FAMILY FITNESS DAY KICKOFF

This past Friday (june 11th) was the first day of the family fitness kickoff at Boys & Girls High School...and let me tell you, if you missed it -- you missed a very fun day...but, no worries it will continue for the next 7 weeks (every Friday starting at 5:30pm) Check out some pics below and see you next Friday. Oh yeah, it was great to see all the parents enjoying the games as well.
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THE NEW BROOKLYN

DESIGNER FIXTURES Kevin Reid is renting a two-bedroom in the Mynt in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He decorated his living/dining area with a wraparound couch and sleek kitchen stools.

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY

WHILE condominium developers across the country are trying to unload thousands of apartments that they can’t sell, some builders in Brooklyn have found the real estate equivalent of a golden parachute. Having turned their new units into high-priced rentals, they have found a surprising number of eager takers.

Kevin Reid, who is renting a two-bedroom in the Mynt at 756 Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is a perfect example. His 72-unit building was originally planned as condominiums, but the developer converted it into rentals and kept the appliances and fixtures meant for buyers.

Mr. Reid pays $2,550 a month for perks like views of the Empire State Building and a deep Kohler bathtub that reminds him of tubs in a luxury hotel room. The brokerage firm Aptsandlofts.com has rented all but five units. A similar unit in Manhattan would rent for an average of $6,853, according to Citi Habitats.

Mr. Reid, 30, an event planner, decorated his living/dining area with a white wraparound couch and sleek kitchen stools. He and his friends, he said, had no interest in living in brownstones or older Brooklyn properties. When he eventually buys in Brooklyn, he wants a condo like his current rental.

“My peers who have their M.B.A.’s and their new master’s degrees and new jobs, they’re looking for new condos; they’re not into the traditional houses or brownstones,” he said. “This is the lifestyle we like. You cannot put a fitness center in a brownstone. You don’t have a doorman in a brownstone.”

The taste preferences of these new renters worry some longtime Brooklyn residents who wonder how the borough will change if these renters, who are not seeking Brooklyn’s characteristic tight-knit neighborhood feel, decide to stay and buy.

COMMUNITY GARDEN MEETING AT TARGET GARDEN

Thursday, July 17th at 7:00 p.m. the New York Restoration Project will be holding a meeting in the community garden located on Bedford Avenue between Willoughby and Dekalb Avenues. At this meeting you will get a chance to hear from representatives from NYRP, learn about garden membership and help plan events. This meeting is open to all.

For more information call Angela at 212.333.2552 or email amichie@nyrp.org.

Bedford Avenue Garden is Open For Your Enjoyment

Bedford Avenue Garden Gets a Major Facelift

REVISED MUSIC

I thought it would be nice to share this pretty cool rendition of "Redemption Song" by Ziggy Marley & The Chieftains
Enjoy!

MELBA MOORE LIVE IN FULTON PARK

R&B singer Melba Moore along with Dj Joseph Clarke, performing her live classic hits July 19, 2008 at Fulton Street Park -- Brooklyn NY. Show starts at 6pm and is free to all, get there early to hold your spot you dont want to get left in the back melba will sign autographs and take photos bring your cameras see you there!

JULY 4th IN STUYVESANT HEIGHTS

Photos from: 2nd Annual Block Stoop Sale -- 50th Annual Fulton Park Art Fair -- Jumping w/ Aisha Cousins -- The Brooklyn Music Experience & the first of many Stoop Soiree
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