Bedford-Stuyvesant, as featured in Do the Right Thing
The racial tension in one Bed-Stuy block depicted in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing has cooled off over the years, but the neighborhood that once housed Mookie and Sal’s pizza still has its rows of brownstones. Sal’s Famous was built on an empty lot—the filmmakers left a plaque commemorating the spot, which was later stolen. However, the building where DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy made his radio broadcasts, and its neighboring apartments are still around. Stuyvesant Ave between Lexington Ave and Quincy St, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

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