What is the main setting in the novel, Halsey Street?

The majority of the novel is set in Bed-Stuy. This is the neighborhood where Penelope grew up and where her father has lived for 46 years. Ralph believes that Bed- Stuy is part of his identity and that he was no one before he moved to Brooklyn. When Penelope return after her five years away, she notices how rapidly the neighborhood is changing and gentrifying.