A Month of Reading for Big and Small

Are your kids begging for another bedtime story? Or are you begging ...

Stabilizing Communities: Home Refinance Seminar

Wednesday, February 15th 2012 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. [View Flyer] Learn ...

Hattie Carthan’s Annual Unlearning Racism Council Meeting

Feb 12th 2012 11AM to 4pm Food Justice Educator and Urban Farmer ...

Bed-Stuy Professionals Come Out to Network

This February’s Nothing But Networking brought an enlightened group. The group was happy to welcome Nechama and her new bicycle shop, Bicycle Roots, onto Fulton. The BID’s Vice Chair, Marcia Melendez of Flowerworks survived Valentine’s Day and came out to mingle with the best of us. You can all expect another video from the Gateway [...]

Will Cuomo’s 2012 Budget Create Jobs in Bed-Stuy?

On January 26th, Darryl C. Towns, Commissioner/CEO of NYS Homes and Community renewal, presented Governor Cuomo’s 2012-13 Executive Budget to a group of community representatives in Restoration Plaza’s 5th Floor Boardroom. The new budget was met with excitement and some questions.  Pension reform and a teacher evaluation plan were big topics within the budget, but [...]

New Residents Mean New Customers

Bed-Stuy is hot. The last unit on the market in the Bed-Stuy condo building 111 Monroe Street is in contact, according to Streeteasy and a broker representing the development. The building first hit the market in early 2009. A round of substantial price cuts was put into place shortly after that, and a grocery moved [...]

New Agtivists: Brother-Sister Duo Revamp The Corner Store

I’m going to share this wonderful article below that was originally published on Grist. We at the BID agree this is the type of store we’d love to see opening in our district. Hopefully Allison Cross and her brother Alphonzo we’ll make themselves our Bed-Stuy neighbors. Alison Cross and her older brother Alphonzo saw a [...]

Small Business Tax Seminar

[View Flyer] That Time of Year Again > Ready to file your tax returns by March 15? > Have home-based business questions about tax deductions? > Using Quick Books or Excel to track records? > Did you know filing taxes can also help prepare you to secure loans? The Seminar will be lead by, Rebecca [...]

“Rolling Up the Gates” Event

The Pratt Area Community Council will be having another “Rolling Up the Gates” Storefront Stroll event. This is the a great place to go if you are looking to start a business in Central Brooklyn. We at Bed-Stuy Gateway can also help you to find a vacant commercial space without paying a brokers fee. Pratt [...]

Bed-Stuy Gateway Newsletter – 1st Quarter 2012

We are proud to introduce the first Bed-Stuy Gateway Newsletter of 2012.

Networking Within the Gateway

Our January 19th Nothing But NETworking Event went off without a hitch. The event brought together the  newly minted entrepreneurs with seasoned business pros. Advice was dolled out left and right. From how to get a small business loan to the best Brooklyn logo designer. If you missed this one, no worries. We have our [...]

Bed-Stuy Gateway’s Holiday Lights are Up!

Those ain’t stars, they’re the Holiday lights. If you haven’t seen them already, the lights are up! Have a safe and wonderful holiday and next time you find yourself in an Amazon binge, think about buying more gifts locally. Bed-Stuy businesses need love too! The lights were provided by Illuminations by Arnold.

Hattie Carthan’s Spirit Survives in Bed-Stuy Youth

At the end of November, The Hattie Carthan “After Church” Market had its end-of -season Harvest festival. The attendees were kept well entertained with cooking demonstrations, garden tours, and sidewalk chalk for the kids. With the autumn chill settling in, the farm had a non-alcoholic hot Sorrel, made with the Sorrel herb from the garden. [...]