In December of 1668, permission was given to one Thomas Lambertse to build the first public building in the new town of Bedford. Naturally, it was a tavern, to accommodate strangers, travelers and ...

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From Greenpoint to Sheepshead Bay runs Brooklyn’s longest street, the borough-long Bedford Avenue. A populous main stretch spanning both residential and commercial areas, Bedford Avenue has inspired ...

The city is moving to install a protected bike lane on a 1.5 mile stretch of Bedford Avenue, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, more than a year after the agency first pitched the ...

Despite the changes that Brooklyn has experienced in recent years, Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed-Stuy, has managed to keep the spirit and soul of the borough intact. As the childhood home of Jay-Z and ...

BROOKLYN, Ohio -- Among the many facets of regionalism are communities sharing everything from department heads and equipment to services. While the decision to consolidate is often driven by finances ...

After a four-year closure the newly-renovated Bedford Library reopened last week, finally welcoming Bed-Stuy residents back to the stacks. Though the library looks largely the same, it has been ...

NEW YORK -- There's a new Historic District in Brooklyn, located in the two-block radius of Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street, between Nostrand and Marcy avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant. By unanimous ...

Williamsburg’s Bedford Ave. bike lane was granted a last-minute reprieve Tuesday, as an appellate judge ruled on an emergency restraining order just hours before city work crews were set to begin ...