Fun Facts about Bed Stuy

There are thousands of unique and interesting things about the Bedford Stuyvesant area, all of which I'll tell you now...

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People enjoy going to Church here. There are many churches on every block. Once there was an eclectic collective of Butchers, Bakers, Candlestick makers, over a half-dozen giant Broadway-sized theaters, motorcycle dealerships, Tailors... you name it. Now many of those same places are churches. Because God is better than the petty trappings of the comfort and convenience that the evil Merchant Class brings.

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Garbage cans are unnecessary. You can simply toss your trash on the ground. Someone else will pick it up for you!

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Pizza and chicken wings are the most eaten food. Over 90% of the restaurants serve one or both items. In fact, it's quite difficult to find food in Bed Stuy that DOESN'T lead to Type 2 diabetes.

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There are only limited varieties of Fromage in stock at the food markets, obscure foreign magazines such as The New Yorker and Time Out New York cannot be bought anywhere, and there are no computer stores at all.

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Writing on someone else's wall with Magic Marker or spray paint is a fun and artistic way of interfacing with your community.

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Leaving big piles of dog feces on the sidewalk is a popular activity. There seems to be a secret ongoing competition to see who can leave the biggest, squishiest example. Some folks are so proud, they leave it RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of the sidewalk. And who can blame them? Art like that, you want to let it shine for all to see.

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In general, white people tend to avoid the area and rightly so. You see: White people's ancestors OWNED the black people's ancestors, subjugating them through many years of slavery. And some still harbor resentment against the so-called "whitey cracker establishment" for all their past (and some say present) wrongdoings.

Despite the scarcity of white people, one can still find a decent selection of mayonnaise at the markets here.

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UPDATE 09/13/09:
Police like to harass young black men for being young and black.
And groups of young black men like to beat non-black guys walking alone.
It's the circle of life, Simba.