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Entries Tagged as 'Bed-Stuy'

Street Couch Series: Recliner with TVs

March 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Recliner with TVs

This plush and once-proud recliner comes to us from Dekalb Avenue in Bed-Stuy where Miss Heather found it communing with a couple of old TV sets. While the staging suffers from the fact that the TVs have been carelessly placed behind the recliner, it’s still easy to picture kicking back in it and watching.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Street Couches

Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Sofa with Board & Trash

March 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Sofa with Board & Trash

From Bedford Avenue in Bed-Stuy we have this specimen with what appears to be panels from a construction fence, painted that unmistakable blue, and some trash bags. It comes to us, of course, from Miss Heather.

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Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Arrangement

March 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Arrangement

If ever there was a sign that Spring is right around the corner, this line up of street furniture from Arion Place in Bed-Stuy is it. It comes from the camera of our Roving Correspondent, Miss Heather, of course.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Street Couches

Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Office Couch

March 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Office Couch

Here’s one from the streets of Bed-Stuy via Miss Heather. We call it Waiting Room Couch with Mattress and Trash as it combines all three vital elements. At least, we hope that’s a waiting room couch, because it sure doesn’t look like something comfortable to have at home.

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Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Upside Down Couch

March 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Upside Down Couch

Here is one from Lexington Street in Bed-Stuy as forwarded to our inbox by our Roving Correspondent Originating in Greenpoint. We call it an upside down couch.

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Disconnected in Brooklyn on Craigslist: I Was the S&M Keynote Speaker

March 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn on Craigslist: I Was the S&M Keynote Speaker

Oh, Sunday Brookyn Craigslist Missed Connections, we do love you sometimes. We will say nothing about this weeks selection, except to present it: Attendees from impromptu seminar on S&M held by 7 min mile runner – w4m – 28 Searching for attendees of an impromptu seminar that took place last Saturday March 1 in bed-stuy. […]

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Missed Connections

Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Beauty

March 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Beauty

This beauty comes from Madison Street in Bed-Stuy. Unlike many street couches, which are junked, this sample is in very good shape. If the weather were a bit warmer, it would be ready for serious sidewalk enjoyment. It comes, of course, from Miss Heather.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Street Couches

The Pinky Building of Bedford Ave. in Bed-Stuy

March 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Pinky Building of Bedford Ave. in Bed-Stuy

We can’t say we’ve focused on this building before, but it has risen at 1056 Bedford Avenue at Clifton Place and it is the work of architect Robert Scarano. Our Roving Correspondent Miss Heather sent in these shots, along with the comment that it’s “an argument for contextual zoning.” The building has been hobbled by […]

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Construction Issues

Kosciusko Street Bonus: A Street TV

March 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Kosciusko Street Bonus: A Street TV

The image of the Fingerish Building below came with a photo of this humongous TV on the street outside, courtesy of our wide-ranging correspondent Miss Heather. It’s seen better days, but boy, is it big.

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Fingerlike on Kosciusko Street in Bed-Stuy

March 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Fingerlike on Kosciusko Street in Bed-Stuy

This is 31 Kosciusko Street in Bed-Stuy between Bedford and Nostrand. Miss Heather emailed it over after having a look at new construction in the neighborhood because it struck as being somewhat Fingerlike. We agree that it has the essential qualities that make a Finger Building, although the height of the building it adjoins doesn’t […]

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GL Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Leather Revisited

March 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Leather Revisited

We featured this sofa, which is currently on Malcolm X. Boulevard in Bed-Stuy, last week. Miss Heather took another pass by and sent along an update. The sofa has lost last week’s snow, but gained some other stuff.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Street Couches

Public Service Announcement: Lost in Bed-Stuy

March 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Public Service Announcement: Lost in Bed-Stuy

From Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy, submitted by Miss Heather.

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Tags: Animals · Bed-Stuy

Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Leather

February 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Leather

Here’s a black leather sofa from Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy. It comes from none other than Miss Heather, who knows her street couches.

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Street Couch Series: Halsey Street Bus Stop Couch

February 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Halsey Street Bus Stop Couch

This bus stop street couch, which sadly is facing the wrong way, comes from Bed-Stuy and the camera of our well-traveled Greenpoint Correspondent. It was on Halsey Street and, yes, that’s a microwave on top.

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Say What–Messed Up in Bed-Stuy

February 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on Say What–Messed Up in Bed-Stuy

All of these signs at Lewis Avenue and Hancock Street have seen better days, as documented by Miss Heather.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Signs Under Siege

Say What–One Way Down

February 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Say What–One Way Down

We hope you know the way at Broadway and Madison in Bed-Stuy, because the sign tells you to, you know, go down. It comes from Miss Heather, special for GL.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Signs Under Siege

Say What–Hanging in There

February 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Say What–Hanging in There

This sign on Flushing Avenue gets extra points for hanging in there, so to speak. It comes from Bushwick and was sent by our Greenpoint Correspondent.

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Signs Under Siege

Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Blues

February 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Bed-Stuy Blues

This specimen is from Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed-Stuy. It was a blue print and probably served someone well before its service came to an end like this. It comes from the digital camera of our wide-ranging Greenpoint Correspondent, who covers an incredible amount of territory.

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Say What–Hide and Seek Sign

February 1st, 2008 · Comments Off on Say What–Hide and Seek Sign

Can you find the One Way sign in this photo taken on Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy? It’s not that hard to locate in a photo, but we can see where it might be a bit challenging in a moving car and could result in some issues if the direction of the street in question is […]

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Signs Under Siege

Street Couch Series: Sofa with Cement Shoes

January 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Street Couch Series: Sofa with Cement Shoes

This sidewalk sofa comes to us from Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy. Not the combination of sofa and bags of concrete. The photo, of course, is courtesy of our Greenpoint Correspondent.

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Brookyule #1: Bed-Stuy Apartment

December 17th, 2007 · Comments Off on Brookyule #1: Bed-Stuy Apartment

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of aprilchild/flickr]

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Bklink: Christmas in Bed-Stuy

December 16th, 2007 · Comments Off on Bklink: Christmas in Bed-Stuy

Here are few pics of Christmas decorations in Bed-Stuy. “As for Santa’s ethnicity, the debate still rages, but surely we agree that he’s on the stout side and runs a tight sweatshop of little people.”–Bed-Stuy Banana

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Shortlink

Bklink: Bed-Stuy News, Holiday & Otherwise

December 9th, 2007 · Comments Off on Bklink: Bed-Stuy News, Holiday & Otherwise

Check out some of the latest from Bed-Sty conveyed in photos and words. There’s are festive decorations and a twisted, old gate that’s not to be missed.–Bed-Stuy Banana

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Shortlink

Major Bed-Stuy South Rezone Approved

October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off on Major Bed-Stuy South Rezone Approved

The City Council approved a major rezoning of Bedford-Stuyvesant yesterday. The rezone covers 206 blocks. It downzones brownstone residential blocks and upzones the commercial spine on Fulton Street. The rezone covers the southern portion of Bed-Stuy, bounded by Quincy Street and Saratoga, Atlantic and Classon Avenues. A rezone for the northern part of the neighborhood […]

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Rezoning

Awful Bicyclist Deaths Create A Lot of Sadness in Brooklyn

October 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

As you may know, two bicyclists in Brooklyn were killed in accidents within hours of each other this week. While the news media has provided basic details, Streets Blog posted the best account of the tragedy’s meaning and its impact on the many people in the community that knew the cyclists that were killed. We […]

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Tags: Bed-Stuy · Transportation · Williamsburg