Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford-Stuyvesant (also known as Bed-Stuy or The Stuy) is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City, USA, borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16.[1] The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 79th [2] and 81st [3] Precincts.

Bed-Stuy is bordered by Flushing Avenue to the north (bordering Williamsburg); Classon Avenue to the west (bordering Clinton Hill, although, prior to the 1980s, the area now called Clinton Hill was considered to be Bedford-Stuyvesant as well); Broadway and Van Sinderen Avenue to the east (bordering East New York); Park Place to the south; Ralph Avenue to the east (bordering Crown Heights); and as far as East New York Avenue to the south (bordering Brownsville).

For decades, it has been a cultural center for Brooklyn's African-American population. Following the construction of the A line subway between Harlem and Bedford[6] in the 1930s, African Americans left an overcrowded Harlem for more housing availability in Bedford-Stuyvesant. From Bed-Stuy, African Americans have since moved into the surrounding areas of Brooklyn, such as East New York, Crown Heights, Brownsville and Fort Greene.

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