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Gareth Bryant On Being A Black Muslim Man In America

Photo via Gareth Bryant.BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Gareth Bryant has been on Earth for 38 years thus far. In these 38 years, he has experienced a lot. He’s dealt with racism and xenophobia. He lost himself and then found himself. He discovered faith. And he never let anything stop him.

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Man Shot to Death this Weekend in Bed-Stuy

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Cops are searching for the suspect responsible for fatally shooting a man over the weekend. On Saturday, November 16 at around 3:44 a.m., cops found a 34-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso outside Lafayette Garden Houses on Lafayette Avenue and

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Motorcycle Crash In Bed-Stuy Leaves One Dead

BEDFORD STUYVESANT – A 27-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a driver making a left turn crashed into him. On Saturday, November 2 at around 11:18 p.m., a person driving a grey 2016 Honda Odyssey was traveling southbound on Tompkins Avenue. As the driver was attempting to make a left

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New Study By Comptroller Stringer Shows Spike In Retail Vacancies

Vacant storefronts on 86th Street in Bay Ridge, February 28, 2019. (Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A new study by Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office shows that Brooklyn is facing a substantial spike in storefront retail vacancies and rents. According to the study, the rate of empty and vacant storefronts

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Fatal Shooting in Bed-Stuy

Police examine evidence marked by small blue bags laid on the street after the shooting. (Photo by Justin Hicks)BED-STUY – A man is dead after a shooting in Bedford-Stuyvesant last night, says the NYPD. At approximately 10:00 pm on Wednesday, October 18, police responded to a 911 call of

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Toast Of Brooklyn Wine & Food Festival

“Toast of Brooklyn” is a wine, spirits and food tasting event that was created by Edmon Brathwaite a decade ago. What began as a celebration of Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood socioeconomic revitalization, has transformed into a truly spectacular event for the culturally diverse residents and visitors of Brooklyn New York, and

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Lottery Open For Two New Affordable Units At 452 Lafayette Avenue

452 Lafayette Avenue via Google MapsThe affordable housing lottery launched yesterday, July 10, for two new rental units available at 452 Lafayette Avenue (at Franklin Avenue) on the border of Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy. The newly constructed five-story building is smoke-free and offers a roof terrace and a laundry room.

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The Heights of Luxury

The Brownstone Belt is home to incredible real estate, but it is also a place that celebrities sometimes call home. This week, we will indulge in some of the more luxurious (and occasionally star-crossed) listings available in our neighborhood. (Courtesy Zillow/Corcoran)What do Superman, Willie Loman, and Jehovah’s

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District 35 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (left) thanks Saima Lulu for her participation in PBNYC 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)The results are beginning to come in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo announced the three winning projects

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District 35 PB Vote: School Upgrades, Bus Pads, Or A Community Garden

Photo via the Participatory Budgeting ProjectVoting for Participatory Budgeting begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 8 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Laurie Cumbo’s District 35 (Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights). With new online voting, it’s easier

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Man Shot And Killed In Bed-Stuy Building

Photo by Corner MediaA 29-year-old man was shot to death Monday night (January 30th) in Bedford-Stuyvesant while trying to defend his girlfriend. The victim, Maurice Lindsey, reportedly approached the girlfriend’s siblings and a group of men after a violent altercation at 1625 Fulton Street. Witnesses say the group left

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Knife And Spork Opens With Kitchen Essentials And More

Knife and Spork owner Symon Chow shows off some of the shop’s inventory.At Clinton Hill’s new kitchenware store Knife And Spork, everything from the multi-purpose pocket knives and titanium sporks to the bamboo bowls and cast iron tea kettles is “strong enough for a woman, but made

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Local Libraries Have A Shot At Winning Ten Grand

Sheepshead Bay LibraryKings Bay Library (3650 Nostrand Avenue) and Sheepshead Bay Library (2636 East 14th Street) are among the finalists for the Revson Foundation’s NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. According to a press release, a panel of judges will decide which of the nominated ten libraries will win a $10,

Bedford-Stuyvesant

More Trouble For Senator Sampson As Taxpayer Funds Earmarked For Charity Vanish

State Senator John Sampson (center) (Source: nysenate.gov)The troubles for State Senator John Sampson keep mounting. Sampson, who has been accused of accepting bribes and threatening witnesses who might testify against him, now has state officials wondering where more than $39,000 in taxpayer money earmarked for a Brooklyn

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Family Of 20-Year-Old Drowned Man Needs Help With Funeral

Arnaldo Galarza, 20, drowned Friday at Gravesend Bay Beach while his helpless friends and family watched. (image from Daily News)Family members of a 20-year-old Bedford Stuyvesant man who drowned last Friday in Gravesend Bay say they are in desperate need of cash, in order to pay for his funeral.