Inaugural Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant: What an amazing party

What an amazing party we had in Bedford-Stuyvesant this past Thursday, April 12. The inaugural Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant was a smashing success and we want to thank everyone who helped to make the event such a success, from our event sponsors, to our elected officials, organization partners, merchant association members, volunteers and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbors who all came out to help us kick off the public phase of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District Formation Campaign (more details on that to come soon on this website).

Our very own Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz kicked off the Toast and the Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Campaign in boisterous Brooklyn style with a proclamation.

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Elected Officials and Leaders of the Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Steering Committee celebrate the Borough President's proclamation of April 12, 2007 as Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant Day in Brooklyn.

From left to right: Edmon Braithwaite (Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Steering Committee Co-Chair, Vice President of Fulton-Nostrand United Merchants Assn.), NYS Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries, NYC Council Member Letitia James, NYS Assemblymember Annette M. Robinson, Joel Dabu (Executive Director, FNUMA; Commercial Revitalization Manager, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp.), Hardy Joe Long (President, FNUMA), Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Noah Katz (Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Steering Committee Co-Chair), Colvin W. Grannum (President/CEO, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation).

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Bacardi USA and its brands was one of the 18 companies represented at the Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Wellcare Health Plans, a Corporate Member of FNUMA, was also the sponsor of the entertainment at the Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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The Brandon Sanders Jazz Ensemble really jazzed up the house.

Finally, a toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant's bright future.

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