Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

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Bedford–Stuyvesant is a historically African-American neighborhood in central Brooklyn known for its brownstone-lined streets, rich cultural and musical legacy, and significant role in New York City's Black history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
residential district
adjacentTo Bedford-Stuyvesant border neighborhoods in Brooklyn
Bushwick
Clinton Hill
Crown Heights
Fort Greene
Williamsburg
country United States
ethnicCommunity African Americans
Afro-Caribbean community
Caribbean Americans
governedBy Brooklyn Community Board 3
New York City Council
hasArchitecturalStyle Italianate rowhouses
Neo-Grec rowhouses
Queen Anne rowhouses
Romanesque Revival rowhouses
hasAreaCode 347
718
917
929
hasCharacteristic brownstone townhouses
predominantly residential
rowhouse architecture
tree-lined streets
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasColloquialName Bed-Stuy
Stuy
hasCulturalAssociation Black arts movement in New York City
hip-hop music
jazz music
hasDemographicTrend gentrification since late 20th century
increasing racial and economic diversity
rising housing prices
hasFireService FDNY fire companies serving the neighborhood
hasHistoricDistrict Bedford Historic District
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District
hasLandUse commercial corridors
residential
hasNotableInstitution Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Boys and Girls High School
Brooklyn Public Library branches
Restoration Plaza
hasNotablePark Fulton Park
Herbert Von King Park
hasNotableStreet Bedford Avenue
Dekalb Avenue
Fulton Street
Myrtle Avenue
Nostrand Avenue
Stuyvesant Avenue
Tompkins Avenue
hasPolicePrecinct NYPD 79th Precinct
NYPD 81st Precinct
hasPostalCode 11205
11206
11216
11221
11233
hasPublicTransit A train
C train
G train
J train
M train
New York City Bus routes
New York City Subway
Z train
hasZIPCodeType urban
historicalRole center of Black cultural life in Brooklyn
hub of African-American political activism in New York City
site of mid-20th-century Black migration within New York City
knownFor brownstone-lined streets
historically African-American community
musical legacy
rich cultural legacy
role in New York City Black history
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory New York State
locatedInBorough Brooklyn
locatedInCityCouncilDistrict New York City Council districts in Brooklyn
locatedInStateAssemblyDistrict New York State Assembly districts in Brooklyn
locatedInStateSenateDistrict New York State Senate districts in Brooklyn
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedInUSCongressionalDistrict New York's 8th congressional district
partOf Borough of Brooklyn
Kings County, New York

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Notorious B.I.G.
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