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Neighborhood Beat is a series spotlighting Brooklyn's diverse neighborhoods produced hosted and directed by local leaders and residents. Produced by Kuye Harris and Kecia Cole.
Brooklyn has long been revered as an international city—a place where you can come to see the world! Over time its rich history has grown abundant through the convergence of people and cultures artistic movements the creation of grassroots organizations and the development of "Mom & Pop" businesses. Brooklyn communities are full of great stories and Neighborhood Beat was created to tell them.
Begun in 2006 with the support of the Borough President and produced in collaboration with Booklynites the Neighborhood Beat series strives to introduce "Brooklyn to Brooklyn" by encouraging viewers to become tourists at home and empowering residents to tell their story through the medium of television. The series highlights historical information culture food small businesses and an eclectic mix of local personalities and organizations.
Neighborhood Beat can be seen weeknights at 8:30pm in Brooklyn on Time Warner Cable channel 56,Cablevision channel 69 RCN channel 85 and Verizon channel 44. New episodes premiere every Thursday with a different neighborhood. It is also streamed live on the web at www.bricartsmedia.org/bcat on Channel 3. You can also watch past episodes by following the links for each neighborhood's show.