Bedford-Stuyvesant Aims for Landmark Status

From Crain’s New York: Nearly two decades after it was first floated, a proposal to designate a small slice of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn as a historic district finally appears to be getting somewhere. For some, the development comes not a moment too soon. “Many people stop me on the streets and ask, ‘What’s taking so […]

Written by on Jul 27, 2011

Bed Stuy takes the Lead in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Competition

HDC’s own Six To Celebrate neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant is taking the lead in the 2011 Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition! Ten of the thirty-six semifinalist are from Bed-Stuy; making it the neighborhood with the most contestants. Claudette Brady,  a neighborhood preservationist and contributor to Bed-Stuy Patch, recently wrote an article praising the success of the contest […]

Written by on Jul 22, 2011