Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY)

Oh, This Old, Tattered, Moth-Eaten Thing?

So-called thrashed clothes — garments resembling something closer to rags — are coveted by vintage fanatics.

By Charles W. McFarlane

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How Did an Ordinary Brooklyn Street Corner Become a Viral Meme?

A viral photo of three fast-food chains on a Brooklyn street corner is something of a Rorschach test on social media. It has multiple meanings for New Yorkers, too.

By Joseph Bernstein

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Ivy Karlsgodt’s Victorian Lampshades Are a TikTok Hit

Viewers find Ivy Karlsgodt’s creations beautiful and her process meditative.

By Sejla Rizvic and Justin J Wee

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A Bed-Stuy Loft Transformed With an Out-of-the-Ordinary Renovation

They didn’t expect their new Brooklyn home to flood a week after they moved in. But ‘with the destruction, there was an opportunity.’

By Tim McKeough