Not So Direct

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FreshDirect will deliver to some buildings in Bed-Stuy, like insanely-priced rental building The Mynt, but not others. "I went to the Fresh Direct website and tried a couple of addresses and it turns out that while they avoid most of 11206 like the plague, they DO deliver to the Mynt. That’s 756 Myrtle, and that is Bed-Stuy. Put that address into the delivery info. section and watch all of those delivery times pop up like mushrooms. LIKE WILD CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS (which are $12.99/8 oz. pack at Fresh Direct in case you’re wondering). Now try this: put in another address in the 11206 area code and see what you get. It’s probably a 'Sorry, Fresh Direct doesn’t deliver to that address.'" [Bed-Stuy Blog]