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Today's Pride of Bed-Stuy: Richie Havens
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 07February 7, 2012: Richard P. “Richie” Havens was born January 21, 1941, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. At an early age, he began organizing his neighborhood friends into street corner doo-wop groups and was performing with The McCrea Gospel Singers a... »
Why at Least 50 People in Bed-Stuy Really Love Mondays [VIDEO]
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 06Bed-Stuy resident Deon Davis Harris has worked as a budget manager at the New York City Transit Authority for more than 25 years now. She’s also the owner of Everything Scratch Café, located at 7 Rochester Street (between Herkimer and Fulton Streets). ... »
A Sneak Peek Inside Barclays Center: [VIDEO]
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 06What seemed like a dream, then an idea and finally a proposed plan of action that pitted a small group of determined residents against a mega-developer in a bitter battle for the future of a borough, is now here. The Barclays Center has risen. With ste... »
Slave Theater Floor Collapses, Injures Four
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 06Four people sustained minor injuries at a party on Saturday night, when the floor of Fulton Street’s Slave Theater collapsed, according to the New York Post. The victims fell ten feet into the cellar around 10:30 p.m., says the Post. Last month, it was... »
5 Things You Should Know This Week
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 06"5 Things You Should Know" will jump-start you into a productive week. Be the first to know about parking changes, important meetings, free events and the hottest get-togethers in and around Bed-Stuy: 1. On Monday, February 6, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at... »
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This Week: See the DOT Plan for a Safer Delancey
Streetsblog New York City
Feb 06Following the death of Dashane Santana, the transportation committee of Community Board 3 will hold a special meeting this Wednesday to address conditions on Delancey Street, where drivers are aggressive and crossing times are short. Responding to medi... »
music & commercials of Super Bowl XLVI (Darkness, Motley Crue, Megafaun, Art Brut, OK Go, Echo & the Bunnymen, Madonna & more)
Brooklyn Vegan
Feb 06by Ryan Barkan The Darkness played a Superbowl commercial Another Super Bowl, another year where the Cowboys didn't win, and another year of music-filled commercials. The Patriots entered the field to "Crazy Train" by English metal god Ozzy Osbourne (w... »
The “absolute stillness” of a view from Brooklyn
Ephemeral New York
Feb 05The vantage point in a “View From Brooklyn,” painted by George Copeland Ault in 1927, looks like Brooklyn Heights or Red Hook. Or is it farther up the East River, from Williamsburg or Greenpoint? “A precisionist and surrealist painter, especially noted... »
Last Minute Ideas For Watching The Super Bowl
Free Williamsburg
Feb 05The Super Bowl is hours away and you need a place to watch it. Luckily for you, The Greenpoint Gazette published a list of 18 bars in Williamsburg and Greenpoint that will be airing the game. I cut that list in half, narrowing it down to my top picks o... »
Cops: ‘We are looking for a KISS fan’
The Brooklyn Paper
Feb 03Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Aaron ShortThe Brooklyn PaperPolice are searching for a man — possibly a KISS-masked man — who defaced two religious statues outside a Williamsburg church to make them resembl... »