Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: People walk by the address where Nathaniel Cash was murdered in 1991 in Bedford-Stuyvesant on May 16, 2013 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. Derrick Hamilton, who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the 1991 murder, was paroled in 2011 after questions surfaced about New York City Detective Louis Scarcella and lead witnesses on the case. Following the recent clearing of David Ranta of murder after serving a 23-year prison sentence, the Brooklyn, N.Y. District Attorney is reviewing 50 murder cases investigated by celebrated Detective Louis Scarcella. The review of cases will give special scrutiny to those cases which appear weakest. Scarcella, 61 and now retired, denies ever having used unethical tactics to secure a conviction.
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Richie Havens, Woodstock folk singer, dies at 72
72. Havens , who was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006, started out as a doo-wop singer in his Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, even joining the McCrea Gospel Singers as a teenager. But he was charmed by the Greenwich Village folk movement Read more »
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true introduction to the rapper. Part menacing, oftentimes heartbreaking, the album wove vivid tales of living in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. The album’s lone collaboration is also one of its best songs, “The What” featuring Wu-Tang’s Method Man. Big and Meth trade 2:49 PM from Vibe Read more »
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Le1f Gets Steamy In New Video, "Spa Day"
new video for "Spa Day" and, appropriately enough, it takes place during a raucous Night Spa party at Bed Stuy's Body By Brooklyn. For those uninitiated, the spa shenanigans (twerking in a steam room, cocktails in a sauna) might look like they're staged but, 1:24 PM from Paper Magazine Read more »
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More Brooklyn Buildings on Road for Landmarking
Lipsius c. 1889 to the designs to Theobald Engelhardt, is a reminder of the period when brewing was one of Bushwick and Brooklyn’s most prominent industries and Bushwick Avenue was lined with the mansions of wealthy brewery owners. Catherine Lipsius was the 12:01 PM from Brownstoner Read more »
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Tasty Tuesday: Restaurant Review Corlette NY
few weeks ago I was invited to a restaurant tasting at Corlette NY in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. If you know me, you know that I am always looking for new restaurants to frequent so I was excited to try this new place. So here is a little 9:21 AM from Her Goody Bag Read more »
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NYC: Eyes on the Street: Bike-Share Stations Come to Williamsburg
Bike’s rollout to Long Island City, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and eastern Bedford-Stuyvesant was delayed by damage from Hurricane Sandy. But it looks like bike-share will be establishing a toehold in Williamsburg, with new stations installed in time for the from Streetsblog Read more »
