Closing Bell: Crown Heights Makes Its TV Debut

Tonight, Crown Heights makes its television debut on Brooklyn Independent Television's series, Neighborhood Beat. In the episode, which airs at 8:30 p.m., guest community producers and editors help Neighborhood Beat explore the Crown Heights community. Viewers will get to “take an exciting Jewish walking tour and get a glimpse into a rich historic legacy; get creatively inspired by multi-disciplined artists Concep and Lichiban; drop in on the dynamic Richard Green of The Crown Heights Youth Collective; and finally, sample some street-inspired styles at About Time Boutique.” You can catch the Brooklyn Independent TV channel on Timewarner 56, Cablevision 69, RCN 84, or Verizon 44. There will be rebroadcasts on January 30 and February 6, 13, 20 at 12:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. so you have no excuse to miss out on this.

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So, basically Crown Heights rules.

Posted by: KHuebbe at January 29, 2009 5:27 PM

But you can't see it if you have Direct TV? Well, I'm out.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at January 29, 2009 5:38 PM

But you can't see it if you have Direct TV? Well, I'm out.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at January 29, 2009 5:38 PM

If anyone does catch this, please comment here, or on the open thread. Thanks.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at January 29, 2009 5:40 PM

Any idea if this will be airing on any of the Manhattan public access channels? I'd love to see it.

Posted by: hotpinksharpie at January 29, 2009 5:45 PM

If you'd like to view the Neighborhood Beat: Crown Heights episode, you may do so by visiting our blog at:
http://briccommunitymedia.wordpress.com

The episode is fantastic (but my opinion may be biased)and Brooklyn Independent Television is proud to add Crown Heights to its Neighborhood Beat roster.

Posted by: BRIC Community Media at January 29, 2009 7:34 PM

Brownstoner:

Although over the past year I've driven through Crown Heights, where I grew up during the 1950s, I haven't had the chance to speak to people there, so to hear some of them in this little video was a welcomed experience.

Physically bits of the neighborhood look familiar but socially (wow!) is it ever a different place.

When I was a youngster there was little of an Hasidic presence in the area. And Hip Hop and t-shirt artists? Zip!

Indeed, the culture, religion and aethetic of some of the current locals seem as distant from my memories as if they were from another planet.

But Courtney Hutchinson, the little kid at the end, brought it all back to earth. There he was, being taught how to make prints by a local artist/entrepreneur who's dedicated himself to the neighborhood -- a form of apprenticeship going back to time immemorial.

Nice.

Nostalgic on Park Avenue

Posted by: NOP at January 29, 2009 10:55 PM

You should be able to watch past episodes online by neighborhood, but I don't see a Crown Heights link posted yet.

http://www.bcat.tv/bcat/features/neighborhoodbeat.asp#nb

Posted by: Karka at January 30, 2009 4:51 PM