Jan. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Though it has been temporarily disassembled, the Bed-Stuy Aquarium has big plans for the future, organizers said last week, and those plans haven’t changed despite recent news about one of its co-founders. The controversial sidewalk fish “pond” made headlines again this month when Hajj Lovick, who helped create…
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‘Fish pond forever’: Bed-Stuy’s makeshift goldfish ‘Aquarium’ paved over
Oct. 25, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Meaghan McGoldrick Sleeping with the fishes has become a reality for the popular Bedford-Stuyvesant Aquarium. The tragic ending capped off a summer of excitement for all who found joy in the makeshift goldfish pond near Hancock Street and Tompkins Avenue. Local firefighters and workers with the Department…
Popular Bushwick Thai restaurant Klom Klorm expands to Bed-Stuy with Ler Lers
Nov. 27, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
The owners behind the busy Thai restaurant Klom Klorm on Bushwick’s Wyckoff Avenue are branching out to Bed-Stuy with new restaurant Ler Lers on Tompkins Avenue.