🌱 Bed-Stuy Create And Connect Fund + New Affordable Housing

Welcome back, Bed-Stuy! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing today in the neighborhood.

First, today's weather:

Mild with heavy rain. High: 64 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Bed-Stuy today:

1. SEE: 179 New Affordable Apartments Completed On BK's Dumont Ave (Bed-Stuy Patch)
2. Key witness in conviction of Brooklyn drug lord says his testimony was coerced by disgraced former detective (WPIX 11 New York)
3. Couples Remember Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn (The New York Times)
4. 17-Story Bed-Stuy Apartment Tower Gets Yes Vote In City Council (Bed-Stuy Patch)

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

• Parent Teacher Conferences (1pm-3pm) (5pm-8pm) (12:00 AM)
• Afternoon DLCs - Brooklyn Latin School (The) (12:00 AM)
• Parent Teacher Conferences Afternoon (12:00 AM)
• Parent Teacher Conferences - Remote Only (12:00 PM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Museum: "Thank you to all who serve 🙏 Active duty military and their families receive free General Admissions every day at the Brooklyn Museum, but this Veteran's Day, we invite veterans and a guest to experience our special exhibition, Christi..." (Instagram)
• Weeksville Heritage Center: "Uncover part of Black Brooklyn’s history of resistance and social change through a tour of our original 19th century Historic Hunterfly Road Houses, found on our site here in Crown Heights. The historic community of Weeksville was founde..." (Facebook)
• The Laundromat Project: "Gather & Create is The Laundromat Project’s annual community gathering celebrating the Create Change Artists-in-Residence. Join us to experience virtual presentations of this year's commissioned projects by Dreamseed Collective, Rochelle..." (Facebook)
• FAB Fulton: "In celebration of our veterans, join New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and other NYC agencies on Nov. 18, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to learn about veterans in City government, their professional journeys, and t..." (Facebook)
• The Laundromat Project: "Announcing the Fall 2021 recipients of the Bed-Stuy Create & Connect Fund! ⁠We’re honored to support a range of projects that promote wellness, uplift long-standing neighborhood legacies, engage youth through mentorship, and more! ⁠ ⁠ Le..." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Rococo Design Gift's (November 13)
• WEBINAR: Sleep Better, Move Better, Feel Better (November 16)
• WEBINAR: Foot & Ankle Pain (November 18)
• 2021 PathMakers to Peace Virtual Gala (November 18)
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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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