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The Breakthrough Software Engineering Fellowship is a new program from Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Continue reading

Restoration's COVID-19 Emergency Cash Grant Program is making a difference to hundreds of families.. Continue reading

The Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNYDC) has issued Request for Expressions of Interest and. Continue reading

by Claire Marie Porter

Bike sharing companies around the country are joining with the nonprofit. Continue reading

For a limited time, one-time emergency cash grants of up $400 is available for. Continue reading

This Week’s FRESH Recipe: Bundle up with a hearty bowl of Black Bean, Kale. Continue reading

What would it take to connect New Yorkers of all backgrounds to good jobs? . Continue reading

Congratulations to Restoration staffers, Stan Lyubarskiy and Yemisi Onayemi, for their acceptance into the. Continue reading

Restoration in partnership with Solar One is pleased to present Energy Efficiency and Clean. Continue reading

Since the onset of the pandemic, Restoration’s Center for Healthy Neighborhood (CHN) has. Continue reading

View the webinar presentation by Tyler Carlton, one of our interns who currently attends. Continue reading

The news from Restoration is that despite the pandemic and economic crisis, some of. Continue reading

NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio today announced the launch of the NYC Tenant Resource Portal,. Continue reading

Very many thanks to United Way for generously supporting Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration. Continue reading

Celeste, new mom, receives emergency cash from our new Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration. Continue reading

MONEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NEW ON-LINE, AFRICAN AMERICAN-OWNED PLATFORM MOCAFI, THAT PROVIDES LOW-COST. Continue reading

From its inception as the first community development corporation in the nation 50+ years. Continue reading

Managing your Finances During Covid-19 6/16 5:00pm Host: Financial Counselor Michael Hall With Covid-19 everyone's financial. Continue reading

The inhumane execution of George Floyd in the midst of the COVID-19. Continue reading

Prosperity Now, one of this country's premier national organizations dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for. Continue reading

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our world and it’s normal to feel uncertain. Continue reading

Read our President Colvin Grannum's op-ed on Black and Latinx populations recovering economically from. Continue reading

Today's crisis increases our resolve for disrupting the racial wealth gap. Listen in on. Continue reading

Managing Your Student Loans Wisely 5/27 5:00pm Host: Financial Counselor Julian Stillman Student loans are complicated!. Continue reading

Eligible New Yorkers Can Have Their Taxes Prepared Virtually or Use Assisted Self-Preparation

NEW. Continue reading

by Colvin Grannum & Linda Johnson

Get Counted in the 2020 Census; help close the. Continue reading

Stress and anxiety are normal, but even more so during this time. Join one or. Continue reading

These times bring tremendous uncertainty for so many of us on whether we. Continue reading

Listen to our Black History Month Wealth Talk Conversation between Restoration's President Colvin W.. Continue reading

It is our hope that you and your family are healthy and coping well. Continue reading

New Yorkers Earning $64,000 or Less Can File for Free with NYC Free Tax. Continue reading

NEW YORK, NY – Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas. Continue reading

The #BrooklynSaves Campaign aims to help 1,000 Brooklynnites build emergency savings and begin to. Continue reading

The new #BrooklynSaves program aims to help 1,000 residents save a combined $40,000 in. Continue reading

By Spectrum News NY1 Brooklyn PUBLISHED 7:35 PM ET Feb. 10, 2020

To pay her car. Continue reading

Dear friends,

As we kick off the new year, Restoration is proud to look back. Continue reading

by Diana Hembree

Central Brooklyn organizers combat rampant gentrification and high food prices by starting. Continue reading

The Billie Holiday Theatre

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Billie Holiday Theatre Artistic and Executive Director Dr. Indira. Continue reading

Restoration’s annual athletic event, 38th Annual 10K Run and 5K Walk returns to Restoration. Continue reading

by BWW News Desk,

A Who's Who of Broadway and New York Theatre will be. Continue reading

by Ashlynn Cottoy

There are three words that I’ve repeated to almost anyone who let. Continue reading

by Jayda Frazier

Jada, Brittney, and Jayda at the Farmers Market

Three years ago. Continue reading

by Laura Plunkett

by Andrea Leonhardt

by Dobbs Ferry Campus

Mercy Announces Plans to Register Nearly 1,700 Students, Approval to Teach. Continue reading

by Tracey Capers

New Yorkers across the city have reason to celebrate, with the news. Continue reading

Grand Opening Celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tasting & musical performances. Continue reading

by Derek Moore

The fashion show will take place in the west plaza at 1368. Continue reading

by Emily Nonko

In 1983, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow was founded out of a. Continue reading

By Karen M. Jemmott

Moshood Creations and the Fashion Boutique’s founder Moshood Afariogun have been. Continue reading

The Brooklyn NAACP Economic Empowerment Committee in partnership with Grow with Google and in. Continue reading

Restoration’s Brooklyn Business Center (BBC) has been a reliable and dedicated resource for many. Continue reading

by CAROLYN JENKINS

While Juneteenth was celebrated across the land, Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium combined. Continue reading

by: Stefani Cox

In New York City, BBSP mini-grantees are collaborating to make sure that. Continue reading

by BWW News Desk

The 2019 lineup has been announced for the "Broadway. Continue reading

by Oscar Perry Abello

Chancellor Gregg needed to move, and quickly. He was on a. Continue reading

by Kathryn Brenzel

The New York City Housing Authority has tapped another development team to. Continue reading

by Shumita Basu

If you see a doctor at Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant, you. Continue reading

by BWW News Desk

Celebrate African American Freedom Day, at the Brooklyn Jazz Hall of. Continue reading

All young people need attention, support, and structure in their lives. At Restoration we. Continue reading

Restoration’s Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (CHN) is riding into National Bike Month,with the launch. Continue reading

April is National Volunteer Month. Like other community-based organizations, Restoration depends a great deal. Continue reading

by BWW News Desk

The award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre has today announced the world premiere. Continue reading

by Andrea Leonhardt

If you haven’t filed your taxes yet and need help before tax. Continue reading

Part of Initiative supported by Citi Community Development to Address Alarming Rates of Closures. Continue reading

April is Financial Literacy Month. Each week, the Economic Solutions Center (ESC) will share. Continue reading

Founded in 1967 by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a group of dedicated local. Continue reading

By Jeanine Ramirez

Restoration Plaza, the headquarters of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, takes up. Continue reading

BROOKLYN, NY– Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, (“Restoration”), the nation’s first CDC founded by African. Continue reading

As a black woman, I was riveted by the monologue showcase 50 in 50:. Continue reading

We mourn the loss of Glenn Sharpe, a longtime member of the Board of. Continue reading

Jerrell Gray, a former Hope Reichbach Fellow placed at Restoration, is a sophomore at. Continue reading

Restoration’s Economic Solutions Center has expanded its financial counselling services to two additional sites:. Continue reading

By Bernice Elizabeth Green - March 2, 2019

Three women have changed how arts activism. Continue reading

A Talk With Dr. John Flateau

In honor of Black History Month this year, we. Continue reading

by Colvin Grannum

New Yorkers, including elected officials like Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative. Continue reading

This Black History Month, we interviewed social justice pioneers in Central Brooklyn to understand. Continue reading

By Kadia Goba

BEDFORD STUYVESANT — These two entrepreneurs are “serving tea” in Brooklyn, but. Continue reading

by Andrea Leonhardt

The Billie Holiday Theatre was awarded a $100,000 grant to help expand its free and. Continue reading

By Kathleen Culliton

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN -- A Bed-Stuy doubles and roti shop won a prestigious. Continue reading

The New York City Housing Authority. Continue reading

Beginning Monday January 28th, The Economic Solutions Center at Restoration Plaza will offer free. Continue reading

by MacArthur “Genius” Dominique Morriseau, With West Coast Debut at WACO Theater Center

(Brooklyn, NY. Continue reading

by Jason Plautz

The wealthy Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL embraces bike-share as yet another. Continue reading

By: Rob Abruzzese

December 26th - Judge William C. Thompson, a decorated World War II. Continue reading

Choreographer Ronald K. Brown sees himself as a weaver—of movement, but more importantly, of. Continue reading

  B.J. Handal, the Director of Small. Business Services at Restoration recently received an award. Continue reading

Originally from Michigan, Krystal lives in Bed-Stuy. She came to Brooklyn in 2002 for. Continue reading

By Executive Vice President Tracey Capers

Around the world, in communities large and small, bike. Continue reading

On December 8th, kids will take over Restoration Plaza. The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. Continue reading

Media and television executive Depelsha McGruder is among the inspiring, change-making, pioneering, and determined. Continue reading

Bike share provides New Yorkers with a convenient, affordable, and sustainable option for getting around. Continue reading

by Craig Willingham, Cassandra Flechsig & Nicholas Freudenberg

Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Settlement Houses. Continue reading

October 18th- Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) was selected as one of 20 finalists. Continue reading

by Jessie Singer from Transportation Alternatives. Interviewing Executive Vice President Tracey Capers.

J: When did. Continue reading

Pictured L to R: Joseph Lynch, Ron Shiffman, Colvin Grannum, Kerry Kennedy,. Continue reading

by Taylor Engle

With the legalization of marijuana sweeping the nation and all roads leading. Continue reading

BEDFORD STUYVESANT — It’s film festival season and Brooklyn’s all in.

The Bedford Stuyvesant Crown. Continue reading

The Economic Solutions Center welcomes John Hope Bryant, as October’s Wealth Building Wednesday guest. Continue reading

New York, September 27, 2018 – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation – known as “Restoration”. Continue reading

by Cathy Bussewitz

NEW YORK (AP) — One in five U.S. households went without food,. Continue reading

Parents and students know how expensive and confusing college preparation can be. Restoration is. Continue reading

Workshops in Business Opportunities (WIBO) has teamed up with Restoration to offer a. Continue reading

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2018 -- The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART, in association with Kenny Leon's True Colors. Continue reading

  RestorationART at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation launches its 2018 - 2019 season with Def. Continue reading

By Tracey Capers,

The New York City Food & Fitness Partnership case study discusses how. Continue reading

August 21st – The housing market in Bedford-Stuyvesant is not the only thing getting. Continue reading

Jayda, Brittney, and Jada

Bedford Stuyvesant and many other low-income Brooklyn neighborhoods have. Continue reading

Originally from Michigan, Krystal lives in Bed-Stuy. She came to Brooklyn in 2002 for. Continue reading

Aziza P.

Israel A.

Since 2015, the family of the late community. Continue reading

August 16th - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the next step in the. Continue reading

In this policy brief, staff from the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) and the. Continue reading

On Wednesday July 27th, RestorationART in partnership with Fulton Art Fair will present an. Continue reading

Luqman Stroud is 30 years old and  a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, NY. He. Continue reading

by Craig Hubert

When Charles Hobson was growing up, the stretch of Hancock Street between. Continue reading

by Craig Hubert

When Charles Hobson was growing up, the stretch of Hancock Street between. Continue reading

By Zoe Greenberg

Citi Bike has long struggled to expand its bike-share program to reach. Continue reading

Change will allow hundreds of thousands of NYC SNAP recipients to be. Continue reading

On July 30th, the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) will begin hosting. Continue reading

On Wednesday July 11th at 9AM, The Woodhull Farmers' Market returns. Founded in 2017,. Continue reading

June 28th - Thursday at 6 p.m. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, there will be a "Rat. Continue reading

Jerrel riding Citi Bike

June 27th - Jerrell is a sophomore at the. Continue reading

Award-winning actor, poet and musician Omari Hardwick, in collaboration with RestorationART, will present HerO:. Continue reading

By: Restoration CEO and President Colvin Grannum

Increasing and stabilizing homeownership is a tangible means. Continue reading

June 6th - May and June are commonly known as graduation months. Graduates are reminded. Continue reading

By: New York Daily News Editorial Board

June 6 - Robert Francis Kennedy died. Continue reading

Restoration's Tracey Capers, New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr, Citi. Continue reading

NEW YORK— Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that this weekend, Citi Bike will. Continue reading

by Jon Pareles

May 22nd - For a few short years in the 1970s, no. Continue reading

May 14th - ADAPT’s new Day Program facility at 630 Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn. Continue reading

May 9 –Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation was recently honored with the “Best of New. Continue reading

By Raanan Geberer

Spike Lee has officially announced on Twitter that “Purple People Party 3,”. Continue reading

May 10 - It’s budgeting season in New York City Council and The Consortium. Continue reading

NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the Fund for Public. Continue reading

Posted on NYC Newswire

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018– Student and community workshops start at 1PM. Continue reading

Restoration is riding into May, “National Bike Month”, with the launch of over 35. Continue reading

by Matthew Chayes

Brooklyn’s most impoverished neighborhoods could soon have new state funding after the. Continue reading

Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame Awards and Induction Ceremony, created by Central Brooklyn Jazz. Continue reading

Vanessa Lindley

The Economic Solutions Center has released its lineup of speakers and. Continue reading

by Siobhan Burke

After performing in seven works by seven choreographers on Friday night, the. Continue reading

Playwright Dael Orlandersmith tackled the age-old topic of colorism head-on in 2002, when her. Continue reading

by: Nicole Levy

The arrival of a neighborhood’s first Starbucks is often seen as a. Continue reading

Bach, Tchaikovsky, and Mozart are common names in classical music history, but few people. Continue reading

Anthony F. has been volunteering at Restoration for 3 months. He recently moved to. Continue reading

Restoration’s Brooklyn Business Center (BBC) recently hosted Seoul Credit Guarantee Foundation, a delegation visiting. Continue reading

Depelsha McGruder was balled up in bed, crying as she worried how she. Continue reading

Bike sharing has been regarded by some as a harbinger of gentrification and rising. Continue reading

by Margot Elise

Sponsored by the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District, the Bed-Stuy Beauty Collective hosted. Continue reading

Tax season 2018 is at its halfway point. With only weeks left to file. Continue reading

When you enter the Prince Deli and Smoke Shop on 1318 Fulton Street in. Continue reading

By Mikua Ferrer (Youth Arts Academy Media student)

Currently in the U.S., college tuition has. Continue reading

by Atiya Pope (Youth Arts Academy Media student)

I think that the current curriculum for. Continue reading

Restoration’s Brooklyn Business Center (BBC) is a one-stop solution provider for everybody who owns. Continue reading

by Kerry McCarthy & Patricia Swann

"Black Panther” is being hailed as a watershed moment. Continue reading

February 28th- The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre brings back the groundbreaking 50in50: Women's. Continue reading

February 28 - According to a recent study published by RentCafe, five Brooklyn ZIP codes, including Bedford. Continue reading

February 8 – Restoration received the Brooklyn Century Award at Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. Continue reading

By: Andrea Leonhardt

February 6th - The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) has been recognized by. Continue reading

January 29th - This year, Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble (RDYE) were chosen to perform. Continue reading

Written by Victoria Myers & Photography by Sofia Colvin

The Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn was founded. Continue reading

by Kadia Goba

U.S. Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-Central Brooklyn, Coney Island) and Assemblymember Tremaine Wright (D-Bedford-Stuyvesant, Northern Crown Heights) fielded. Continue reading

Beginning January 29th and running through April 15th, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration). Continue reading

By Kadia Goba

Councilmember Robert Cornegy (D-Bedford-Stuyvesant, Northern Crown Heights) and the Office of Administrative Trials. Continue reading

On January 25th - Restoration hosted Explore Brooklyn Tourism Mixer for community members and. Continue reading

January 18th – Dr. Sonia Sanchez, a world renowned author, poet, professor, and activist,. Continue reading

Posted By: Enterprise Community Partners

We just announced our 2017 Section 4 grantees, awarding 15. Continue reading

The Report Defines Neighborhood Financial Health and Offers a Set of Goals and Indicators. Continue reading

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation bids goodbye to Wadiyah Latif, who retired from our Asset. Continue reading

Recently, the Billie Holiday Theatre at Restoration presented a one-man show that cast light. Continue reading

January 17th- Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation was selected as a semi-finalist in the Age. Continue reading

January 4th - Three bright and ambitious college freshmen from Bedford-Stuyvesant were awarded the. Continue reading

Talk about taking pride in your work.

Honchos at a city-based trust awarded leaders of. Continue reading

By Oscar Perry Abello

January 2 - On a muggy August Saturday, about a dozen. Continue reading

On December 7th, Restoration and the Better Bike Share Partnership celebrated another year. Continue reading

The morning of Saturday, December 9 dawned gray and overcast, and by 9 o’clock. Continue reading

December 21st, 2017  - To commemorate the 1918 holocaust lynchings of eleven African Americans,. Continue reading

This blog post is written by Molly Ornati.

Molly works with our partners at Bed. Continue reading

By Nilanjan Bhattacharya

When the lights go on at the stage, a living room and. Continue reading

November 1, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food. Continue reading

by Derek Moore

On October 26th, 2017, Restoration’s Economic Solution Center, New York City Housing. Continue reading

This year's Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Holiday party is set for December 9th from. Continue reading

By Nilanjan Bhattacharya

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (“Restoration”) celebrated its 50th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani. Continue reading

By: BWW News Desk

The energy of the evening was high with an array of. Continue reading

by Andrea Leonhardt

Brooklyn’s beloved Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance is finally opening. Continue reading

by Andrea Leonhardt

RestorationROCKS, presented by RestorationART, returns on the 50th anniversary of the Bedford. Continue reading

By: Omar Hernandez

In early April, Citi Bike and the Department of Transportation announced the. Continue reading

by Ashima Gandhi

ThriveNYC, an initiative from the de Blasio administration, recognizes that one in. Continue reading

By Andrea Leonhardt

On Sunday, October 8, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation will host “Partners in Preservation: Main. Continue reading

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli report takes a look at how gentrification is effecting. Continue reading

Summer has evaporated as quickly as it stormed in. After a short lived respite from. Continue reading

Beginning in September, Restoration’s social media channels will sport a new look and feel.. Continue reading

By: Ashima Gandhi

In December 2016, Restoration’s Economic Solutions Center (ESC) received a grant from. Continue reading

By: Lynette Battle

To reflect its expanding role, Restoration’s Room Rental division has acquired a. Continue reading

Engaging Communities in Bike Share as a Pathway to. Continue reading

Omar Arias

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

“We partnered with Citi Bike and the Department. Continue reading

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Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration. Continue reading

The number of Citi Bike trips taken in Bed Stuy more than. Continue reading

Elsie Richardson and Shirley Chisholm

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

The granddaughter & family of. Continue reading

"For the past two years, the theater at Restoration Plaza, a. Continue reading

Brooklyn Mag has featured Restoration's Vice President of Programs, Tracey Capers,. Continue reading

Restoration staff volunteered earlier this week with several young students to. Continue reading

Piece featured newest exhibition, Brooklyn is Africa

Monday, February 27, 2017

"Amid any resistance,. Continue reading

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Please take a moment to read. Continue reading

Omar Arias

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Our active living coordinator, Omar Arias, is featured. Continue reading

Council member Robert Cornegy Jr. (left) and Mayor Bill De Blasio (right),. Continue reading

Join Council Member Laurie Cumbo for her upcoming event series Community Exchange beginning. Continue reading

"Motivate, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Health and. Continue reading

BSRC has been working on improving community access to healthy and. Continue reading

"...Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC) is bringing a culture of healthy. Continue reading

"In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, at the outer edge of Citi Bike territory,. Continue reading

Politico talks about the push to bring Citi Bike to more. Continue reading

Dreaming Bigger and Beaming Brighter

Nearly two weeks have passed since we. Continue reading

"Investing ten minutes can make a significant impact in building the. Continue reading

John Dallas

Monday, October 31, 2016

Restoration's Jobs Plus award-winning Financial Counselor John Dallas. Continue reading

Award-winning financial counselor John Dallas is making the news again, this. Continue reading

Executive Vice President of Programming Tracey Capers was featured on the City. Continue reading

Executive VP of Programming Tracey Capers Speaking to NY1

Friday, October 28, 2016

NY1 covered. Continue reading

"Following a model by which clients are initially screened for benefits,. Continue reading

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

“'The Economic Solutions Center is one. Continue reading

"The new home is located in the heart of Restoration Plaza. Continue reading

Thanks to the work of several organizations like Restoration, as well. Continue reading

Colvin W. Grannum, President and CEO of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, was featured on. Continue reading

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Hattie Carthan Community Garden, a partner to Restoration, was featured in. Continue reading

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Restoration cuts Ribbon on New Home for Award-Winning Economic Solutions Center

Funding Provided. Continue reading

Jacqueline Woodson, photo credit: Juna Nagle

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

"On Monday, October 3,. Continue reading

Friday, October 14, 2016