Bedford-Stuyvesant

Bedford-Stuyvesant (aka Bed-Stuy) is a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York.

Early History

The neighborhood name is an extension of the name of the Village of Bedford, expanded to include the area of Stuyvesant Heights.

Related Topics:
Village - Bedford - Stuyvesant Heights

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In pre-revolutionary Kings County, New York, Bedford, which now forms the heart of the community, was the first major settlement east of the then-Village of Brooklyn on the road to Jamaica and eastern Long Island.

Related Topics:
Revolutionary - Kings County, New York - Jamaica - Long Island

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With the building of the Brooklyn & Jamaica Railroad, soon taken over by the Long Island Rail Road in 1836, Bedford was established as a railroad station near the intersection of current Atlantic and Franklin Avenues. In 1878, the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway established its northern terminal with a connection to the LIRR at the same location.

Related Topics:
Brooklyn & Jamaica Railroad - Long Island Rail Road - 1836 - Railroad - 1878 - Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway

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The community of Bedford contained one of the older free African-American communities in the U.S., Weeksville, much of which is still extant and preserved as an historical site.

Related Topics:
African-American - Weeksville - Historical

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