Neighbors Press For Longer Season At Bed-Stuy's Kosciuszko Pool

A petition signed by hundreds asks that parks officials open the pool June 1 instead of June 28, when all city pools begin their season.

Tompkins Avenue Open Street Returns This Weekend With DJ, Drumline

The Bed-Stuy Open Street, which will run every Sunday until September, will make its 2022 debut with a line-up of performances.

Arrest Of Longtime Brooklyn Fruit Vendor Renews Advocate Outrage

Maria Falcon being led away in cuffs and strip-searched at Broadway Junction has renewed rallying cries to change the vendor permit system.

$530K Upgrade Is Game-Changer For Bed-Stuy Tennis Courts, Coach Says

The Jackie Robinson courts — which local coaches avoid because of their condition — will be resurfaced this year.

Bed-Stuy Librarian Named A 'Mover And Shaker' With National Award

Nicole Bryan, who took over the Macon Library just two months before the pandemic, was one of the first to set up outdoor space.

Neighbors Raise Money To Beautify 'Desolate' Bed-Stuy Block

The group — who last turned Jackie Robinson Park Playground into a safe haven amid a gun violence spike — are tackling Malcolm X Boulevard.

Five-Borough 'Small Business Week' Celebration To Kick Off In Bed-Stuy

The event, slated for Monday, will begin a week-long tour encouraging New Yorkers to shop local and offering resources to business owners.

SummerStage Concerts Headed To Bed-Stuy Park In July: What To Know

The citywide concert series will be back in local parks for the first time in two years. Here's when to catch it in Bed-Stuy.

Long-Awaited Transformation Of Bed-Stuy Armory Finally Underway

A study of how to use the massive Marcus Garvey Boulevard armory kicked off this month, a decade after officials first floated the idea.

Brooklyn 'Bookstore Crawl' To Return For 1st Time Since Pandemic

The borough-wide bookstore crawl will lead up to Independent Bookstore Day at the end of the month. Here's what to know.

Homes Crumble As Owner Spends On BK Community Space With Violent Past

"I could give a s--- about the community center," said one tenant who has waited years for security upgrades after his brother was stabbed.

Bed-Stuy To Host Brooklyn's Car-Free Earth Day: What To Know

The city's fifth Car-Free Earth Day will be held on April 23.

Brooklyn Raises $30K For Nightclub Targeted By Arsonist: GoFundMe

"We love you, and we will come back from this," Rash Bar wrote the day after an arsonist doused the bar's floor with flammable lit match.

12-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old Fatally Shot | Brooklyn Week In Review

Also: Taste Of Brooklyn Festivals To Launch In April + Fire At NYCHA Complex + 'Lynching' Flyers Found On Brooklyn Train

First 'Tastes Of Bed-Stuy' Food Crawl To Honor Late Local Legend

The crawl — the first for Taste of Brooklyn season — will kick off in April in honor of business owner and "food entrepreneur" Lloyd Porter.

Bed-Stuy To Get Free Community Fridge In Earth Day Campaign

A Brooklyn-based appliance company is donating four community fridges across the country, including in Bed-Stuy.

Bed-Stuy Mourns 'Queen' Clara Hayes, Owner Of Macon Hardware

"You came in there to buy things, but you really came in there for the experience — to see Ms. Hayes," Janell Smith told Patch.

SEE: New Biggie Smalls Murals Unveiled In Brooklyn

The two new murals, painted on a Fulton Street storefront, honor the 25th anniversary of the iconic rapper's death.

Tensions Mount Over 'Misogynistic' Van Parked By Bed-Stuy School

"As a woman ... you feel really angry," Regan Good told Patch. "You feel depressed that men still think this stuff."

50 Displaced In Spate Of Bed-Stuy Fires | Week In Review

Also: Bed-Stuy Pharmacy Charged Illegal COVID Vaccine Fees, AG Says + City Failed Teen Rapper Shot Dead In Bed-Stuy, Mayor Says.

Bed-Stuy Food Pantry Needs Help Building A Shed On Its New Farm

The Campaign Against Hunger hopes to raise $2,000 for the Eastern Parkway farm, which opened last year to bring food to underserved areas.

Local Teen Could Be 'Kid Of The Year' | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

Also: Bed-Stuy Eatery Could Close This Month Without Help, Owners Say + Michael K. Williams' Alleged Dealers Busted After Fatal OD: Feds .

'I Love Bed-Stuy' Film In The Works | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

Tenant 'Trapped' After Year Without Elevator | Black 'Artstory' Returning To Myrtle Ave | Plainclothes NYPD Make Comeback

🌱 Hudson Shuts Down Rezonings + 'I Love Bed-Stuy' Film

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🌱 Tattoo Shop Featured On Show + Council Member Named HUD Admin

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Longtime Bed-Stuy Food Co-op Needs Help Staying Open: Report

The Greene Hill Food Co-op needs at least 150 more members to keep its doors open, according to a co-op publication.

Bed-Stuy Raises $55K To Save Cafe | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

Wellness Wednesdays Continue | Brooklyn To Queens Train Reaches Next Step | Affordable Apartments Require $86K Salary

Free Black Women's Library Finds Home | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

COVID Rates Start Dipping | Nightclub Closes After 'Tragic' Fire | Restaurant Week Reservations Open

🌱 New Restaurant Debuts On Nostrand Ave + Subway Slashing

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Bed-Stuy's Brooklyn Movement Center Wins $100K Prize

The organization was one of five given the Spark Prize, which celebrates nonprofits advancing racial justice in the borough.

🌱 Local School's Food Drive + New CM Shakes Up City Planning

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Free Black Women's Library Finds Permanent Storefront In Bed-Stuy

The traveling library, which has thousands of books by Black women, had been searching for months for a permanent reading room.

BK Gang Behind 14 Shootings Busted | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

New Affordable Housing On The Way | Shop Sells Winning Lotto Ticket | Tenants Wait Weeks For Electricity Return

🌱 Brooklyn School Creates New Food Pantry + Winning Lotto Ticket

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$1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At Bed-Stuy Store: Report

The ticket was one of two winners sold in New York City, according to reports.

🌱 City Builds Affordable Housing Complex + Assault Near Subway

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🌱 Free Black Women's Library Finds Home + New Affordable Lottery

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Local COVID Rates Reach All-Time Highs | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

Affordable Apartments Up For Grabs |Broadway Junction Testing Site Opens | Cornegy Bids District Farewell

2nd School Closes For COVID | Bed-Stuy Week In Review

Placard Abuse Crackdown To Begin | Here's Where To Get Tested | Kwanzaa Crawl Postponed

Vaccine Struggles, Stoop-Side Shows: Bed-Stuy 2021 Year In Review

Here are the Bed-Stuy stories from this year, for better or worse, we won't soon forget.