Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn; "The Mob City"

The interviewee grew up In Brooklyn, but didn’t stay there very long. She would move around to different cities in New York. even though she didn't live in bedford, she still would go back to visit family and friends because thats where most of her family was from. As a child, she would she was only allowed to play with the neighborhood kids outside and most of the time she was with family. she considered bedford a not so quiet area and not very violent. She didn't go to any schools in bedford but went to a private in another area. She also stated that Bedford always had a mixture of ethnicities but predominantly had African Americans. according the interiewee famous rapper/produre Gotti was one of the well known people because he would have festivals for the neighborhood and he was pretty much like a protector of the neighborhood so therefore, there were barely any crimes in the neighborhood. she also stated that everyone in the neighborhood was considered be very respectful and nice.

Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City form 1930. The neighborhood is patrolled by the NYPD’s 79^th and 81^st precincts. For decades, it has been cultural center of Brooklyn’s black population. In 1936, blacks left an overcrowded Harlem for more housing availability in Bedford. Bedford-Stuyvesant is actually made up of four neighborhoods; Bedford-Stuyvesant heights, Ocean Hill, and Weeksville.  The names Bedford-Stuyvesant is extension of village of Bedford and expanded to include the area of Stuyvesant heights. The name Stuyvesant comes from peter Stuyvesant the last governor.