Bedford–Stuyvesant

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Bedford–Stuyvesant is a historically significant Brooklyn neighborhood known for its rich African-American cultural heritage, brownstone architecture, and vibrant community life.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Brooklyn neighborhood
human settlement
neighborhood
borders Bedford
Bushwick
Clinton Hill
Crown Heights
Stuyvesant Heights
Williamsburg
country United States
developedDuring late 19th century
hasArchitecturalStyle brownstone townhouses
row houses
hasAreaCode 347
718
917
929
hasCulturalHeritage African-American culture
Caribbean-American culture
hasDemographicCharacteristic large African-American population
significant Caribbean immigrant population
hasHistoricSignificance center of Black cultural life in Brooklyn
important destination in the Great Migration
site of civil rights activism
hasHousingType brownstone walk-up buildings
multi-family apartment buildings
hasLandmarkStatus contains historic districts
hasNickname Bed-Stuy
hasPostalCode 11205
11206
11216
11221
11233
hasReputation culturally significant neighborhood
historically African-American neighborhood
hasTransportation New York City Subway
bus routes
knownFor African-American cultural heritage
brownstone architecture
community activism
historic churches
jazz and soul music history
vibrant community life
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Borough of Brooklyn
New York State
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
partOf North-Central Brooklyn
policePrecinct NYPD 79th Precinct
NYPD 81st Precinct
representedInCongressionalDistrict New York's 8th congressional district
sawMajorDemographicChangeDuring 20th century

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Brooklyn
Kings County
contains
Brownsville ("Bedford-Stuyvesant")
adjacentTo
Bushwick
borderedBy
Desiigner ("Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn")
grewUpIn
Bedford–Stuyvesant ("Bed-Stuy")
hasColloquialName
Bedford–Stuyvesant ("Bed-Stuy")
hasNickname
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn campus) ("Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn")
nearNeighborhood
IND Fulton Street Line (subway portion)
servedNeighborhood

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