My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification

[Ego Noir]

Is blacks at NY starting to build a economic base over there or is everyone just saying it with no action?

I think the problem is lack of pride in ownership. Throughout fort greene clinton hill bedstuy (other than the big apartment buildings) most of the owners were black.

But as demand increased they were getting all cash offers in the millions for their brownstone (whereas in the crack era they bought the same home for probably 150k).

So a lot of them sold. And these Jews are still that persistent. Mass mailing every home on the block making all cash above market offers to buy a run down brownstone AS-IS.


That's the problem.

Further. If you notice it's the hipster/young-families that are the gentrifiers. What's the common denominator? The youth.

Young cacs made a vegan/rustic/thrifty culture called hipster culture and that is what has taken over. As black people we have no "youth culture" that has an economic market that can impact real estate. Music we have. Urban fashion we used to have. But a presence in real estate we don't.

This hipster culture prides itself on "slumming it", and living together dorm style.this in turn created a demand for shytty real estate hence the neighborhood takeovers. Williamsburg was an industrial shythole. Bushwick was an industrial shythole. DUMBO, was where The mob dumped bodies and druglords like Jay Z picked up 92 bricks of cocaine. But these hipsters wanted to pose like the underclass so they moved into them. As the demand steadily increased came the yuppies. Hence the opening up of bars/restaurants, and corporate america calls this development.

Whereas blacks, we tend to stay with our families, so our neighborhoods remain working class.

Last month on some random tip I walked the length of Williamsburg into Bushwick. Ate at some good restaurants, checked out some vintage shops and I thought, if I was a 25 year old cac, this place is heaven. It's perfect. it's literally a whole neighborhood built and dedicated to the youth. To live, socialize, eat good, party, get drunk and bullshyt. It's college post-college

It got me halfway depressed, because with how influential black american culture is, there is NO reason why young black brehs can't have the equivalent to Williamsburg.

 

[King Sun]

I think the problem is lack of pride in ownership. Throughout fort greene clinton hill bedstuy (other than the big apartment buildings) most of the owners were black.

But as demand increased they were getting all cash offers in the millions for their brownstone (whereas in the crack era they bought the same home for probably 150k).

So a lot of them sold. And these Jews are still that persistent. Mass mailing every home on the block making all cash above market offers to buy a run down brownstone AS-IS.


That's the problem.

Further. If you notice it's the hipster/young-families that are the gentrifiers. What's the common denominator? The youth.

Young cacs made a vegan/rustic/thrifty culture called hipster culture and that is what has taken over. As black people we have no "youth culture" that has an economic market that can impact real estate. Music we have. Urban fashion we used to have. But a presence in real estate we don't.

This hipster culture prides itself on "slumming it", and living together dorm style.this in turn created a demand for shytty real estate hence the neighborhood takeovers. Williamsburg was an industrial shythole. Bushwick was an industrial shythole. DUMBO, was where The mob dumped bodies and druglords like Jay Z picked up 92 bricks of cocaine. But these hipsters wanted to pose like the underclass so they moved into them. As the demand steadily increased came the yuppies. Hence the opening up of bars/restaurants, and corporate america calls this development.

Whereas blacks, we tend to stay with our families, so our neighborhoods remain working class.

Last month on some random tip I walked the length of Williamsburg into Bushwick. Ate at some good restaurants, checked out some vintage shops and I thought, if I was a 25 year old cac, this place is heaven. It's perfect. it's literally a whole neighborhood built and dedicated to the youth. To live, socialize, eat good, party, get drunk and bullshyt. It's college post-college

It got me halfway depressed, because with how influential black american culture is, there is NO reason why young black brehs can't have the equivalent to Williamsburg.

I'm not even from N.Y but this post makes me want to

 

[TMNT4000]

I think the problem is lack of pride in ownership. Throughout fort greene clinton hill bedstuy (other than the big apartment buildings) most of the owners were black.

But as demand increased they were getting all cash offers in the millions for their brownstone (whereas in the crack era they bought the same home for probably 150k).

So a lot of them sold. And these Jews are still that persistent. Mass mailing every home on the block making all cash above market offers to buy a run down brownstone AS-IS.


That's the problem.

Further. If you notice it's the hipster/young-families that are the gentrifiers. What's the common denominator? The youth.

Young cacs made a vegan/rustic/thrifty culture called hipster culture and that is what has taken over. As black people we have no "youth culture" that has an economic market that can impact real estate. Music we have. Urban fashion we used to have. But a presence in real estate we don't.

This hipster culture prides itself on "slumming it", and living together dorm style.this in turn created a demand for shytty real estate hence the neighborhood takeovers. Williamsburg was an industrial shythole. Bushwick was an industrial shythole. DUMBO, was where The mob dumped bodies and druglords like Jay Z picked up 92 bricks of cocaine. But these hipsters wanted to pose like the underclass so they moved into them. As the demand steadily increased came the yuppies. Hence the opening up of bars/restaurants, and corporate america calls this development.

Whereas blacks, we tend to stay with our families, so our neighborhoods remain working class.

Last month on some random tip I walked the length of Williamsburg into Bushwick. Ate at some good restaurants, checked out some vintage shops and I thought, if I was a 25 year old cac, this place is heaven. It's perfect. it's literally a whole neighborhood built and dedicated to the youth. To live, socialize, eat good, party, get drunk and bullshyt. It's college post-college

It got me halfway depressed, because with how influential black american culture is, there is NO reason why young black brehs can't have the equivalent to Williamsburg.

Damn, us blacks have so much potential to create a monster economic base just for us black people.

But what stopping us now is lack of unity, lack of black pride, white supremacy, and not having a trust for creativity and creation.

 

[Ego Noir]

I'm not even from N.Y but this post makes me want to

If you're from anywhere in the United States that's gentrifying, it's the same group doing it.

Hipsters.

After the hipsters, the yuppies follow.

So this still applies

 

[mson]

I think the problem is lack of pride in ownership. Throughout fort greene clinton hill bedstuy (other than the big apartment buildings) most of the owners were black.

But as demand increased they were getting all cash offers in the millions for their brownstone (whereas in the crack era they bought the same home for probably 150k).

So a lot of them sold. And these Jews are still that persistent. Mass mailing every home on the block making all cash above market offers to buy a run down brownstone AS-IS.


That's the problem.

Further. If you notice it's the hipster/young-families that are the gentrifiers. What's the common denominator? The youth.

Young cacs made a vegan/rustic/thrifty culture called hipster culture and that is what has taken over. As black people we have no "youth culture" that has an economic market that can impact real estate. Music we have. Urban fashion we used to have. But a presence in real estate we don't.

This hipster culture prides itself on "slumming it", and living together dorm style.this in turn created a demand for shytty real estate hence the neighborhood takeovers. Williamsburg was an industrial shythole. Bushwick was an industrial shythole. DUMBO, was where The mob dumped bodies and druglords like Jay Z picked up 92 bricks of cocaine. But these hipsters wanted to pose like the underclass so they moved into them. As the demand steadily increased came the yuppies. Hence the opening up of bars/restaurants, and corporate america calls this development.

Whereas blacks, we tend to stay with our families, so our neighborhoods remain working class.

Last month on some random tip I walked the length of Williamsburg into Bushwick. Ate at some good restaurants, checked out some vintage shops and I thought, if I was a 25 year old cac, this place is heaven. It's perfect. it's literally a whole neighborhood built and dedicated to the youth. To live, socialize, eat good, party, get drunk and bullshyt. It's college post-college

It got me halfway depressed, because with how influential black american culture is, there is NO reason why young black brehs can't have the equivalent to Williamsburg.

Fort Greene is still a cool place to chill if you're in BK. Harlem if you're in the city.

 

[GunRanger]

Don't sell if you own. If you don't own then all you can do is form an association and take nikkas to court


http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/09/10/landlord-looking-to-leave-section-8-slapped-with-tenant-suit/http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/09/10/landlord-looking-to-leave-section-8-slapped-with-tenant-suit/

I dont really see an issue with no longer wanting to deal with Section 8. The problem here seems to be with the lack of notice.

 

[Ego Noir]

Damn, us blacks have so much potential to create a monster economic base just for us black people.

But what stopping us now is lack of unity, lack of black pride, white supremacy, and not having a trust for creativity and creation.

Breh. From 1996-2005 Hip-hop had popular american culture by the balls. These same hipster cacs were most liekly bumping 50 Cent in 2003.

This is control that we gave up.

Where it failed, in my opinion, is it failed to become bigger than a music culture. Hiphop for the most part is music/fashion and retained a cancerous mindset about whos the most gangsta, who really be in the hood, etc.

If an art wing developed, if the braggadocio materialism died down, both would give the layman space to breathe and be him. It would give more opportunities to advance the culture other than rapping and producing.

We dont need a leader, hipsters dont have a leader. What we need is to lose that mindset in hiphop that its money cars and jewels above all. Because all that does is limit development of the culture because everybody is concerned with posturing.

 

[BigMan]

Before hipsters is gays. When gays start moving in in large numbers your hoid will gentrify

 

[Ego Noir]

Before hipsters is gays. When gays start moving in in large numbers your hoid will gentrify

Yeah cause the gays are moving into East Flatbush right now:shaqlaugh:

you crazy nikka. The hipsters are first, then the gays scope out the area to see if its "gay-friendly" then they move in.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

shyt is craay everywhere I turn I'm surrounded by cacs walking around like they've been here since day one.
Man when I go to ENY I don't see a cacs anywhere.

 

[BigMan]

Yeah cause the gays are moving into East Flatbush right now:shaqlaugh:

you crazy nikka. The hipsters are first, then the gays scope out the area to see if its "gay-friendly" then they move in.

Ignore the history of ny gentrification brehs

 

[Liquid]

Honestly I am a little disappointed by the lack of movement by the minorities. If you have absolutely no chance of owning out there in NYC...I say get out and then go back in.

There are TONS of opportunities in this country to take advantage of

 

[sfgiants]

i want to move to the goat city
how is brooklyn heights?

 

[mson]

i want to move to the goat city
how is brooklyn heights?

Expensive

 

[sfgiants]

Expensive

u think 2k a month is too low for that area?
most places in nyc 2500 and under is a 'steal' compared to housing out here

and is it to live across the river in jersey city/hoboken etc? i want a place with views