🌱 Affordable Senior Housing + Long-Awaited 50% Vaccination Rate

Happy Wednesday, people of Bed-Stuy! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Milder. High: 56 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Bed-Stuy today:

1. Top Black Real Estate Broker Shares 3 Affordable Alternatives to Buying in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Reader)
2. SEE: New Affordable Senior Housing Opens On Bed-Stuy Border (Bed-Stuy Patch)
3. Brooklyn's 'urban forest' grows as more trees are planted, maintained (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. All Of Bed-Stuy Finally Hits 50% Full Vaccination Rate: Data (Bed-Stuy Patch)

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

• PD PODs [Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School] [Public calendar] (12:00 AM)
• SLT [Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School] [Public calendar] (4:00 PM)
• PTA [Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School] [Public calendar] (6:00 PM)
• Parent Association Meeting/Family Town Hall (6:00 PM)
• TBLS PA General Meeting - Brooklyn Latin School (The) (6:30 PM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Museum: "Ease into the holiday shopping season with our Holiday Gift Guide! This year, we’ve created fun and unique collections that are sure to satisfy everyone on your gift list. Be sure to place orders by December 13 for guaranteed delivery be..." (Instagram)
• Bed Stuy Real Estate Board, Inc.: "Do you know a veteran or first time homebuyer? Thinking about buying a home? #firsttimehomebuyer #veteranhomebuyer #brooklynvets #home #homeownership #BlackHomeownership #realestateinvesting #investmentproperty #downpaymentassistance #St..." (Facebook)

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— Anna Quinn

About me: Hello readers! My name is Anna Quinn and I cover all things Park Slope, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights and Prospect Heights for Patch. I've also covered the west side of Manhattan and 14 other Brooklyn neighborhoods during my time as a Patch reporter. I'm a former Hearst Connecticut reporter, a Loyola Maryland grad and a general news junkie. Tell me your stories at anna.quinn@patch.com and follow @AnnaQuinnPatch on Twitter to read mine.

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