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Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

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640:, and only three blocks west of the present Historic District, was the intersection of several well traveled roads. The Brooklyn and Jamaica Turnpike, constructed by a corporation founded in 1809 and one of the oldest roads in Kings County, ran parallel to the present Fulton Street, from the East River ferry to the village of Brooklyn, thence to the hamlet of Bedford and on toward Jamaica via Bed–Stuy. Farmers from New Lots and Flatbush used this road on their way to Manhattan. Within the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, the Turnpike ran along the approximate line of Decatur Street. Cripplebush Road to Newtown and the Clove Road to Flatbush also met at Bedford Corners. Hunterfly Road, which joined the Turnpike about a mile to the east of Clove Road, also served as a route for farmers and fishermen of the Canarsie and New Lots areas. 1721:
than three times faster than the citywide rate. The ethnic and racial mix of the population has undergone dramatic changes in the past 15 years as the neighborhood has attracted new residents. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, three-quarters of the residents identified as black or African-American in 2000, but this share had declined to less than half of the population by 2015. In 2015, one-quarter of the residents were white and nearly one-fifth were Hispanic. By comparison, in 2000, less than 3 percent of the population was white (the Hispanic share of the population has remained relatively unchanged). The Asian population has grown, but remains relatively small, making up less than 5 percent of the neighborhood. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2022 the population was 41% Black, 29%
1580:. Bedford Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District was designated on April 16, 2013, and extended the Stuyvesant Heights district north to Jefferson Avenue, east to Malcolm X Boulevard, and west to Tompkins Avenue. The Bedford Historic District was created on December 8, 2015, and is roughly bounded by Fulton Street, Bedford Avenue, Monroe Street, and Tompkins Avenue. The Willoughby–Hart Historic District was designated on June 25, 2024, and includes about 50 buildings on Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street. Along Atlantic Avenue, on the border with Crown Heights, is the Alice and Agate Courts Historic District, a set of 36 Queen Anne row houses which were designated on February 10, 2009. 2067: 732:
Heights north of Decatur Street looked much as it does today. Stuyvesant Heights was emerging as a neighborhood entity with its own distinctive characteristics. The houses had large rooms, high ceilings and large windows, and were built primarily by German immigrants. The people who bought these houses were generally upper-middle-class families, mostly lawyers, shopkeepers, and merchants of German and Irish descent, with a sprinkling of English people; there were also a few professionals. A contemporary description calls it a very well kept residential neighborhood, typical of the general description of Brooklyn as "a town of homes and churches".
724: 908: 748: 1918: 1345: 3130:, July 13, 2014. Accessed September 7, 2022. "To sum up Bedford-Stuyvesant as yet another stunning Brooklyn brownstone neighborhood falling victim to gentrification would be to deny the vitality and tenaciousness of a community with deep cultural and historic roots in the area.... From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, large numbers of African-American professionals moved into the neighborhood in what was perhaps the first wave of gentrification, said Tremaine Wright, a resident and the chairwoman of Brooklyn Community Board 3, who also owns the neighborhood coffee shop Common Grounds." 988: 859: 1601: 1329: 3750: 1615: 2090: 7535: 1657: 1643: 1587: 1629: 6949: 110: 3754: 6467:, April 27, 2008. Accessed April 5, 2022. "The head of a Brooklyn volunteer ambulance service is steaming mad at rapper Papoose for duping him into using his wagon for a violent rap video and plans to sue. Rocky Robinson, co-founder of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps, said associates for the gangsta rapper, a Bed-Stuy native also known as Shamele Mackie, approached him last year and 'said they wanted to do a video shoot about what we do in the community.'" 1004: 1142: 1671: 7668: 6605:, May 1, 2017. Accessed January 12, 2021. "She deployed it to fine effect in her upside-down household in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, where she and her older brother were raised by their warm, Southern mother and stern African father, whose family traditions extended to polygamy — 'I know!' Ms. Sidibe said — and who called his firstborn daughter 'fatso,' as did her relatives, while outlining her future as a good Muslim wife." 1088: 130: 45: 1888:(11206, 11216, 11221, 11233) and parts of three other ZIP Codes (11205, 11213, and 11233). The northern part of the neighborhood is covered by 11206; the central part, by 11221; the southwestern part, by 11216; and the southeastern part, by 11233. In addition, the ZIP Code 11205 covers several blocks in the northwestern corner of Bed-Stuy, and 11213 includes several blocks in the extreme southern portion of the neighborhood. The 7040: 7061: 7032: 6076:, July 17, 2009. Accessed May 1, 2017. "'I came from what was called one of the First Families of Brooklyn,' Horne explained. They shunned discussing the slave ancestry that had spawned them all — 'yet it was the rape of slave women by their masters which accounted for our white blood, which, in turn, made us Negro "society."' Home was an immaculate four-story brownstone in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant section." 1352: 1133:
within one year. Despite the improvements and increasing stability of the community, Bedford–Stuyvesant has continued to be stigmatized in some circles. In March 2005 a campaign was launched to supplant the "Bed-Stuy, Do-or-Die" slogan with "Bed-Stuy, and Proud of It". Violent crime also remained a problem in the area, and the two precincts that cover Bedford–Stuyvesant reported a combined 37 murders in 2010.
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many of which were designed by prominent architects. The population was quick to grow, but it wasn't until the 1930s that Bed-Stuy's black population boomed. Following the introduction of the IND Fulton Street Line (a.k.a. the A/C line) in 1936, African-Americans left crowded Harlem in search of better housing opportunities. Bed-Stuy quickly became the second destination for black New Yorkers and the
1692:'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 76.8 years. This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 24% are between the ages of 0 and 17, 33% between 25 and 44, and 22% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 10% and 11% respectively. 6214:, February 27, 2012. Accessed May 1, 2017. "For the early part of his career, the Bedford-Stuyvesant-born Maino was better known as another New York City rapper with a nefarious background (he saw out a ten year jail bid for attempted kidnap) who traded in block-corner crime rhymes to the extent that he was as much someone in the street who also happened to rap as anyone approaching an artist." 1243:
history. A low-rise residential district of three- and four-story masonry row houses and apartment buildings with commercial ground floors, it was developed mostly between 1870 and 1920, mainly between 1895 and 1900. The Stuyvesant Heights Historic District is located within the area bounded roughly by Tompkins Avenue on the west, Macon and Halsey Streets on the north,
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By contrast, 40% of Brooklynites and 38% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Bedford–Stuyvesant students excelling in reading and math has been increasing, with reading achievement rising from 32 percent in 2000 to 37 percent in 2011, and math achievement rising from 23 percent to 47 percent within the same time period.
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farm properties behind the Wallabout section, which gradually developed into an important produce center and market. The petition to form a new hamlet was approved by Governor Stuyvesant in 1663. Its leading signer was Thomas Lambertsen, a carpenter from Holland. A year later, the English capture of New Netherland signaled the end of Dutch rule. In
6569:, May 6, 2016. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Tony Rock comes from a family of big families. His late father was one of 15 kids, and then had eight of his own. Add to that growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, at the height of the crack epidemic, and Rock found himself with endless material to pick from after he became stand-up comic." 6827:, August 11, 2015. Accessed March 2, 2023. "Just yesterday Mayor de Blasio gave further recognition to the film, by signing legislation that officially renames Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington Avenue and Quincy Street, 'Do the Right Thing Way'. It’s the first time a street in New York City has ever been named after a film." 5644:, June 28, 2016. Accessed July 2, 2016. "Legendary Bedford-Stuyvesant-born rapper Big Daddy Kane entertained shoppers and commuters with a free show on Fulton Mall on Friday, and the wordsmith showed off just as much charisma as when he used to spit his rhymes in rap battles in Kings County’s streets, according to organizers." 5776:, July 3, 2008. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Coppola's songs are as idiosyncratically infectious as Allen's, only instead of observations about life in LDN she's focused on the antics and mores of the Big Apple in general and the area surrounding her Bedford-Stuyvesant (Chris Rock's old stomping ground) apartment in particular." 5663:, May 16, 2005. Accessed July 2, 2016. "For years, fans came to recognize the gritty Bleek as an heir to Jay’s throne. With consistently impressive rhymes focusing on the contrast between the grim realities of the Bedford Stuyvesant streets and the glitz and glamour of a recording career, Memphis Bleek did not disappoint." 5704:, January 28, 1996. Accessed July 2, 2016. "Breland was back in Brooklyn, where he had started his career, coming out of the tough Tompkins projects in Bedford-Stuyvesant and going on to become a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion, the 1984 Olympic gold-medal champion, and twice the world's welterweight champ." 889:
neighborhoods received disproportionate rates of arrests and prosecutions for drug-related crimes, and the NYPD's 79th Precinct in Bedford–Stuyvesant had been one of the only three police precincts in the NYPD to which black police officers were assigned. Race riots followed in 1967 and 1968, as part of the
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in Community Board 3 was $ 71,123. In 2018, an estimated 23% of Bedford–Stuyvesant residents lived in poverty, compared to 21% in all of Brooklyn and 20% in all of New York City. One in eight residents (13%) were unemployed, compared to 9% in the rest of both Brooklyn and New York City. Rent burden,
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residents with each of their population residents at between 30,000 and 39,999 along with having between 10,000 and 19,999 Hispanic residents. Eastern Bedford-Stuvyvesant has 40,000+ Black residents, 20,000 to 29,000 White residents, and 10,000 to 19,999 Hispanic residents. The 2020 census data show
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route along Nostrand and Bedford Avenues, which began operating in late 2013. Other infrastructure upgrades in the neighborhood included major sewer and water modernization projects, as well as fiber-optic and cable service upgrades. Improved natural and organic produce continued to become available
6151:, July 4, 2000. Accessed May 1, 2017. "Ms. Jordan grew up in Harlem and Brooklyn, reading Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe before she turned 5, she says. Her family moved from a Harlem housing project to the Bedford-Stuyvesant area in Brooklyn because it seemed like a better place to raise a family." 1901:
Bedford–Stuyvesant generally has a lower ratio of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018. While 35% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 21% have less than a high school education and 43% are high school graduates or have some college education.
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located on quiet tree-lined streets, as well as a significant decrease of crime in the neighborhood. Many properties were renovated after the start of the 21st century, and new retailers began moving to the neighborhood. Both the Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue commercial corridors became part of
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was established as the United States' first community development corporation. The Manhattan-based Development and Services Corporation (D&S) was established with business, banking and professional leaders which advised and raised private funding for the BSRC's projects. The abandoned Sheffield
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The Dripps Map of 1869 shows that the area was still largely rural with a few freestanding houses mostly on MacDonough Street. The real development of the district began slowly at first, accelerating between 1885 and 1900, and gradually tapering off during the first two decades of the 20th century.
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led to the abandonment of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Turnpike in favor of a continuation of Brooklyn's Fulton Street, though the lands for the street grid were not sold to the City of Brooklyn until 1852. When Charles C. Betts purchased Maria Lott's tract of land the same year, this marked the end of
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After a large decline during the 1970s (mirroring the citywide decline), the population in Bedford Stuyvesant grew by 34 percent between 1980 and 2015 (faster than the citywide growth rate of 21 percent) to reach 150,900 residents. The population increased by 25 percent between 2000 and 2015, more
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The 1790 census records of Bedford lists 132 freemen and 72 slaves. Rapid population growth followed major improvements to public transportation. By 1873, Bed-Stuy's (predominantly white) population was 14,000. In the early 1900s, prosperous black families began buying up the mansions of Bed-Stuy,
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Construction of masonry row houses in the 1870s began to transform the rural district into an urban area. The first row of masonry houses in Stuyvesant Heights was built in 1872 on MacDonough Street for developer Curtis L. North. In the 1880s and 1890s, more rows were added, most of the Stuyvesant
6387:. Accessed June 17, 2017. "The crooner was born to a poor family in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on June 15th, 1941. He lived on the top floor of 762 Jefferson Avenue, a simple Romanesque Revival-style apartment building constructed in 1901, until the family fled to California a decade later." 619:
For most of its early history, Stuyvesant Heights was part of the outlying farm area of the small hamlet of Bedford, settled by the Dutch during the 17th century within the incorporated town of Breuckelen. The hamlet had its beginnings when a group of Breuckelen residents decided to improve their
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Stuyvesant Heights is located toward the southern-central section of Bedford-Stuyvesant. It has historically been an African-American enclave. It derives its name from Stuyvesant Avenue, its principal thoroughfare. It was originally part of the outlying farm area of Bedford for most of its early
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of Brooklyn. It was originally part of the old village of Bedford, which was centered near today's Bedford Avenue–Fulton Street intersection. The area "extends from Monroe Street on the north to Macon Street and Verona Place on the south, and from just east of Bedford Avenue eastward to Tompkins
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In July 2005, the NYPD designated the Fulton Street–Nostrand Avenue business district in Bedford–Stuyvesant as an "Impact Zone", which directed significantly increased levels of police protection and resources to the area for two consecutive 6-month periods, resulting in a 15% decrease in crime
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attracted many black New Yorkers to the neighborhood as an opportunity for employment, while the relatively prosperous war economy enabled many of the Jewish and Italian residents to move to Queens and Long Island. By 1950, the number of black residents had risen to 155,000, comprising about 55
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and births to teenage mothers are more common in Bedford–Stuyvesant than in other places citywide. In Bedford–Stuyvesant, there were 95 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 26.9 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000
6487:. Accessed April 5, 2022. "In this deftly written biography, sports writer Stratton examines one of the most complex fighters ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Raised in the Brooklyn ghetto of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Floyd Patterson struggled with family poverty and his own intense awkwardness." 975:
Milk bottling plant on Fulton Street was turned into the BSRC offices in 1967, and the BSRC bought and renovated many housing units as well as administered a $ 73 million mortgage assistance program to encourage African-American homeownership. The BSRC also implemented a controversial plan by
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Eighty-four percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is slightly lower than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 76% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", slightly less than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in
6690:, PoliticsNY, August 5, 2022. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Bedford-Stuyvesant Democratic Candidate for state senate Rev. Conrad Tillard this week put out an urgent message to the young people in the district of the importance of respecting life and property even when there are differences." 888:
divisions in the city contributed to the tensions. The relationship between the NYPD and the city's black community became strained due to perceptions of the NYPD as being oppressive and racially biased, and at that time, few black policemen were present on the force. Predominantly black
6726:, November 7, 2012. Accessed January 12, 2021. "We stepped into Martha Wainwright’s Bed-Stuy brownstone for some tea and a brief chat about her dynamic and heartbreaking new album, Come Home to Mama, which is at times a communication with her recently-deceased mother, Kate McGarrigle." 1176:, artists, creative professionals, architects, and attorneys of all races continued to move to the neighborhood. A business improvement district was launched along the Fulton and Nostrand Corridor, with a redesigned streetscape planned to include new street trees, street furniture, 1556:
in Bedford-Stuyvesant comprises 577 contributing residential buildings built between about 1870 and 1900. The district encompasses 17 individual blocks (13 identified in 1975 and four new in 1996). The buildings within the district primarily comprise two- and three-storey
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to hit the United States in the last 70 years, gentrification continued steadily, and the blocks west of the Nostrand Avenue/Fulton Street intersection and north of Fulton Street and Stuyvesant Avenue were particularly impacted. In 2011, Bedford–Stuyvesant listed three
1933:. The Brooklyn Brownstone School, a public elementary school located in the MS 35 campus on MacDonough Street, and was developed in 2008 by the Stuyvesant Heights Parents Association and the New York City Board of Education. At the eastern edge of the neighborhood is 5271: 5317: 970:, U.S. senator for New York state, launched a study of problems facing the urban poor in Bedford–Stuyvesant, which received almost no federal aid and was the city's largest non-white community. Under Kennedy's leadership and with the help of activists, the 603:
In the second half of the 17th century, the lands which constitute the present neighborhood belonged to three Dutch settlers: Dirck Janse Hooghland, who operated a ferryboat on the East River, and farmers Jan Hansen, and Leffert Pietersen van Haughwout. In
5861:. "One of the first producers he approached was a fresh face on the scene named Easy Mo Bee (Osten Harvey Jr.). Born in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy and raised in the Lafayette Gardens projects, Mo belonged to that same first generation that grew up with hip-hop." 5296: 6095:, September 9, 2009. Accessed May 1, 2017. "His songs have told and retold the poverty-to-bling story of Shawn Carter, Jay-Z’s real name, who grew up in the tough Marcy Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and dealt drugs before turning to hip-hop." 5821:, September 23, 2005. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Although she is from the streets, Deemi is not an emcee – and she's definitely not your usual R&B diva. Born and raised in Bedford Stuyvesant, the 24-year-old songstress definitely has a story to tell." 1103:", according to one neighborhood blog. They feared that the neighborhood's ethnic character would be lost. However, Bedford–Stuyvesant's population has experienced much less displacement of the black population than other areas of Brooklyn, such as 5994:, July 23, 2010. Accessed May 1, 2017. "Rufus Carl Gordon Jr. was born on Jan. 20, 1932, in Goochland, Va.; he later jettisoned the 'Rufus.' When he was a child his family moved to Brooklyn, where he grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood." 2867:, takes place in Bed–Stuy. In 2015, the portion of Stuyvesant Street where the film was shot on was renamed "Do The Right Thing Way", marking the first time that a city street was given an honorary name for a movie filmed at a specific location. 5930:
in January, profiled reclusive chess player Bobby Fischer. Eighteen years old, half Jewish by background, and living in a walkup in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Fischer was about to challenge 'Russia's traditional hold' on chess
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40-day patrol of several blocks near a mosque, the same group having earlier evicted drug sellers at a landlord's request, although that also resulted in arrests of the Muslims for "burglary, menacing and possession of weapons", resulting in a
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The neighborhood's name combines the names of what was the hamlet of Bedford, and the Stuyvesant Heights neighborhoods, initially separate neighborhoods which grew together. The 17th century hamlet of Bedford was named after the market town of
6368:, Linear Labs, Accessed February 27, 2019. "The soft-spoken and contemplative Brooklyn native began a life of music at an early age, spending years DJing parties in his Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood before co-founding Tribe in 1985." 1700:
or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 53% in Bedford–Stuyvesant, higher than the citywide and boroughwide rates of 52% and 51% respectively. As of late 2021, Bedford–Stuyvesant is considered to be
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baseball team. The grounds were bordered by Nostrand Avenue, Halsey Street, Marcy Avenue, and Putnam Avenue. During the winters, the operators would flood the area and open an ice-skating arena. The grounds were demolished in 1880.
6659:, Galerie Myrtis. Accessed March 27, 2023. "Nelson Stevens was born in 1938 in Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed-Sty), Brooklyn, New York. One of his earliest childhood memories was of drawing in chalk on the sidewalk in front of his home." 1892:
operates four post offices nearby: the Restoration Plaza Station at 1360 Fulton Street, the Shirley A Chisholm Station at 1915 Fulton Street, the Bushwick Station at 1369 Broadway, and the Halsey Station at 805 MacDonough Street.
6789:, March 12, 2014. Accessed July 6, 2016. "In Billy Joel's 1980 hit, 'You May Be Right,' the singer boasted of his 'crazy' antics crashing parties, riding his motorcycle in the rain and even walking 'through Bedford-Stuy alone.'" 5756:
History, Art & Archives. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Elected in 1968 because of her roots in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, Chisholm was catapulted into the national limelight by virtue of her race, gender, and outspoken
6236:, July 19, 2009. Accessed May 1, 2017. "Francis McCourt was born Aug. 19, 1930, on Classon Avenue on the edge of the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, where his Irish immigrant parents had hoped to make a better life." 1261:
from the larger community of Stuyvesant Heights. From the beginning of the 20th century to the 1960s Ocean Hill was an Italian enclave. By the late 1960s Ocean Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant proper together formed the largest
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the country is finally seeing a representation of Bed-Stuy shaped by one of its own: Chris Rock, the show's co-creator and narrator, on whose Decatur Street childhood the program is loosely based. Set in Bed-Stuy in 1982,
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At the time of the Revolution, Leffert's son Jakop was a leading citizen of Bedford and the town clerk of Brooklyn. His neighbor, Lambert Suydam, was captain of the Kings County cavalry in 1776. An important part of the
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was a great black schoolyard basketball player from New York's Bedford-Stuyvesant section who became, in the jivin', hand-slapping, pressure-cooker world of ghetto ball, a revered figure for his spectacular and flashy
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The extent of racial integration, so far, has been mixed in the more rapidly changing Bedford section, which the city's Planning Department defines roughly as bounded by Throop, Classon and Flushing Avenues and Fulton
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Charter of 1667 and in the Charter of 1686, Bedford is mentioned as a settlement within the Town of Brueckelen. Bedford hamlet had an inn as early as 1668, and, in 1670, the people of Breuckelen purchased from the
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In 1800, Bedford was designated one of the seven districts of the Town of Brooklyn, and, in 1834, it became part of the seventh and ninth wards of the newly incorporated City of Brooklyn. With the building of the
6647:, April 26, 2013. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Stanton, who lives in Bed-Stuy, discovered the storefront after an acquaintance forwarded photos, congratulating him for his 'collaboration' with the company, he said." 6745:, September 28, 2005. Accessed November 20, 2007. "A native of Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, Wilkens had added motivation to succeed in New York, which made leaving so quickly that much tougher." 1793:. The 81st Precinct is located at 30 Ralph Avenue, serving the area east of Marcus Garvey Boulevard, and the 79th Precinct is located at 263 Tompkins Avenue, serving the area west of Marcus Garvey Boulevard. 5804:, April 4, 2022. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Herman Thomas Davis Jr. was born on March 21, 1939, the only child of Herman Sr. and Grace Lenore Davis. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn." 6300:, February 23, 1996. Accessed January 12, 2021. "A native of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mills, 38, first began appearing in Broadway musicals while she was in grade school." 5682:, April 3, 2009. Accessed January 2, 2024. "Born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and raised in Cambria Heights, Queens, where he lives today, Kurt Boone is a writer at heart and a messenger by trade." 701:
two centuries of Dutch patrimonial holdings. Most of the streets were not opened until the 1860s, at which point Bedford–Stuyvesant's streets were named after prominent figures in American history.
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Bedford–Stuyvesant's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. In Bedford–Stuyvesant, 30% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per
3917: 5602:. "She was born on January 16, 1979, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, but, at the age of four, her parents relocated to the Motor City where Aaliyah spent her formative years." 1991: 1909:, compared to the citywide average of 20% of students. Additionally, 70% of high school students in Bedford–Stuyvesant graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75% of students. 5950:, March 25, 1989. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Forsythe, who grew up in the tough Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, landed his first professional job after high school in the chorus of 4377: 4333: 6808:, May 15, 1980. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Twittery Emily Litella substitute-teaches in Bedford-Stuyvesant (her use of eraser and chalk stand out in Radner's repertoire of physical gags)." 6448:, May 13, 2016. Accessed April 5, 2022. "There's lots of open space inside Oddisee's Bed-Stuy apartment. In the morning, sunlight floods his living room and makes every surface shine." 4245: 673:, Bedford was established as a railroad station near the intersection of current Atlantic Avenue and Franklin Avenues. In 1836, the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad was taken over by the 487:. These homes were developed for the expanding upper-middle class from the 1890s to the late 1910s. These homes contain highly ornamental detailing throughout their interiors and have 6310: 5899:, October 18, 2005. Accessed October 7, 2007. "Mr. Jackson, raised in the Bedford–Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, became famous in late 2001 with his debut single, "I Can’t Deny It."" 546:. Since the early 2000s, Bedford-Stuyvesant has undergone significant gentrification, resulting in a dramatic demographic shift combined with increasing rent and real estate prices. 6205: 6195:, September 20, 2005. Accessed October 19, 2007. "Ms. Jones spoke about her rise from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to stardom and about her deepening relationship with God." 2001: 6615: 850:
to turn a profit. As a result, formerly middle-class white homes were being turned over to poorer black families. By 1960, eighty-five percent of the population was black.
6132:, Brownstoner, March 8, 2016. Accessed May 1, 2017. "Famous musician and Bed Stuy native Norah Jones is renovating the sweet Pacific Street stable she bought last fall." 1381: 1180:, and signage and improved cleanliness in an effort to attract more business investment. Major infrastructure upgrades have been performed or are in progress, such as 5204: 4046: 3729: 530:
for greater housing availability in Bedford–Stuyvesant. From Bedford–Stuyvesant, African Americans have since moved into the surrounding areas of Brooklyn, such as
3777: 6439: 5714: 70: 6579: 6281:, July 10, 2009. Accessed May 1, 2017. "Frank Nathaniel Mickens was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant on June 22, 1946, the only child of John and Hortense Mickens." 3636: 6541: 6496: 6007: 4710: 2281: 1689: 5740:. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Rapper Lil' Cease was born and raised in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area, at age 15 becoming a protégé of the Notorious B.I.G." 6033:, April 22, 2013. Accessed May 1, 2017. "Richard Pierce Havens was born on Jan. 21, 1941, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, where he grew up." 1934: 1158:-rated restaurants for the first time; by 2014, there were over ten Zagat-rated establishments. Moreover, in June 2013, 7 Arlington Place, the setting for 6348:, BK Reader, February 20, 2022. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def was born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973, in Bedford Stuyvesant." 4417: 3921: 6399: 5625:, February 6, 2019. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Aja was born in Brooklyn; They were born and raised in Bedford–Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY." 6379:"Harry Nilsson's Childhood HomeThe childhood home of one of America's greatest unsung troubadours still stands in a much changed Brooklyn neighborhood" 3353: 1857:—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 22% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. 1095:
Several long-time residents and business owners expressed concern that they would be priced out by newcomers, whom they disparagingly characterize as "
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the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District, bringing along with it a beautification project. Through a series of "wallscapes" (large outdoor
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In the late 1980s, resistance to illegal drug-dealing included, according to Rita Webb Smith, following police arrests with a civilian
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character working as a substitute teacher in Bedford-Stuyvesant, filling in for a teacher who'd been stabbed by one of his students.
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took place in and near the Historic District. In 1784, the people of the Town of Brooklyn held their first town meeting since 1776.
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Avenue," according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Bedford is adjacent to Williamsburg, Crown Heights, and Clinton Hill.
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10 oz/cu ft), higher than the citywide and boroughwide averages. Nineteen percent of Bedford–Stuyvesant residents are
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to close off St. Marks Avenue and Prospect Place, between Kingston and Albany Avenues, and convert these into community spaces.
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is a nostalgic, warmly illuminated take on the Rock family's tough working-class life in the predominantly black neighborhood."
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services the neighborhood, and a large member constituency of the adjacent Greene-Hill Food Coop are from Bedford–Stuyvesant.
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The Saratoga branch, at 8 Thomas S. Boyland Street near Macon Street. The branch is a Carnegie library that opened in 1909.
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Youth play in an adventure playground at the "K-pool" public swimming pool in Bedford–Stuyvesant in July 1974. Photo by
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are 11205, 11206, 11216, 11221, 11233, and 11238. Bedford–Stuyvesant is patrolled by the 79th and 81st Precincts of the
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and racial tensions in the United States of the era, aggravated by continued high unemployment among blacks, continued
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was laid out in 1835, as shown by the Street Commissioners map of 1839, and the blocks were divided into lots. The new
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Kings County, Bedford was the first major settlement east of the Village of Brooklyn, on the ferry road to the town of
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Diagnosing from a Distance: Debates over Libel Law, Media, and Psychiatric Ethics from Barry Goldwater to Donald Trump
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The Bedford branch and Bedford Learning Center, at 496 Franklin Avenue near Fulton Street. The branch opened in 1905.
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that opened in 1907. It contains the Dionne Mack-Harvin Center, a collection dedicated to African American culture.
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in the United States, with roughly 8,800 buildings built before 1900. Its building stock includes many historic
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is located toward the eastern end Ocean Hill received its name in 1890 for being slightly hilly. Hence it was
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at local delis and grocers, the farmer's market on Malcolm X Boulevard, and through the Bed-Stuy Farm Share.
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with high basements, with a few multiple dwellings and institutional structures. The district includes the
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Confrontation between black protesters and police at Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue during the 1964 riot
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on the neighborhood racial demographics, western Bedford-Stuyvesant now has an almost equal population of
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The Brooklyn Experience: The Ultimate Guide to Neighborhoods & Noshes, Culture & the Cutting Edge
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A row of brownstones on Jefferson Avenue between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues in Bedford Stuyvesant, 2006
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includes "I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone" among the foolhardy things the song's narrator has done.
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in New York City. At that time, most of the pre-existing wooden homes were destroyed and replaced with
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O'Kane, Jim. Jefferson Avenue: Stories from a Brooklyn Boyhood 1941-1958. New York: Createspace, 2013.
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Several public schools serve Bedford-Stuyvesant. The zoned high school for the neighborhood is
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The Woman Who Took Back Her Streets: One Woman Fights The Drug Wars And Rebuilds Her Community
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There are several other historic districts in the neighborhood as of 2024, designated by the
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style Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, and St. Phillip's Episcopal Church. It was listed on the
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describes their early childhood life in a working-class apartment building on Classon Avenue
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New York City Health Provider Partnership Brooklyn Community Needs Assessment: Final Report
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brought the neighborhood's black population to around 30,000, making it the second largest
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is located toward the southeast. Weeksville was named after James Weeks, an ex-slave from
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GANG WARS UPSET AREA IN BROOKLYN; Bedford – Stuyvesant Tense Following Two Slayings
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In 1857, the City of Brooklyn acquired part of the estate of Tunis Johnson (grandson of
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Since the late 1930s, the neighborhood has been a major cultural center for Brooklyn's
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area. In 2021 the school moved all levels to its permanent site at 9 Hanover Place in
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citywide). Bedford–Stuyvesant has a relatively low population of residents who are
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Many public schools are named after prominent African-Americans and, as stated by
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Read, 1 Minute; Read, 1 Minute; Read, 1 Minute; Read, 1 Minute (May 21, 2008).
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Nelson Erazo (born 1977), professional wrestler better known by his ring name
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has provided service and connections to southern Brooklyn since opening as an
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Roughly bounded by Macon, Tompkins, Decatur, Lewis, Chauncey, and Stuyvesant,
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Bedford–Stuyvesant has the largest collection of intact and largely untouched
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Bedford is located toward the western end of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Before the
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With the help of local activists and politicians, such as Civil Court Judge
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The view southeast across Lafayette Avenue, looking toward Patchen Avenue
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routes run primarily north to south through the neighborhood, while the
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Gang wars erupted in 1961 in Bedford–Stuyvesant, and Alfred E. Clark of
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Today's Pride of Bed-Stuy: Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.
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subsection, founded in 1838, was recognized as one of the first, free
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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For the early grades Ember Charter School for Mindful Education and
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The campaign sought to show off the area's positive accomplishments.
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is set in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood (which is where series creator
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Floyd Patterson: The Fighting Life of Boxing’s Invisible Champion
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under the grounds that Bedford–Stuyvesant was divided among five
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as part of the unofficial kickoff to the 2013 VMAs in Brooklyn."
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from 1959 to 1976 for ten different teams, most notably for the
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There are several hospitals in the Bed-Stuy area, including the
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The entirety of Community Board 3 had 152,403 inhabitants as of
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Bedford-Stuyvesant with an increasing diverse racial community.
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percent of the population of Bedford–Stuyvesant. In the 1950s,
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an additional area for common lands in the surrounding region.
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Battle for Bed–Stuy: The Long War on Poverty in New York City
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Beginning in the 2000s, the neighborhood began to experience
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The Marcy branch, at 617 DeKalb Avenue near Nostrand Avenue.
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Black Enough; Stories of Being Young & Black in America
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facilitated the immigration of Jews and Italians from the
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Bedford Corners, approximately located where the present
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Stuyvesant Heights Historic District: Designation Report
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Bedford–Stuyvesant is patrolled by two precincts of the
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Bedford-Stuyvesant as his neighborhood". A 2009 film,
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times, it was the first settlement to the east of the
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was sold for over its asking price, at $ 1.7 million.
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During the 1930s, major changes took place due to the
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Film About a Rapper Captures Bed-Stuy as It Once Was
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served Lexington Avenue until 1950 and the elevated
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Paul Robeson High School for Business and Technology
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Immigrants from the American South and the 6516:"A Guide to Exploring Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn" 5145:"NYPD Precincts & Firehouses - Brooklyn CB 3" 4587:"LPC Moves Ahead With Two New Historic Districts" 4138: 3590:(Far Hills, New Jersey: New Horizon Press, 1991 ( 3161: 3133: 2752:(born 1953), New York City 2013 Mayoral candidate 2282:Category:People from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn 1757:districts, represented respectively by Democrats 1745:districts, represented respectively by Democrats 1741:as of 2013. It is also part of the 18th and 25th 7694: 5986:"Carl Gordon, a Late-Blooming Actor, Dies at 78" 4545: 4328:Stephen Lash and Betty Ezequelle (August 1972). 4264: 3557: 476:was once considered part of Bedford–Stuyvesant. 6989:Places adjacent to Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn 5047:Current City Council Districts for Kings County 4371: 4225: 4022: 3639:. The Insider. Associated Press. 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Neighborhood of Brooklyn

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United States
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New York
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New York City
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917
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Williamsburg

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