Nothing but Networking at Bed-Stuy’s Fashion Rock

the networking event… The Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District invites you to share wine and hors d’oeuvres with local businesses, residents, and community leaders. You may know about Bed-Stuy’s rich history, but have you met the folks who are making it now? You may know a few folks on your block, but have you met [...]

Bed-Stuy Backyard Garden Party! Tomorrow, August 25th

the networking… The Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District invites you to share wine and hors d’oeuvres with local businesses, residents, and community leaders. You may know about Bed-Stuy’s rich history, but have you met the folks who are making it now? You may know a few folks on your block, but have you met anyone [...]

Party down on Fulton!

Food and wine flowed freely over discussions of race, art, and what it means to be a part of a community. This past Thursday, the “Crown Heights Gold” exhibit at Bed-Stuy’s  premier art gallery. Funded in part by the Bed-Stuy Gateway BID and Bed-Stuy Restoration, hundreds attended the opening to a series of thought-provoking multimedia exhibits. [...]

Crown Heights Gold Art Show Opening, July 28

Crown Heights Gold: Examining Race Relations and Healing in Crown Heights, Brooklyn During the 20 Years Since the 1991 Riot, curated by Dexter Wimberly. Using contemporary art as a vehicle to foster dialogue and remembrance, this exhibition commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights Riot, and explores the transformation of the community since the [...]

Nothing But NETworking, Thursday, April 28th

Once again, Bed-Stuy residents, business owners, and patrons of the arts gathered at Restoration Plaza’s Skylight gallery for wine, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation this past Thursday. In addition to the networking opportunities, attendees were also on hand for the opening of En Foco’s “Works #14″ photography exhibit. The show features work from five emerging artists [...]

Time to meet your neighbors!

Bed-Stuy is famously massive: there are at least four sub-neighborhoods, and nearly every corner has a little shop, restaurant, or bodega. With around 400,000 people, it can be hard to meet your neighbors, both businesses and residents. Coupled with our busy schedules, it’s tough to check out that new cafe that just opened down the [...]

Word on the Street

Back to back events took place in the Gateway this week: on Thursday night, Breukelen Cellars hosted the BID’s monthly Nothing But Networking event, and on Friday morning, the BID’s Town Hall Meeting was held at Restoration Plaza. If you haven’t been to any of the Networking events, you are missing out! Always jam packed [...]

February Nothing But Networking

The crowd was buzzing at Fulton Street’s Skylight Art Gallery on Thursday for the BID’s Nothing But Networking event and the opening of Sex Crimes Against Black Girls art show. Nearly one hundred local business owners, artists, and residents got to meet up over wine and hors’d oeuvres. Check out the photos on our BID Facebook Page [...]