My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification

[the next guy]

http://gothamist.com/2013/12/10/black_student_allegedly_beaten_by_h.php

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the alleged beating of a 22-year-old fashion student at the hands of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish mob. Taj Patterson, 22, was walking home from a party through the predominantly ultra-Orthodox section of South Williamsburg when he says a group of at least twenty Jewish men attacked him. Patterson says that during the beating, the men yelled anti-gay slurs, including, "Stay down, f----t!”


"I’m walking down some block by myself and then the next thing I know, I’m surrounded by a group of Hasidic Jewish men and they’re attacking me,” Patterson tells the Daily News. “I was alone. I was an easy target. I’m black. I’m gay, a whole slew of reasons." The assault occurred in the wake of a number of seemingly unprovoked assaults on Jews in Brooklyn. In November,hate crime charges were filed against a suspect who allegedly attacked a Jewish man in Borough Park without provocation.

 

[chineebai]

http://gothamist.com/2013/12/10/black_student_allegedly_beaten_by_h.php

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the alleged beating of a 22-year-old fashion student at the hands of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish mob. Taj Patterson, 22, was walking home from a party through the predominantly ultra-Orthodox section of South Williamsburg when he says a group of at least twenty Jewish men attacked him. Patterson says that during the beating, the men yelled anti-gay slurs, including, "Stay down, f----t!”


"I’m walking down some block by myself and then the next thing I know, I’m surrounded by a group of Hasidic Jewish men and they’re attacking me,” Patterson tells the Daily News. “I was alone. I was an easy target. I’m black. I’m gay, a whole slew of reasons." The assault occurred in the wake of a number of seemingly unprovoked assaults on Jews in Brooklyn. In November,hate crime charges were filed against a suspect who allegedly attacked a Jewish man in Borough Park without provocation.

That's crazy. You don't really hear about hasidic jeiwsh men beating people up.

 

[the next guy]

Jews giving nikkas that work @Hiphopfan456

 

[Wargames]

That's crazy. You don't really hear about hasidic jeiwsh men beating people up.

they are some hateful motherfukkers on the low..... but they stay shook unless in a group or carry weapons. 20 of them vs one gay black dude in a fist fight is the right ratio in my head

 

[Canada Goose]

That's crazy. You don't really hear about hasidic jeiwsh men beating people up.

Like I said in the other thread, I really think they attacked this dude in retaliation due to that Jewish dude getting knocked out in Crown Heights.

You don't think its ironic that you hear of a group of Jewish men attacking one black man a couple of weeks after a Jewish man got assaulted by a group of black men and the story been buzzing in the news?

Bunch of nikkas attacked a jew and got away with it which I'm sure has those jews feeling some kind of way

 

[88m3]

This past Saturday I was at an even which focused on the gentrification of the Bronx (slowly but surely) and just in general. They had a panel of people who worked in real estate and for some profit and non-profit organizations which dealt with housing in the city. Here are factors of rent increase I haven't seen brought up(or may have overlooked) in this thread:

- The general rise in water and electric charges...From what I remember, people living in a building don't usually pay for water. So the money has to come from somewhere.
- The up-keeping, renovating and constant improvements of a building cost money... which lead to rent increase
- The constant rise of property tax
...this is happening everywhere, so the middle class are moving to different areas also. So area's you thought was "your hood" were pretty much areas designated for a certain class of people to live in. Being that increases are happening everywhere, these sectors/hoods no longer have that invisible "do-not cross line" anymore, because those who lived in better areas before that got priced out, still need a place to live in in the city. So "the hood" is no longer a forbidden destination anymore.
- City is slowly eliminating section 8
- Some might see it as landlords being greedy, but they have maintain the finances to own and keep the building running. So say they have a building with a lot of "lower class". Landlords have to deal with people not paying rent on time, or maybe months. How do they make up for that? Rent increase. Some might not want to keep dealing with chasing tenants for rent. So they start renting to those whose finances show that they can pretty easily afford the rent.
-If landlords can't keep up with finances enough to pay the mortgage, they'll sell the building to a new landlord, some foreign investors, or let the city get a hold of it. In any case of the three, profit will want to be made by whoever gets a hold of it and hence renovation and rent increases. All of this shyt intertwines.

...there were a lot of intricate things discussed at this event. It was very beneficial for me.

People have to kinda smarten up with their finances. Don't start having kids before you can afford. Stop depending on gov't assistant, and hoping for lottery apts. Help maintain or improve their areas rather than destroy. And of course, try and own if you can, though it's easier said than done. Also, realize everyone landowner is looking to capitalize. Without saying, education and decent job and better should be a goal seen as attainable rather than "The Jews control everything, why even bother"

Good stuff man. How did you hear about it? Everyone I talk to is pretty overwhelmed from all walks of life.

 

[88m3]

Two grand for a one bedroom in bushwick


Minority neighborhoods in BK is having them Battery Park rents

My rents isn't much less than the West Village...

 

[Captain Crunch]

My rents isn't much less than the West Village...

You pay less in the West Village, what is it a studio?

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

http://nypost.com/2013/12/02/new-hipsters-fight-old-hipsters-over-luxury-bushwick-digs/

This is pathetic...

North Brooklyn is turning into Portland.


Or should I say...Portlandia!
"Brooklyn is sooo....

"

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

@Illuminatos @Hiphopfan456

NYC is a theme park now.

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

TBH I think something will happen between now and 2025 that will greatly slow down or even stop gentrification.... The city can't be mostly rich people it won't be able to function..

Some bubble is going to burst by then. What happens when the people needed to work the low-class/middle-class jobs can't even afford to work or live where they are? Those businesses and people will face trouble sooner than later in my opinion.You can't forget that what happens in the future is uncertain. I'm learning this in my insurance career. I'm just happy I got this opportunity cause I'll finally have an opportunity to save up money and move when the time is right to buy a house and actually have property to own. I can put insurance on that, selll it if I need to. Bingo, there will be my back up plan.

I just honestly see this country tanking financially in the next couple of years honestly. The writing's on the wall. That's what boggles my mind and scares me about our whole predicament at this point in time.

 

[88m3]

You pay less in the West Village, what is it a studio?

I was below the Gansevoort Hotel, maybe Prince Street? Idk about studios but the re office had one and two bedrooms in the 2k range on the street I parked on which was pretty nice and the flats looked fine, wood floors and plenty of light.

 

[88m3]

Some bubble is going to burst by then. What happens when the people needed to work the low-class/middle-class jobs can't even afford to work or live where they are? Those businesses and people will face trouble sooner than later in my opinion.You can't forget that what happens in the future is uncertain. I'm learning this in my insurance career. I'm just happy I got this opportunity cause I'll finally have an opportunity to save up money and move when the time is right to buy a house and actually have property to own. I can put insurance on that, selll it if I need to. Bingo, there will be my back up plan.

I just honestly see this country tanking financially in the next couple of years honestly. The writing's on the wall. That's what boggles my mind and scares me about our whole predicament at this point in time.

exactly

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Good stuff man. How did you hear about it? Everyone I talk to is pretty overwhelmed from all walks of life.

this. I'd love to sit in on a meeting like this just to see how people are responding/reacting but from their point of view

 

[the next guy]

NYC is a theme park now.

Its shocking b. Its a completely different society then we are used to.