Bed-Stuy Students Tell Borough President Showers Are A Right

Bed-Stuy fifth graders met with the Brooklyn borough president to advocate for the human rights of the homeless.

Bed-Stuy Toy Shop Shutters Brick-And-Mortar Location

Butterfly 7 closed its shop on Malcolm X Boulevard Sunday but will continue to sell toys online, owners said.

Let's Make Afro Hair Emoji Happen, Bed Stuy Woman Says

Rhianna Jones hopes her Afro Hair Emojis will be added to the Unicode library in 2020 and has launched an online campaign to make it happen.

Bed-Stuy Dominatrix Faces Outraged Locals In Church Meeting

Dominatrix Charlotte Taillor debated with opponents about her right to run her business at a heated meeting inside a Bed-Stuy Church.

Dominatrix Says Angry Neighbor Forcing Her From Bed-Stuy Dungeon

A Bed-Stuy dominatrix says she is being forced out of her dungeon by a neighbor who mounted a campaign against her business.

The Gateway Space Could Reopen As The Broadway After Shutdown

A business called The Broadway has applied for a liquor license in the former Brooklyn DIY venue space on Broadway, city records show.

Bed-Stuy Calls For Max Roach Street Sign

Thousands of Brooklynites have signed a petition to honor the bebop jazz legend, who grew up in Bed-Stuy, with a street sign.

Henny Rat Would Give Pizza Rat Run For His Money If He Could Move

Someone get this rat a snifter.

UJA Supports Interest-free "Paycheck" Program Amid Gov't Shutdown

UJA and Hebrew Free Loan Society offering interest-free loans to federal employees who have been furloughed or are working without pay

Racial Slur In Bed-Stuy Butcher's Store Sparks Arrests, Protests

Sagal Meat Market fired a worker accused of calling his customer "mono," or monkey in Spanish, activists said.

Clothes Held Hostage After Marshals Close Bed-Stuy Dry Cleaners

Bed-Stuy residents don't know when they'll next see their sweaters, suits and dresses after U.S. Marshals shuttered a local dry cleaners.

Peluchin The Pooch Is Missing In Bed-Stuy

The Maltese-Bijon Frise mutt, who was "a gift from Santa" disappeared five days after Christmas, his owners said.

Kwanzaa Crawl Supports Black-Owned Brooklyn Businesses

A bar crawl slated for Dec. 26 will promote black-owned bars, restaurants and lounges in Brooklyn and Harlem, organizers said.

Broadway Stages Donates 500 Coats To Bed-Stuy

Brooklyn Stages has donated more than 500 coats, which can be picked up by Brooklynites who need one at the 79th Precinct .

Transit Rat Wreaks Havoc | Brooklyn Week In Review

Hawaii Heroin Ring Bust | Hangry Man Attacks Over Bagel | Man Urinates On Williamsburg Church

Brooklynites Missed 80M Meals As City Hunger Rates Spike: Study

Brooklyn saw more than 80 million meals missed in 2016, data shows. That's about twice the number in Queens, The Bronx or Manhattan.

Bodega Kitten Stolen From Brooklyn Shop | Patch PM

Racist Graffiti At African Burial Ground | Activists Hang "Vote" Banner On Manhattan Bridge | Cuomo's Shrinking Lead In Gov. Race

Bodega Kitten Stolen From Bed-Stuy Shop, Owners Say

One Bed-Stuy man is on the hunt for a bodega kitten stolen from Natural Valley Market last month.

Boy Breaks Legs After L Train Traps Him, Lawsuit Says | Patch PM

Ice-T Skips GWB Toll | Robert De Niro Is Mailed Bomb | Homeless Advocates March On Gracie Mansion

'Pee On Me' Donald Trump Statue | Brooklyn Week In Review

Woman Calls 911 Claiming Child Sexually Assaulted Her | Runaway Llama Strolls Through Brooklyn | NYPD Should Use High-Tech Lassos

Servitude In A Secret Mansion | Brooklyn Week In Review

Promenade May Close For 6 Years | Car Sex Fears Spark Mall Fire | Controversial New Jail Plans Protested

Bed-Stuy Patch Readers: Thanks For Supporting Local News

We're not selling anything! We just wanted to say thanks.

Walgreens Dumps Prescription Pills On Bed-Stuy Street: Residents

"This is a horror show," resident Emily Harting wrote on Twitter. "Walgreens - do better."

Good Samaritan Blames Latest K2 Overdose On Despair

"This is a crisis," said Anthony, a Brooklyn man who helped save a K2 victim Saturday. "We're all one community and we're all affected."

This Is Where Bed-Stuy Hates Ice Cream

A new study shows where in Bed-Stuy residents are not chill with Mr. Softee.

Permanent Aretha Franklin Tribute Pitched For Bed-Stuy

One Brooklynite wants to make sure the late Queen of Soul forever gets her respect.

Aretha Franklin Avenue Subway | Brooklyn Week In Review

Calling 911 On Black People May Be Hate Crime Under Proposed Law | Straphangers Show Aretha Respect | Pompom The Runaway Chicken

Bed-Stuy Rent Strike: Tenants Want Repairs In 'Crumbling' Homes

The Grand Putnam Tenants Association has been on a rent strike since March 2, as part of a last-ditch effort to get its buildings fixed.

Black-Led Vegan Food Festival Coming To Bed-Stuy

The first ever Black Vegfest will bring local vegan food and live music to Bed-Stuy on Saturday.

Bed-Stuy Imam Says He Helped Uncover New Mexico Compound

Imam Siraj Wahhaj said he helped authorities find a compound where 11 malnourished children were rescued and his son was arrested.

NYCHA Waits Year To Fix AC In Bed Stuy Seniors' Cooling Center

Brevoort Houses residents went without a cooling center for a year as NYCHA stalled on a $12,000, one-day fix.

Brooklyn Is Invited To A Rat Summit

Attend a town hall in the neighborhood where one local complained, "You have to literally run to get in your house to avoid the RATS."

Rats Love Bed-Stuy In The Summer, Study Finds

There were more than 1,000 unique rat complaints in Bed-Stuy last year. The complaints were not about rats with interesting personalities.

Love Bed-Stuy? Share Your Stories By Becoming A Patch Mayor

Hey Bed-Stuy, become a Patch Mayor and get more involved in your community.

Bed-Stuy Farming Nonprofit Green City Force Wins $500K Grant

Green City Force received a second "Community Progress Makers" grant from the Citi Foundation.

3,300 Affordable Apartments Coming To Central Brooklyn: Governor

The state plans to develop more than 3,000 apartments with rents affordable to New Yorkers making $20,000 to $40,000 a year.

City To Hunt Down 23K Rats In Rodent-Infested NYCHA Buildings

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would wage a year-long war against rats in public housing across the city.

Jackie Robinson's Bed-Stuy Block Named In His Honor

Macdonough Street was renamed for the Dodgers legend who once lived on the Bed-Stuy block.

This Is The Worst Grocery Store In NYC

It took a whole month of voting but we've finally named a winner. Find out which grocery store New York City hates the most.

NYC Trounced In National Listing Of Best Cities

We got beaten by Albany. And Syracuse. And Buffalo.