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The BSRC also produced a television series about the neighborhood, Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant, which premiered in April 1968. [28] By December, the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation had restored 400 brownstones and tenements with the help of 272 local residents, 250 of whom were later hired in full-time construction jobs.
Since the early 2000s, Bedford-Stuyvesant has undergone significant gentrification, resulting in a dramatic demographic shift combined with increasing rent and real estate prices. [7] Bedford–Stuyvesant is mostly part of Brooklyn Community District 3. Its primary ZIP Codes are 11205, 11206, 11216, 11221, 11233, and 11238. [1]
Brooklyn Community Board 3 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford–Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights and Ocean Hill.It is delimited by Classon Avenue on the west, Flushing Avenue and Broadway on the north, and Saratoga Avenue on the east, as well as by Atlantic Avenue on the south.
Elsie Richardson (February 24, 1922 – March 15, 2012) [1] was a community activist and civil servant in Brooklyn, New York.She is best known for founding the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and contributing to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, created after she advocated to Robert F. Kennedy.
Floyd Washington, 43, has lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant since 1987. People who live near the famous Bed-Stuy fish pond said Washington is "the mayor of the block." He's one of a handful of residents ...
Joseph Sitt is an active board member of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, one of the most respected community development organizations in the United States. He was instrumental in helping restore Restoration Plaza, the neighborhood’s Town Square and the BSRC’s main asset, and bringing to the area more retail options ...
2024 New York State Assembly election, District 56 [1] [2] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Stefani Zinerman (incumbent) 4,642 : 52.8 : Democratic: Eon Huntley 4,126 46.9 Write-in: 32 0.3 Total votes 8,800 : 100 : General election Democratic: Stefani Zinerman (incumbent) 37,956 : 99.0 : Write-in: 371 1.0 Total votes 38,327 : ...
District 57 was served by Roger L. Green from 1981 until June 1, 2004, when Green resigned his seat after pleading guilty to petty larceny in connection with $3,000 in false travel reimbursement claims. [3] He was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $2,000, and had to pay $3,000 in restitution. [4]