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Place Explorer: Bedford-Stuyvesant
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| Place Name | Neighborhood | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|
| African People's Farmers Market | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Thriving community-based farmers market |
| Akwaaba Mansion Bed & Breakfast | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | A black-owned Bed & Breakfast and the only one in Bed-Stuy |
| Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Community development corporation founded in 1967 and still active today |
| Bedford YMCA | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Neighborhood athletic and recreational center |
| Billie Holiday Theatre | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | 200-seat theater in Bedford-Stuyvesant offering an alternative to Broadway |
| Boys and Girls High School | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | The oldest high school in the city |
| Bridge Street AWME Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | The oldest African-American congregation in Brooklyn |
| Brownstone Books (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | African-American focused bookstore offering author readings/lectures, special events, and book clubs for adults and children |
| Comus Social Club | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Men's social club in Bedford Stuyvesant |
| Concord Baptist Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | One of Brooklyn's largest African-American congregations |
| Elks Plaza | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Home of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks |
| George P. Davis American Legion Post 116 and Auxiliary | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Veterans' center in Bedford-Stuyvesant |
| Kosciusko Pool | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Cooling Bedford-Stuyvesant all summer long |
| Magnolia Tree Earth Center | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Environmental center and site of a "living" landmark |
| Masjid Abdul-Muhsi Khalifah | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Mosque central to community life |
| Masjid At-Taqwa | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Storefront mosque with a large and diverse congregation |
| New Bed-Stuy Boxing Center | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Center for boxing and martial arts that trained Riddick Bowe, Mark Breland, Eric Kelly and others |
| P.S. 70 (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Former public school, now Excellence Boys Charter School |
| Police Athletic League | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Young people's centers, Play Streets and summer camps |
| Rubin's Beauty Salon | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Popular hair dresser |
| Rubulad | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Arts space that hosts Brooklyn's longest-running underground event |
| Seafood Heaven | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | A seafood restaurant |
| Siloam Presbyterian Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Church thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad |
| Sista's Place | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Coffeehouse and performance space that supports activism |
| Skylight Gallery | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Gallery featuring work by artists from Africa and the Diaspora |
| Slave Theater (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | First opened as the Regent Theater, then as Slave One, identified with African American activism |
| Socialist Party Headquarters, Brooklyn (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Where young Socialists met and organized |
| St. Peter Claver RC Church | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | The first African American Catholic Church in the Brooklyn diocese |
| The East (site of) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Cultural center that promoted Black Nationalism and pan-Africanism |
| The United Order of Tents | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Women's social club started by former slaves and abolitionists |
| Transit Club (former) | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | Hall for hire run by the Surface Line Operators Fraternal Organization |
