Bed-Stuy Gateway and the Fulton-Nostrand Revitalization Project: News

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About this website
This website documents the revitalization of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business District. The Bed-Stuy Gateway Business District in Bedford-Stuyvesant encompasses Fulton Street (aka Harriet Ross Tubman Blvd) from Bedford Avenue to Marcus Garvey Boulevard, and Nostrand Avenue from Halsey Street to Atlantic Avenue.

The Fulton-Nostrand Revitalization Project is a partnership between the Fulton-Nostrand United Merchants Association and the Commercial Revitalization Program of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

info "at" bedstuygateway "dot" com

For information on revitalization activities on Bed-Stuy's Tompkins Avenue, contact our colleagues at Bridge Street Development Corporation

For information on revitalization activities on Bed-Stuy's Lewis Avenue, contact S.O.L.A. (Shops of Lewis Avenue Merchants Association) at (718) 953-7328

Funders

Major financial support for the
Fulton-Nostrand Revitalization Project is provided by:

Council Member Albert Vann, NYC Council District #36

LISC New York City

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Citigroup Foundation

FNUMA News

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City Contacts

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Councilmember Albert Vann - NYC Council District 36
NYPD 79th Precinct Contacts
Brooklyn Community
Board #3
1360 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 622-6601
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Toast to Bed-Stuy '07 Photos

A visit to the shops of Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy

Residential Streetscapes in Bed-Stuy

Pictures of blocks of residential homes in Bedford-Stuyvesant, primarily in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District section of the neighborhood.

Applebee's Grand Opening

October 27, 2005

Crain's: The Billie Holiday Gets a Facelift

34 years young and getting a facelift. Bed-Stuy's own Billie Holiday Theater is getting a makeover thanks to $900,000 donated by Mr. Brooklyn himself, Borough President Marty Markowitz. According to its website, The Billie Holiday Theater "has nurtured the careers of Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson; multitalented performer, choreographer and director Debbie Allen; television, film and theater producer Samm-Art Williams; musician, composer and playwright Weldon Irvine (TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK); actress Tichina Arnold ("Rochelle Rock" on UPN's "Everybody Hates Chris"); award-winning scenic designer Felix Cochren and many others." At a ceremony on Wednesday, 10/26, The Billie Holiday Theater accepted a check from the Borough President and honored actress Ruby Dee.
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