Tag Archives: Bed-Stuy

Flatbush + Main Episode 21: Doing History

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Julie Golia

In Episode 21 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia dig into what we do at Brooklyn Historical Society: engaging our many visitors and constituents in the process of doing history.

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In Memory of Elsie Richardson

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Sady Sullivan

  Elsie Richardson (1922-2012) was a Brooklyn leader, community organizer, and activist who lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. She was co-founder of the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and was essential in the creation of the first nonprofit community development corporation in … Continue reading →

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Coming Up in Bed Stuy

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Sady Sullivan

2007 marked the 40th anniversary of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration, the oldest community development corporation (CDC) in the United States, founded in 1967 through the efforts of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Jacob Javits. To celebrate this anniversary, BHS and Restoration … Continue reading →

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