Say, What??

Rewind, and catch up on what made the headlines this week, in the words of the people who said it best!

 "It's an incredibly beautiful neighborhood with wonderful brownstones and a long history of family ownership. It just seemed like a logical place to start recording history."

--Mary-Ann Monforton on why she founded the Oral History Project in Bedford-Stuyvesant

"We said, 'we have nothing to be afraid of; this is our community too, we can work together.'"

--Rabbi Eli Cohen shared his perspective on how his own Hasidic Jewish community of Crown Heights viewed early black and Jewish race relations in the 60s and 70s in Brooklyn

"It’s better to not waste. But charging a dollar is too much-- maybe 25 cents would be fair, but a dollar is just too much."

--Monique Garnett, a subway commuter on the MTA's decision to raise the surcharge of the Metrocard by $1 in order to save money and paper.

MTA Takes a Swipe at Passengers’ Wallets

“Growing up in the 80’s there was a crack epidemic, and my family and community were devastated by that.”

--Shawnee Benton-Gibson on why she started the Spirit of a Woman (S.O.W.) Leadership Development Institute

The 2nd Annual “Red Thread Movement”

"I think it's pathetic and I can't believe it's even a debate.”

--Brooklyn resident Adam Lynn talks about Congress’s consideration to default on raising the debt ceiling unless certain demands are met in the national budget

Apprehension Abounds in Brooklyn Over Nation's Financial Future