My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification

[the next guy]

Lol my building is kind of crunchy. There is definitely some kind of granola commune upstairs. Or weed dealer.

LOL, Damn. They probably all have tatoos as well.

 

[ogc163]

Brown Harris Stevens | Luxury Residential Real Estate: Iselin Avenue, Bronx, New York - $8,500,000

But who the fukk is gonna pay that much to live in Riverdale?

 

[john goodman]

Riverdale is really nice man, classier than westchester imo

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

8.5 milli and my neighbors can see my backstroke w/o binoculars

And that shyt kind of looks like an old plantation house, I cant rock w/that

 

[ogc163]

Riverdale is really nice man, classier than westchester imo

 

[ogc163]

8.5 milli and my neighbors can see my backstroke w/o binoculars

And that shyt kind of looks like an old plantation house, I cant rock w/that

These NY realtors be wilding out

 

[newworldafro]

Nobody's saying that. What people are saying is that gentrification takes away from a neighborhood and the identity it has, whether it be good or bad. Even NICE neighborhoods hate gentrification. Even really awful neighborhoods have a charm to them. They have shyt that no other neighborhoods have. For example, Lower Manhattan is mostly nice, and they have a lot of independent bars, eateries, etc. With gentrification, those one of a kind spots get replaced with generic ass shyt to the point where you can't tell one neighborhood from the next. Nobody likes that shyt.

Gentrification frowns upon independent businesses. That pizzeria that you grew up going to in the hood that had the best slices you've ever had, would get replaced with a Dominos. That barber shop where your barber gives you the best shape up would get replaced with a Super Cuts. That little boutique where your mother, sister, or girlfriend shop at to get their one of a kind clothes, now that would be a Forever 21 or some other big store. It removes any uniqueness to where you live, and unless you're a nomad or a person detached from society, a community doesn't want to be without an identity.

Well stated sir. I know in DC, at least for one new development near Georgia Ave or 16th (areas that are redeveloping very fast).....they have a rule that states like 25% of businesses have to have less than 10 stores or something like that.....as a way to try and keep small/momandpops stores in the area................

 

[newworldafro]

This proposal by Bloomberg is terrible, and for what it's worth he has his good days with some of his policies...sometimes........I feel bad for folks being forced to get a studio apartment smaller than 400 square feet (standard minimum size).... ....

Mayor Bloomberg Proposes 300-Square-Foot 'Micro' Apartments For New York City Singles - Business Insider
Mayor Bloomberg Proposes 300-Square-Foot 'Micro' Apartments For New York City Singles
Meredith Galante | Jul. 10, 2012, 10:16 AM

Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled yesterday plans for studio apartments in New York City that will be between 275 and 300 square feet—apartments so small they are considered illegal under current building code, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Bloomberg is currently accepting proposals for the apartments, which will be located on E 27th Street and First Avenue in Kips Bay. The apartments would help young professionals find appropriate housing in the city while they start their careers.
The craziest thing about these 300-square-foot apartments (which are about the size of half a subway car) is that they will cost around $2,000 a month to rent.
Under current zoning laws, all apartments must be at least 400 square feet, but Bloomberg said he plans to change the zoning laws to make the new micro-units legal.
Bloomberg said there is a huge demand for single-person households in the city. Currently there are 1.8 million one- and two-person households, but only 1 million studio and one-bedroom apartments, officials said.
The apartments will all be 10 by 30 feet, and must have a window and a kitchen area—talk about luxury! The complex is expected to have around 80 units.
Bloomberg said if he was younger he would be more than happy to live in one of these apartments. He lived in a 600-square-foot studio on 66th St. for $120 a month for nearly a decade, according to The New York Post.
The mayor's current Upper East Side mansion is 41 times the size of the purposed apartments.

Printus Maximus on Jul 10, 10:28 AM said:

Let me guess.
The garbage disposal will be mandatory since you will have to sh#t in your kitchen sink.

PM

Not that bad on Jul 10, 11:37 AM said:
This was 15yrs ago but I lived in a 500sqft apt in DC for $600 a month and loved every minute of it. However, 300sqft is small and at $2k a month, please.

Take that $2k and move to a city which allows one to live like a human being. I love NYC, but wouldn't live there without a massive income. Can't imagine why anyone would either.

Exactly.



This is why I say Staten Island is a place to be appreciated and not scorned. If there was a subway connection to the island from Brookyln it would help to increase supplies of housing units across the city, without telling people that they should rent a wallet size housing unit.....sub 400 square feet.... .....

1 mile long subway tunnel and maybe a next door tunnel for walking/bikes.........

Brooklyn (left), SI (right)

 

[ogc163]

They need to get rid of rent control ASAP out here.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I just had a project in SI. We took the 1 train to Rector and then the X1 bus. W/no traffic I was Door to door in like an hour brehs

No traffic though. Cant imagine being on the BQE during rush hour I have a buddy who lives out there though who doesn't mind.

 

[88m3]

how do you guys feel about co-ops?

Is it that hard to get in?

I'm paying a mortgage right now..

 

[john goodman]

Nothing wrong with those small apartments. If I lived in ny I'd have no problem staying in one. They've been doing it in Tokyo for decades. Extra space/stuff is overrated

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

... 3 whips... u need a house breh

If u can drive to work... move out to Rosedale or something....

 

[Captain Crunch]

This is why I say Staten Island is a place to be appreciated and not scorned. If there was a subway connection to the island from Brookyln it would help to increase supplies of housing units across the city, without telling people that they should rent a wallet size housing unit.....sub 400 square feet.... .....

They need to get on that subway connection asap, it'd would be great for the city. More REAL jobs(construction), also it'd lead to more development on SI's current subway line and make SI a viable option to more folks.

 

[cleanface coney]

THE DOING IT IN DETROIT TOO MAN
IM NOT MAD THOUGH
nikkaZ fukkED UP. DONT COMPLAIN NOW WE BEEN fukkED OVER THE BLACK HOODS IN MAERICA
nikkaZ BEEN ROBBIN,STEALING,KILLING ALL THAT shyt
DONT CALL THE COPS NOW THAT WHITES TAKIN OVER WE WOULD DO THE SAME THING


nikkaZ GET A LIL MONEY AND WANNA MOVE ACROSS 8 MILE