Bedford-Stuyvesant – Gowanus Lounge

Studio Libeskind released three renderings depicting their design for an affordable housing complex in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.

All Society

Brooklyn HS Names Athletic Field for Mandela

July 20, 2014 James Bedford-Stuyvesant, Boys and Girls High School, Nelson Mandela

About 1,000 students and others attended a ceremony on what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 96th birthday in order to

All Technology

DIVAS Developing App to Help Girls Cope with Lifeâ€™s Intimate Questions

February 24, 2014March 2, 2014 James Bedford-Stuyvesant, DIVAS, Indiegogo, mobile app, My Sister's Keeper, Myurray Cox

The Digital Interactive Visual Arts and Sciences (DIVAS) for Social Justice organization works hard to teach youth in under-served neighborhoods

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Bankrupt Brooklyn Hospital Seeks Closure

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 Rachel Thornbee Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bill de Blasio, Interfaith Medical Center

The Bedford-Stuyvesant hospital Interfaith Medical Center has given up trying to remain open. Now that its last ditch effort to

Health

Residents Protest Closure of Interfaith Medical Center

March 4, 2013March 4, 2013 James Bedford-Stuyvesant, Interfaith Medical Center, Reginald Sweeney

Last Saturday residents of Brooklyn came out to protest the proposed closure of the Bedford-Stuyvesant located Interfaith Medical Center. The

News Opinion

Woman Offering Great ‘Dos to Unemployed

January 17, 2012 James Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bedford-Stuyvesant hair salon, Deivin Jemmott, Donna's Hair Salon

If you’re unemployed and need a lift before that next job interview — a Bedford-Stuyvesant hair salon has just the

New York

Iconic Brooklyn Record Shop Closing This Week

February 28, 2011February 28, 2011 Shari Bedford-Stuyvesant, Birdel's Records, brooklyn, Joe Long

Birdel’s Records is one of the last places left in New York where you can still find records; you know,