaten to death. Kyle Smith was killed June 6, and his guardian Nymeen Cheatham, 30, and her live-in lover Lemar Martin, 25, were indicted earlier this week on manslaughter charges. New Yorkers were horrified by the tale of abuse in the Patchen Ave. apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant and flooded the boy's parents with offers to pay for the funeral.

Published by New York Daily News on June 14, 2008.

Investigators say 22-year-old Charles Carter opened fire on a man and woman who were arguing in the hallway of a building in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 13, 2008.

The claim came during the trial of Abubakr Raheem, 38, an alleged member of the ruthless gang that controlled the Lafayette Gardens Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by New York Post on June 13, 2008.

The claim came during the trial of Abubakr Raheem, 38, an alleged member of the ruthless gang that controlled the Lafayette Gardens Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant

Published by WNBC on June 13, 2008.

The 3-year-old's godmother, Nymeen Cheatham, 30, and her live-in boyfriend, Lemar Martin, 25, are charged with beating him in their Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment before he died.

Published by New York Post on June 13, 2008.

or the first time, the organizations receiving the grants also will receive outside support through workshops and individual counseling. Among the groups to get funding are the Apollo Theater Foundation, the Museum of the City of New York, the Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, and the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty.

Published by New York Sun on June 13, 2008.

He is accused of shooting Young while the two argued in the Tompkins Houses hallway in Bedford-Stuyvesant last month. A 20-year-old male was also shot and wounded during the melee. According to the Daily News, the dispute began after Young stepped-in to prevent Carter from beating his pregnant girlfriend.

Published by WNBC on June 13, 2008.

There will be games and an exhibit of student artwork, but we’re really excited for the “Taste of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill” part of the day. Local eateries Chez Lola, Graziella’s, Bacchus, Chez Oskar, Habana Outpost and Little House on Clinton will be providing snacks for attendees, giving them a chance to learn about the tasty options the neighborhood has to offer.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 13, 2008.

Cheatham, 30, the boy's godmother, and Martin, 25, were charged in the vicious beating that led to Kyle's death on June 6 in their Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

Published by New York Post on June 12, 2008.

Hardy controlled the drug trade at the Lafayette Gardens housing project in Bedford Stuyvesant.

Published by New York Daily News on June 12, 2008.

Powell is trying to unseat Representative Ed Towns, who has represented the 10th Congressional district (Fort Greene, Bed-Sty, Brownsville, East New York and Canarsie) since 1983, but only narrowly won re-election in 2006. This year, a few unions, like SEIU 1199, are withholding support.

Published by The New York Observer on June 12, 2008.

Funeral plans were still unclear yesterday for Kyle, who was found Friday in Cheatham's Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

Published by New York Daily News on June 12, 2008.

Eight months later, Cheatham, 30, and her live-in companion, Lemar Martin, 25, were charged in the brutal beating that led to Kyle's June 6 death in their Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

Published by New York Daily News on June 11, 2008.