Postcard from a Playground
It’s a Friday morning at the Jackie Robinson Playground on Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy. A young man plays basketball in one of the courts. An older man reads his newspaper on a table [...]
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A Father and His Love for Basketball Change Bed-Stuy One Dribble at a Time
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Fonville, an otherwise unemployed dad, started this basketball program last September with four other fathers as a labor of love to provide neighborhood kids aged 8 to 10 with some activity and exercise. The school provided the group with some basketballs, and Fonville purchased the rest with his own money.
First-Time Homebuyers Get Chance at Brooklyn Digs
Friday, March 8, 2013
Habitat for Humanity is moving 105 families into their first homes throughout central Brooklyn. Under the terms of a $20 million federal grant to help improve communities with high foreclosure rates, the families need to be in contract on their homes by the end of the year.
Seniors Wary as Social Security Is Set to Go Digital
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Seniors constitute 17 percent of New York City’s population. Brooklyn, which is home to 30 percent of the city’s elderly population, will be hit hardest. Over 10,000 of those seniors reside in Bed-Stuy. However 3,500 of them have yet to sign up for direct deposit, according to Social Security agents in the neighborhood.
Jewish Life Returns to Bed-Stuy
Friday, September 7, 2012
Whether Hasidic or hipster, a steady stream of Jews is moving into the very neighborhood that experienced Jewish flight a half-century ago.
Hip-Hop…Bengali Style!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
In its’ short existence hip-hop music has found a way to captivate people of all cultures. Now Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has bred a Bengali rapper named Brooklyn Shanti. Although he’s gained the respect of his hip-hop [...]
Seasoned Cook Has Seen It All
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Beatrice Mobley, believed to be one of the oldest surviving workers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, sits at her dining room table in the Vinegar Hill area of Brooklyn, surrounded by mementos from various [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The Brooklyn Lens weekly webcast for the week of February 10, 2012. With anchor Jessica Hartogs.
Fun with Food: How Do or Dine Restaurant Does It
Monday, January 16, 2012
The craziest restaurant in Brooklyn really does have a plan, sort of.
Empty Future: Why Vacant Buildings in Bed-Stuy Stay Unoccupied
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The many vacant buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant have become eyesores, negatively impacting the community.
Friday, May 17, 2013
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