The Day after we published “Do or Die/Rent or Buy” the Times ran an article in their real-estate section about Bed Stuy’s charms. Written by Jeff Vandam the piece touches on a number of problems facing our neighbors up the road as well as the community’s recent string of successes during this most recent decade.  Intended for travelers near and far, Vandam’s essay reassures readers:

But if you shrug off the baggage that outsiders might associate with it, the neighborhood, with its large supply of stately town houses and kind faces, has qualities to boast about and residents who want to share them.

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