by Michael CorleyNovember 8, 2009
In 1989, Bedford Stuyvesant arrived on the world stage.
Spike Lee filmed Do The Right Thing on Stuyvesant Avenue between Quincy St and Lexington Ave, right in the heart of Bed Stuy. The filmed portrayed a neighborhood and it’s residents struggle with social issues that threatened to alter the world they knew that was their BLOCK.
Inside this film are the reasons why Al Vann will continue as the Council Member representing the neighborhood and why Mark Winston Griffith lost the election.
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by Michael CorleyNovember 4, 2009
With 100% of the precincts in the 36th Councilmanic District reporting, Al Vann will continue to represent the residents of Bedford Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights.
Mark Winston Griffith came in a distant second, even after receiving the endorsements of Councilman Charles Barron and Reverend Al Sharpton.
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