I took this while riding my bike through my old neighborhood on the Bed-Stuy/Clinton Hill border. Different maps define the neighborhoods differently. When we first rented the place, the Craigslist ad said it was Clinton Hill. However, the car service begged to differ: they always wanted to charge me $5.00 more because they considered it Bed-Stuy.

Bed-Stuy has a bad rap. I know there have been tough times in Bed-Stuy like the race riots of the 60’s and 70’s, but things have changed all over Brooklyn and Bed-Stuy is no exception. The neighborhood has always been lovely with tree-lined streets filled with beautiful churches, brownstones, and row houses. Bed-Stuy continues to provide good transportation (A, C, G, LIRR), proximity to shopping on Fulton Avenue, and good African/Afro-Caribbean food.