Sputnik, a club venue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is emerging as a haven for Bed-Stuy’s gay residents who don’t want to trek all the way to Williamsburg for a night of dancing. While times are surely changing, Prop 8 did recently pass in notoriously liberal and gay-friendly California. Surprisingly, opposition in this Brooklyn neighborhood is coming from [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Bed-Stuy’s Gay Scene Faces Gentrification
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Boxing Chabad
Posted in Crown Heights, Hasidim, sports on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this short clip of Dimitry Salita, a Chabad Lubavitch Jewish boxer who lives in Crown Heights. In a month, he’ll be fighting in Madison Square Garden. “There’s no difference between boxing and Judaism,” he says.
Financial Crisis Stalls Green Housing in Bed-Stuy
Posted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, economy, environment, housing on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The greening of Bed-Stuy was halted before it even began, thanks to the financial crisis. The Nzinga Townhouses–modular, environmentally friendly homes–have gone through final stages of design, engineering, and bidding. But since the financial crisis has hit, the developer has been left in the lurch, unable to secure financing to begin building.
Imagine balconies with planting [...]
Beer for Barack
Posted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, politics on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Get ready for the last push. Brooklyn for Barack has convinced local Brooklyn bars to provide discounted drink specials to all Obama volunteers between now until election day. All you need to do is get out there and hit the phone lines. I’m guessing lots of calls are going out to Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, [...]
