New Affordable Apartments + Profile Of City Council Nominee

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

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking for some sun. High: 71 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Bed-Stuy:

1. 21 'Affordable' Apartments Up For Grabs On BK's Gates Avenue (Bed-Stuy Patch)
2. Chi Ossé's bringing his brand of revolution to City Hall (Spectrum News NY1)
3. Bed-Stuy Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Beloved “Bed-Vyne” Businesses (Brooklyn Reader)
4. Michael K. Williams Remembered as BK Hometown Hero, Humanitarian (Brooklyn Reader)
5. Meet NYC's 'Mole Man' who hangs out in a hole beneath the sidewalk (New York Post )

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

• Collaborative Planning [Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School] [Public calendar] (12:00 AM)
• Progress Reports Due [Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School] [Public calendar] (12:00 AM)
• TYWLS Virtual College Fair! - Young Womens Leadership Sch-Brookly (12:00 AM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

• Pratt Institute: "Curious about the creation of NYC’s newest public park, Little Island? Join us on Tuesday, October 19, at 6:30 PM for a panel discussion featuring experts who have been intimately involved with the design and running of the public space..." (Instagram)
• Bed-Stuy Gateway BID: "Congrats to our Interim Executive Director Lynette Battle who was honored for her leadership during the pandemic." (Instagram)
• Community Board 3 Bedford-Stuyvesant: "The Civic and Public Safety Committee meets tonight via WebEx at 6:00PM. The login information is below: Civic & Public Safety Committee Meeting Hosted by Brooklyn Community Board 3 https://nyccb.webex.com/nyccb/j.php?MTID=m94686a8094556..." (Facebook)
• Community Board 3 Bedford-Stuyvesant: "Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association (TAMA) Video" (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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