🌱 Bed-Stuy Tenants Living In Squalor + Upcoming Art Exhibit

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Anna Quinn, your host of the Bed-Stuy Daily.

First, today's weather:

Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 75 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Bed-Stuy today:

1. Bed-Stuy Tenants Living 'In Squalor' For Years Sue Landlord: Docs (Bed-Stuy Patch)
2. KOTA The Friend Brings Fans To Bed-Stuy For 'Everything' Celebration (Brooklyn Reader)
3. Public Art Showcase On Its Way To Bed-Stuy Plaza (Bed-Stuy Patch)
4. For $1.3M, this bright Bed-Stuy garden duplex has a dreamy back yard with an outdoor kitchen (6Sqft)
5. 'Domingo a Las 4:' a New Outdoor Photography Installation About Finding Community as an Immigrant in NYC (bushwickdaily.com)

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

• Senior Dues Deadline #2 - Williamsburg Hs-Art-Tech (12:00 AM)
• 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)
• Family Town Hall/Parent Association - Williamsburg Hs-Art-Tech (6:00 PM)
• TBLS PA General Meeting - Brooklyn Latin School (The) (6:30 PM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Museum: "The @bklynsymphony returns to our Auditorium on Sunday, October 24 with a dynamic program highlighting three women composers of color: Zenobia Powell Perry, Tania León, and Florence Price. Head to link in bio for tickets!⁠ ⁠ Photo @kolin..." (Instagram)
• Save Our Streets Brooklyn: "Answer one question and be part of a collaborative art piece representing our community! Brooklyn-based artist @pablomarcelpower will use your submissions as inspiration for an art piece (to be released in October'21!) as we recognize th..." (Instagram)
• Brooklyn Museum: "This is your last chance to visit The Obama Portraits Tour during the exhibition's sold-out closing weekend! Join us for lunch at @thenormbrooklynmuseum on Sunday, October 24 and enjoy a four-course meal and exhibition access. Head to li..." (Instagram)
• FAB Fulton: "Did you hear? The Fort Greene Park Conservancy is launching their own book club! (And Greenlight Bookstore is helping them secure a limited number of books for distribution!) To sign up for the club and get more details about meetings, d..." (Facebook)
• Bed Stuy Real Estate Board, Inc.: "Thinking about re-financing? Well you should attend this…" (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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