July 9, 1776 was the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in New York City. 70 years later, as the City of #Brooklyn was expanding into South #Williamsburg and #BedStuy the city turned to signers of the #Declaration for the new street names. Link below covers all 56 signers and their Brooklyn streets. #Histodons
#histodons #declaration #bedstuy #williamsburg #brooklyn
Mural depicting the hip hop artist Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. It was created by Scott "Zimer" Zimmerman and Naoufal “Rocko” Alaoui.
#streetphotography #photography #Brooklyn #mural #hiphop #BedStuy #publicart #NYC #1091BedfordAve
#streetphotography #photography #brooklyn #mural #hiphop #bedstuy #publicart #nyc #1091bedfordave
On this date in 1774 Daniel Tompkins was born in #scarsdale in #colonial #NewYork. He was the fifth #governor of NY and served as #vicepresident for both of #jamesmonroe terms. He was the only 19th century VP to serve two full terms. #tompkinssquarepark on the #lowereastside #tompkinsville on #statenisland and Tompkins Street in #bedstuy are all named for him #nyc #history #newyorkcity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_D._Tompkins
#scarsdale #colonial #newyork #governor #vicepresident #jamesmonroe #tompkinssquarepark #lowereastside #tompkinsville #statenisland #bedstuy #nyc #history #newyorkcity
Must-read article from #HellGate about a New Yorker (who happens to be a #LegalAid attorney) and her dog, who both got busted by the #NYPD early in the pandemic for her (the attorney) daring to exercise her legal rights by filming the cops' activities on a #NYC street.
Harassment and intimidation accomplished, of course charges were dropped.
https://hellgatenyc.com/the-nypd-took-this-dog-into-custody-because-his-owner-filmed-the-police
#cops #brooklyn #bedstuy #police #constitution #ny #gfy #law #yorkie #dogs #diblasio
#diblasio #Dogs #yorkie #law #GFY #ny #constitution #Police #bedstuy #brooklyn #cops #nyc #nypd #legalaid #Hellgate
I got excited thinking that this would be a nice N-S and E-W network of protected bike lanes in a place that didn't have any before, but then I saw that the E-W route was a "conventional bike lane".
It's 2023, drivers park on every available surface in #NYC, and we're installing brand new paint-only bike lanes while we also have a legal mandate to install #PBLs. Such 💩.
#nyc #pbls #safestreets #brooklyn #bedstuy #bikeNYC
Isn’t it amazing?! I came back from spending the holidays with family and the bins had magically appeared while I was gone! They keep adding more, too, here in #BedStuy
Local news update: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/police-involved-shooting-reported-in-brooklyn/
In case anyone else was wondering why there were helicopters over bedstuy this morning.
#helicopter #bedstuy #brooklyn #News
Local news update: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/police-involved-shooting-reported-in-brooklyn/
In case anyone else was wondering why there were helicopters over bedstuy this morning.
#helicopter #bedstuy #brooklyn #News
@Runningpunk That's only for uptown. you missed the memo. It's all about #brooklyn now. I'm on Clifton right off of Franklin. (Formerly known as #Bedstuy but now is Clinton Hill). 😀
#brooklyn #bedstuy #crazynyers
On this date in #1786, William Learned Marcy was born. Marcy was a governor and senator from #newyork a Secretary of State, and held other positions. He’s the namesake of #MarcyAvenue and #NYCHA ‘s #MarcyHouses , both in #brooklyn . #nyc #newyorkcity #bedstuy
#newyork #marcyavenue #nycha #marcyhouses #brooklyn #nyc #newyorkcity #bedstuy
Digable Planets - "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)"
Brooklyn, circa 1994.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyeI43BeR54
#digableplanets #hiphop #Brooklyn #crooklyn #clintonhill #fortgreene #bedstuy
#bedstuy #fortgreene #clintonhill #crooklyn #brooklyn #hiphop #digableplanets
Digable Planets - "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)"
Brooklyn, circa 1994.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyeI43BeR54
#digableplanets #hiphop #Brooklyn #crooklyn #clintonhill #fortgreene #bedstuy
#bedstuy #fortgreene #clintonhill #crooklyn #brooklyn #hiphop #digableplanets
My last fall view from flat in #Bedstuy as I close out my Brooklyn crib come New Years.
My last fall view from flat in #Bedstuy as I close out my Brooklyn crib come New Years.
Me, to my wife: I don’t mean to alarm you, but on my way back from the laundromat I saw four twentysomething white people with multicolored hair carrying a couch down the sidewalk.
My wife: They’re coming.