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BUILDING ON COMMUNITY STRENGTH BUILDING ON COMMUNITY STRENGTH ONE BLOCK ONE BUSINESS ONE RESIDENT AT A TIME We are a nonprofit organization whose vision is to preserve BedfordStuyvesant and other neighborhoods of Central and Eastern Brooklyn as desirable places for raising families owning businesses and taking part in the plentiful cultural spiritual and recreational opportunities the area has to offer. Small Biz Support 300 Affordable Housing Units 400 Events Yearly 100 OUR MISSION is to provide civic and economic opportunitiesto the residents and small businesses of Central Brooklyn with an emphasis on lowtomoderate income residents. 6 Organized Merchant Associations across Central Brooklyn 70 Members of the BedStuy Works Alliance of Block and Resident Associations 1500 Individuals received tenant support andor older adult services 1300 Central Brooklyn young adults employed in our seasonal internship programs Community Engagement The Heartbeat Soul of Bridge Street Everything we do at Bridge Street is about community engagement declares our President and CEO Gregory Anderson inA Love Letter to Brooklyn. Echoing this sentiment he adds Brooklyn captures you.