Apartment Prices Increase + Profile On Local Furniture Designer

Rise and shine, Bed-Stuy! Let's get this Friday started off right. These are the most important things going on today in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

First, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 77 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Bed-Stuy:

1. Bed-Stuy Apartments Cost 12% More Than Last Year: Report (Bed-Stuy Patch)
2. Meet the Brooklyn-Based Designer and Cofounder of Innovative Furniture Brand Trnk (Yahoo News)
3. Review: Thoughts of a Colored Man Makes a Triumphant Broadway Debut (TheaterMania.com)
4. Honk for Pumpkin! East New York Great Grandma Is Turning 105 (Brooklyn Reader)
5. Hispanics closing in on whites as New York City's largest racial group (Spectrum News NY1)

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

• Senior Picture Day - Lyons Community School (12:00 AM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Museum: "Calling all new and seasoned art professionals! We're hiring for several positions around the Museum—from our new DEIA department to Technology, Development, and Registrar. Head to bit.ly/bkmcareers to learn about these positions (and more)..." (Instagram)
• Pratt Institute: "A public space like no other, Little Island is 2.4 acres of green space designed to create an accessible and immersive experience for all visitors. Join us for a discussion with the designers!" (Facebook)
• The Campaign Against Hunger: "Yes, you can grow carrots, broccoli, cabbage, chard, and other leafy greens in Brooklyn! @bkborohall thank you for supporting TCAH’s effort to expand healthy food access across Brooklyn #farm #urbanfarms #veggies #gardens @bkborohall" (Facebook)
• FAB Fulton: "Come for the jazz, leave with free compost! Big Reuse, in partnership with NYC Department Of Sanitation, will host a table at our next Betty Carter Park Brooklyn Music School Jazz date, Fri., Oct. 15 from 5-7p. Pick up info and get a bag..." (Facebook)
• FAB Fulton: "REMINDER: the 2021 FAB FULTON Annual Meeting is set for tomorrow, Thu., Oct. 14 from 5-6p on Zoom. RSVP at the link below, or, if you or someone you know does not have online access, please call our office at 718.928.3322, xt. 1 by noon ..." (Facebook)
• Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District: "Bed Stuy October Newsletter: Check out the various upcoming free webinars to help ensure small business success: https://mailchi.mp/bedstuybid/street-closure-notice-10471744" (Facebook)
• Weeksville Heritage Center: "There's still time to plan to see Underground Resistance and Nomadico participate in a conversation here tonight about Underground Resistance, a techno music collective and label in Detroit at this Vera List Forum event. Following the co..." (Facebook)

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~ Gabby DeBenedictis

About me: I'm filling in for your typical Bed-Stuy reporter, Anna Quinn, this week! I'm a roving editor at Patch and am based in the New Haven, Connecticut area.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Bed-Stuy Daily? You can contact me at gabby.debenedictis@patch.com.