Tag Archive | "Bed-Stuy"

Qaddafi Eulogized in Bed-Stuy

Friday, November 4, 2011

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Late Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi was remembered in Bed-Stuy on Thursday night, at a memorial service organized by the December 12th movement.

Police Search for Shooter in Brownsville

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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Article corrected on 11/7/2011. Over fifty police officers from the 73rd and 81st precincts, a canine team and at least one NYPD helicopter are searching for a man who shot numerous rounds from a black [...]

Seen it All: Long-time Shopkeeper in Bed-Stuy Honored for ‘Loyalty’

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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Eric Bullen, store owner in the neighborhood since 1977, was honored as an “economic development trailblazer” during the seventh annual Bed-Stuy Alive.

Making It In Bed-Stuy

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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By Joi-Marie Mckenzie & Cambrey Thomas Rapper Ingrid Burley doesn’t get much sleep. The 23-year-old Houston native rarely sleeps past six a.m. on a good day. She refuses to buy a bed – she doesn’t [...]

Arrest Made in Bed-Stuy Salon Shooting

Monday, October 25, 2010

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Police arrested Winston Cox, 19, in connection with Saturday’s shooting at a hair salon in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police say. Winston was wanted by police for the attempted murder of an off-duty officer involved in the shooting but [...]

Shots Exchanged at Bed-Stuy Salon

Monday, October 25, 2010

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An off-duty police officer shot and wounded an attempted robber in a hair salon Saturday night, the New York Daily News reports. Winston Cox, 19, is wanted in connection with the attempted murder, police say. Officer [...]

Seeds of diversity grow in Bed-Stuy garden

Thursday, October 21, 2010

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By Beth Morrissey On a lazy Saturday afternoon, two women, one black, one white, make preparations for a party in the Greene Acres Community Garden on Franklin Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Brooklyn Woman Faces Possible Murder Charges in 2-year-old Son’s Death

Sunday, October 3, 2010

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By Yolanne Almanzar A 27-year old woman sitting in a cell at Rikers Island has only one wish, says her lawyer. Teresa Foster wants to attend her 2-year-old son’s funeral, but faces possible murder charges [...]

A Deadly Weekend

Sunday, September 26, 2010

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Mourners Reflect Days After Fatal Shooting in DUMBO By Cambrey Thomas Two days after Aurelio “A.J.” Manresa, 21, was shot to death outside one of the Farragut Houses at 191 Sands St., the talk of the street [...]

Bed-Stuy Native Lena Horne Dies at 92

Monday, May 10, 2010

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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 [...]