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🌱 Bed-Stuy Winter Wonderland Expands + Broadway Junction Upgrade

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A Winter Wonderland will be set up for the second year in Bed-Stuy.
A Winter Wonderland will be set up for the second year in Bed-Stuy. (Rendering courtesy of designer Jonathan Nowlin, Moody Molan.)

Hey, people of Bed-Stuy! Anna Quinn here with a fresh copy of the Bed-Stuy Daily.


First, today's weather:

Sunshine. High: 48 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Bed-Stuy today:

  1. Bed-Stuy Winter Wonderland To Double In Size, Add Store Makeovers (Bed-Stuy Patch)
  2. Shoppable Mural Featuring Items From Black-Owned Businesses Pops up on Grattan and Bogart (bushwickdaily.com)
  3. $15M In Accessible Upgrades Coming To Broadway Junction In BK (Bed-Stuy Patch)
  4. Civilian reorganises Bed-Stuy Townhouse to create family-friendly layout (Dezeen)

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

  • Virtual Storytime with Sunset Park Library (10:30 AM)
  • Virtual Computer Class - Microsoft Word Basics (11:00 AM)
  • Children's Storytime - Brooklyn Public Library (11:00 AM)
  • Mapleton Presents: Drawing and Watercolor for Beginners and Beyond (11:00 AM)
  • Kids Storytime - Brooklyn Public Library (11:00 AM)
  • Welcome Back Storytime - Brooklyn Public Library (11:00 AM)
  • Brooklyn Supports - Brooklyn Public Library (11:00 AM)
  • Ask A Tech - Brooklyn Public Library (1:30 PM)
  • Kids Create Grab-and-Go: Gratitude Baskets (2:30 PM)
  • Teen Tech Time: Skribbl.io - Brooklyn Public Library (3:00 PM)
  • Teen Time Escape Rooms - Brooklyn Public Library (4:00 PM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

  • Brooklyn Museum: "We have big news! Today we announced a transformative gift of $50 million from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs! This crucial funding will help us modernize 40,000 square feet of existing galleries, create new space for a..." (Instagram)
  • Pratt Institute: "In honor of Thanksgiving, the Pratt Pantry has assembled bags with supplies and recipes for the holiday! As part of our commitment to addressing food insecurity through direct impact and the sharing of community resources, the Pratt Pa..." (Instagram)
  • Save Our Streets Brooklyn: "We would like to shoutout and send huge thanks to our partners over at @momsdemand for dropping off generous donations for SOS Bed-Stuy's Thanksgiving Giveaway! TODAY 3pm at 423 Gates Ave" (Instagram)
  • FAB Fulton: "Small business owners: owe city-issued fines? Get them reduced – DOF offers a temp program allowing businesses to pay a reduced amount for eligible judgments, including those issued by the Sanitation, Fire, and Buildings departments. You..." (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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