Bainbridge Street's 600 block is classic eastern Bed-Stuy — brownstone and limestone rowhouses, high stoops, mature street trees — and the block association closes it every summer to put grills and speakers where the cars usually are. Stoop culture is the whole architecture of these streets, and a block party is stoop culture at full volume. Walk the block even if you only pass through; the housing stock alone is worth it.
What to expect
Expect a rowhouse street closed to cars, with neighbors set up on stoops and along the curb, grills going, and children using the roadway. The block association organizes the day. Fulton Street's shops and the A and C line are a short walk from the block.
Good to know
- The block is Bainbridge Street near Rockaway Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
- The A and C at Rockaway Avenue is the closest subway stop.
- The street closes under a street activity permit, so park off the block.
- Bring a folding chair if you want your own seat.
- It is a free event run by the 600 Bainbridge Street Block Association.
- The surrounding rowhouse blocks are worth a walk in their own right.
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Common questions
Who organizes it?
The 600 Bainbridge Street Block Association, named for the house numbers it covers.
Where is the block?
On Bainbridge Street near Rockaway Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Is the street closed to traffic?
Yes, under a street activity permit for the length of the event.
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