Black homeownership has declined in the city and nationally in the last 20 years, hindered by gentrification and inequitable lending policies. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY)”
Police Officer Is Shot While Responding to Gunfire in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
The officer was in stable condition and a suspect was in custody after a confrontation on Howard Avenue near the border of Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
How Weeksville, a Center of Black History, Fought to Survive
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
A slice of Brooklyn that was home to one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America sought the promise of steady financial help from the city. Source: New York Times
Design Works Prints From Tillett Textiles are Back
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2020
In the late 1960s, Tillett Textiles teamed up with designers in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, for a historically significant collaboration. Now the prints are being reissued. Source: New York Times
1 Woman Is Killed and 6 Others Are Wounded in Brooklyn Mass Shooting
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2020
Two people opened fire at a party in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the police said. The incident reflected a stark rise in shootings in the city. Source: New York Times
Will These Two Classic New York Eateries Survive the Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2020
Outdoor dining and takeout may not pull most restaurants through another lockdown. Here’s how the owners of two are making do as they wait for the city to act. Source: New York Times
He Turned His Life Around. Then a Gunman Showed Up at His Church.
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2020
The church helped him have a second chance at life. Two decades later, Edward James, 62, was killed trying to help another man do the same. Source: New York Times
1-Year-Old Is Shot and Killed at Brooklyn Cookout
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2020
The child’s death capped another weekend of gun violence in New York City, where shootings in June and July have risen sharply. Source: New York Times