By Kelly Boyce Four years ago, Chanel Petro-Nixon was murdered near her home in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn at the age of 16. A community activist posted signs in the neighborhood that said, “Somebody Knows Something.” To this day, no one has come forth with any information. In the hopes that someone still will, Chanel’s family [...]
Thursday, June 24, 2010
A Bedford-Stuyvesant man is a freelance computer designer by day and an amateur nuclear scientist at night. He has been working in a Brooklyn warehouse for two years on the nuclear fusion reactor and has spent about $35,000 of his own money on parts from eBay, according to the Daily News. “I was inspired because [...]
Monday, May 10, 2010
Legendary African-American actress, singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne died Sunday night in the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Born in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, the four-time Grammy winner also lived in Pittsburgh and Atlanta before striking out for a career in Hollywood. Originally contracted with MGM, she appeared in 22 films [...]
Monday, May 3, 2010
Rearing these birds is serious business and passion in Kings County.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Why so many people of color fear swimming, and what some are doing about it.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The NYPD has released a photo of Adam Bilal, the man suspected in the shooting that injured three people including a 5-year-old on Sunday. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1-800-577-TIPS. Share
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Police have identified 24-year-old Adam Bilal in the Sunday afternoon shooting that injured three people, including a 5-year-old girl. Cops say Bilal opened fire on Halsey Street in Bed-Stuy, where Syniah Herndon was playing outside her house. She was shot in the leg and is recovering. Share
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
At 12:01 a.m. police received a call of shots fired at 120 Chauncey Street in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood, according to reports. When they arrived, they discovered that two men had been shot. The first victim, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, was shot once in the head and was pronounced dead on the scene. The second man, [...]
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
By Sierra Brown Adrienne Blanks, 26, loves her chic two-bedroom apartment. The wood floors, granite tabletops and brand new Frigidaire dishwasher and refrigerator attracted her to the cozy Bedford-Stuyvesant abode. At $875 a month — $1,750 that she splits with her roommate — her building, known as the Stable House, is a bold step up from [...]
Thursday, March 25, 2010
The prison-themed playground in Bed Stuy is no more, NY1 reports. City officials painted over the bars and sign that read “Jail.” Though the playground was a popular spot to play cops and robbers, residents complained that it might not be quite so much fun for children in the community whose parents were in jail. There [...]
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