""This is a neighborhood bar in Bed Stuy that my brother Adam and I built 13 years ago," said co-owner Ben Forgash. "It's just a wonderful community-based local tavern.""
""It's been just so much incredible love in the neighborhood going around," Forgash said. "I feel so blessed by it. It's unbelievable.""
""Even walking down the street and running into people and seeing the GoFundMe, people just caring and names I don't even know," he said. "People are giving, it doesn't matter how much they're giving... they want to see us rebuild.""
A fire broke out around 5 a.m. on January 10 on the third floor of the building at 1112 Bedford Avenue, forcing the entire building to be vacated. Dynaco, located on the first floor, escaped direct flames but sustained extensive smoke and water damage from firefighting efforts, shutting down all business and income overnight. No one was harmed in the fire. Co-owner Ben Forgash described the tavern as a long-standing, community-based local hub. A GoFundMe to cover repairs and lost income has raised nearly $55,000 amid broad neighborhood support, but rebuilding and reopening remain complicated.
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