My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification
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ogc163
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DEMOGRAPHICS
In 2019, there were an estimated 146,824 people in Mott Haven/Melrose, of which 0.5% of the population identified as Asian, 27.7% identified as Black, 68.3% identified as Hispanic, and 2.6% identified as white.
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In 2019, the household income group with the largest share (42.7%) of households is <= $20,000. In 2000, the same household income group had the largest share as well, with a slightly lower share of 40.6%.
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Median household income in 2019 was $25,500, about 64% less than citywide median household income ($70,590). The poverty rate in Mott Haven/Melrose was 39.6% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.
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HOUSING
Renters
Real median gross rent in Mott Haven/Melrose increased from $780 in 2006 to $1,000 in 2019. In 2019, 33.5% of renter households in Mott Haven/Melrose were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 91.6% of the rental units are affordable at the 80% Area Median Income, 1 percentage points lower than the share in 2010. 29.8% of the rental units are public housing rental units in 2020. The overall rental vacancy rate in Mott Haven/Melrose was 1.7%.
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Homeowners
In 2019, the homeownership rate in Mott Haven/Melrose was 8.7%, lower than the citywide share of 31.9%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has increased by 1.1 percentage points since 2010. In 2019, the home purchase loan rate was 13.6 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 13.0 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in Mott Haven/Melrose, 9.5% and 1.4% were high cost loans, respectively. 13 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in Mott Haven/Melrose in 2020. There were 4.0 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.
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Development
Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 779 residential units in new buildings in Mott Haven/Melrose last year, 244 more than the number of units certified in 2019.
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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CONDITIONS
The serious crime rate was 25.0 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2020, compared to 11.6 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.
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The whole interactive menu is interesting, but I wanted to highlight the numbers for Mott Haven because it's one of the neighborhoods that has a lot of gentrification narratives attached to it.
Mott Haven/Melrose Neighborhood Profile
In 2019, there were an estimated 146,824 people in Mott Haven/Melrose, of which 0.5% of the population identified as Asian, 27.7% identified as Black, 68.3% identified as Hispanic, and 2.6% identified as white.
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In 2019, the household income group with the largest share (42.7%) of households is <= $20,000. In 2000, the same household income group had the largest share as well, with a slightly lower share of 40.6%.
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Median household income in 2019 was $25,500, about 64% less than citywide median household income ($70,590). The poverty rate in Mott Haven/Melrose was 39.6% in 2019 compared to 16.0% citywide.
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HOUSING
Renters
Real median gross rent in Mott Haven/Melrose increased from $780 in 2006 to $1,000 in 2019. In 2019, 33.5% of renter households in Mott Haven/Melrose were severely rent burdened (spent more than 50% of household income on rent). 91.6% of the rental units are affordable at the 80% Area Median Income, 1 percentage points lower than the share in 2010. 29.8% of the rental units are public housing rental units in 2020. The overall rental vacancy rate in Mott Haven/Melrose was 1.7%.
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Homeowners
In 2019, the homeownership rate in Mott Haven/Melrose was 8.7%, lower than the citywide share of 31.9%. The homeownership rate in the neighborhood has increased by 1.1 percentage points since 2010. In 2019, the home purchase loan rate was 13.6 per 1,000 properties (owner-occupied 1-4 family buildings, condominiums, or cooperative apartments) and the refinance loan rate was 13.0 per 1,000 properties in the neighborhood. Out of all the first-time home purchase loans and refinance loans in Mott Haven/Melrose, 9.5% and 1.4% were high cost loans, respectively. 13 properties had a filing of mortgage foreclosure in Mott Haven/Melrose in 2020. There were 4.0 mortgage foreclosure actions initiated per 1,000 1-4 family properties and condominium units.
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Development
Department of Buildings issued new certificates of occupancy to 779 residential units in new buildings in Mott Haven/Melrose last year, 244 more than the number of units certified in 2019.
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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CONDITIONS
The serious crime rate was 25.0 serious crimes per 1,000 residents in 2020, compared to 11.6 serious crimes per 1,000 residents citywide.
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The whole interactive menu is interesting, but I wanted to highlight the numbers for Mott Haven because it's one of the neighborhoods that has a lot of gentrification narratives attached to it.
Mott Haven/Melrose Neighborhood Profile
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
'Don't Be a Karen:' Crown Heights Marching Band Fields New Complaints
something has gotta be done about this
something has gotta be done about this
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I wonder what's the wholes story?
The "community board member" has been living there since 2005. How long has the band bee practicing?
Also:
I don’t think complaining about drum noise qualifies as gentrification,” she said.
Then what would that member qualify gentrification as?
The older I become I realize that gentrification is association by assimilation. They will only consider you a community member of you look at the future through THEIR lens.
I'm surprised they haven't tried to stop parades as a whole.
88m3
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Nah, it wasn't a community board member just a resident that complained. But it sounds like the community board did some bs and called 311 and or the cops instead of dealing with it directly as well.
I think the band has been in that location for a year or maybe more. I live over here so I see them practicing.
The person sounds like a real pos tbh. Instead of addressing the issues with the bandleader who gave them their contact info they started calling 311.
Absolutely. They're trying to create some quiet country life in the city and don't care about the history or people who live here.
They've tried to get rid of the West Indian Day Parade.
Also this happened a few years back with another band
The Steel Drum Grinch Of Crown Heights Is Back On The Scene
DA Declines To Prosecute Crown Heights Woman Who Police Say Made Bogus Pre-Carnival Complaints
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ogc163
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no really
i mean the Heights on the lower end 155 to 181 is expensive as fukk
181 and up into marble hill and fort tyron its mostly condos and you get right back into high rent territory since that runs into riverdale which again is expensive as fukk for rentals .....if you can find one.
on the east 189 into the bronx and you still in premium territory as far a price but a lower standard of living since its all bodegas and auto shops and wall to wall dominicans living 20 to an apt.
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Calls Grow For More Enforcement Of Illegal Motor Bikes After Boy Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run
Rivas reportedly confessed to the crime on a Tik Tok video, blaming the boy's parents.
Rivas reportedly confessed to the crime on a Tik Tok video, blaming the boy's parents.
ogc163
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because it snt in the interests of the land developmers to build housing for someone thats "affordable"
housing is tied up in investment and that value is used to maximize portfolios and assets ...IOW if the real estate/housing has high value then they in turn have increased value as an asset
increased housing supply means what? lower value
and if my wealth is dependant on the valuation of my real estate holdings then im not gonna do that
if you only cater to the upper third of people who can easily afford homes /apts - then you can be assured of steady revenue( ie people who can pay a mortgage / rent ) - it means you are always supporting things like the housing supply mkt because builders and construction will have a steady stream of higher end construction to complete- a limited amount of building for only high end construction means they can charge more for projects it also means an increase demand on supplies which means again revenue for supplies will increase....think about even now whats happened to the secondary mkt for homes - you can put your home up for sale and it can be sold in a week not months or years like what occured in 2008 .... increased housing value means theres more in the form of taxes that the govt can collect- if most of your homes are valued at 300K or more - it would be terrible for those homes to lose value by increased supply because that means less taxes that can be collected....
building for what the lower or lowest earners can afford just means a lot of institutions civil and investment would undercut their monentary intrests because they need real estate to make a profit-
real estate firms and investment companies would be shooting them selves in the foot creating a massive amount of housing in the form of increased amounts of apts or increased single family homes-
it would be great of people who dont earn much because prices would fall - but from a rich persons perspective- why the fukk would they care about what people who cant afford much can easily do or dont do? or want a falling price for what they want to make the most profit off of???