In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents

From: Cassie Wagler
Length: 05:20

There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic districts. Reporter Cassie Wagler spoke with residents, community activists, and researchers to determine what affect, in any, historic districts will have on gentrification in Bed Stuy. Read the full description.

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Playing: In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents
From: Cassie Wagler

Bstuy_pic_small There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic districts. Reporter Cassie Wagler spoke with residents, community activists, and researchers to determine what affect, in any, historic districts will have on gentrification in Bed Stuy.

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INTRO:

Over the last fifteen years, gentrification has changed the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. It’s brought new residents into this predominately African-American community. But one thing that hasn't changed in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, are the buildings. There are blocks and blocks of brownstones dating back to the 1880s. Right now there’s is an effort to protect these buildings, by turning parts of the area into designated historic districts. Cassie Wagler reports from Brooklyn.

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