Get Over Gentrification, Says Bed Stuy Blogger

The blogger behind My Bed Stuy has penned a post about gentrification in the neighborhood that doesn’t mince words:

Bed-Stuy has changed and continues to evolve, for better or worse. You can embrace it and have it work for you, or sit and sulk about a “Golden Age” that never existed and miss out on all the good that’s happening here. The folks that are opening businesses like cafes, restaurants, wine shops, and bakeries, black and white owners, are vested. They could have opened anywhere else, but chose Bed-Stuy because they were tired of having to leave their neighborhood when they wanted a good cup of coffee, a good meal, or a good bottle of wine. They live in the neighborhood, hire locally, and participate socially, civically and politically. And they need and deserve our support. If you don’t like the quality or service of an establishment, it’s your responsibility to tell the owner, who is most likely to be there in the shop, how you feel. If they don’t adjust, then it’s your right to take your business elsewhere. But don’t just sit and complain about it.

Continue reading the rest of the post, along with some passionate comments, here…