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Bed-Stuy actor organizes 'Chillin' on Da Corner' movie series

Published May 31, 2010 at 5:51 p.m.

It's Bedford-Stuyvesant's own film festival. Actor Ephraim Benton has organized "Chillin' on Da Corner," a summer movie series in neighborhood parks and street corners featuring socially conscious flicks ...

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Where Do I (Will I) Live in Bed Stuy?

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Published June 4, 2010 at 5:18 a.m.

So you've decided that of all the neighborhoods in the borough, city and tri-state area, Bedford Stuyvesant is the place you'll call home (or already do) ...

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WILLIAMSBURG: CB1 to city: Get CB3’s garbage trucks out of our hood!

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Published June 2, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Aaron Short ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... Community Board 1 has a message for the Sanitation Department — it’s time to take out the trash ... Last Tuesday night, the board’s Land Use Committee unanimously rejected the city’s request to renew its lease on Johnson Avenue East Williamsburg garage in its district because it houses garbage trucks that serve Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick ... “The equitable thing to do is put everyone’s trash

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Leaders unite, demand precinct leader's head

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Published May 25, 2010 at 10:10 p.m.

A group of Brooklyn activists will demand that Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly boot a commander from his Bedford-Stuyvesant precinct for fudging crime statistics ...

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MUSIC: African drumming is front and center at the library on June 5

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Published June 2, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Drum call! ... On June 5, hundreds of drummers are expected to gather on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch in Park Slope for a celebration of the different African drumming styles practiced in Brooklyn in a nod to the borough’s long history with the practice ... Even before there was Drummers’ Grove in Prospect Park, drummers would congregate at spaces such as Brower Park in Crown

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CINEMA: Outdoor film series and festivals take over Brooklyn this summer

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Ben Kochman ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... Brooklyn will be a hotbed this summer for movie-lovers, with myriad film series happening all over the borough. Here’s a run-down of a few of our favorites: ... Old Stone House ... Four nights of free outdoor film fun, including two classic films, short films, and student films ... July 7: “Kiss Me Kate”; July 14, “Girl Shy”; July 21: Short Film Contest; July 28: Piper Film Workshop Student Films ...

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CB3 Meeting Tonight

Published May 3, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

[ May 3, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The next Community Board 3 meeting will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation 1368 Fulton Street (Lower Level). To see the agenda for this meeting, visit the CB3 website ...

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Enter the Bed-Stuy: Be Heard Be Counted 2010 Census Video Contest

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Published April 27, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

The Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant (CIBS) is calling for New York City residents to participate in the Bed-Stuy Be Counted Be Heard 2010 Census Video Contest ... Here is your chance to film and star in your very own 30 second video. CIBS is looking for inspirational and energetic individuals to tell them [ ... ] ...

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ART: Icelandic volcano can’t stop this ‘Eurotrash’ show

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Published April 27, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Some Euro ash nearly spoiled “Eurotrash.” ... With artists unable to fly in from Europe thanks to a certain volcanic eruption, the opening of the latest show at Brooklynite Gallery was up in the air — until the Bedford-Stuyvesant space rescheduled its opening night party for May 8 ... The exhibition features two of the most influential international street artists working today: Norwegian stencil artist

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World-class, one-legged Brooklyn skier Ralph Green heads to Paralympics

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.

He's going for the gold. World-class one-legged skier Ralph Green is coming back to his native Bedford-Stuyvesant today to speak to kids at his alma mater, Boys and Girls High School, and visit family before heading off to compete in the Paralympics in Vancouver ...

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