cause they're the only public high schools in the whole area 
and they're pretty good too when you consider a bunch of the students are hopeless (it is what it is) from the nearby projects. and using that as an excuse to close schools down... nah, get better teachers instead of doing everything on the cheap like always
Well....I knew someone born and raised in Tulsa who came and visited me here in NYC only for me and some Muslim cat to first tell her about Black Wall Street.
Born and raised in Tulsa and she didn't even KNOW IT EXISTED!!!!
I can't with Oklahoma man. Had dudes telling me they didn't hear of Malcolm X until the movie came out.
@ black folk not knowing who Malcolm X was until they saw the movie.
I don't think anyone is arguing that fact, its more so the incredibly cutthroat nature that is NYC and many communities are losing their identity as a result of this shyt. I am sure there are PLENTY of examples of small businesses being pushed out similar to my bodega story a page back.
On the flipside of this when i lived in Astoria, on steinway street the Burger King Closed up, you got the Bareburger and the burger club which make way better burgers btw, No supercuts, the local spot by the train station still does good business and my go to allnight spot when i lived in that area was no 7-11, it was a smoke shop on the corner of 36 ave.To add a bit more to my previous post. I specifically highlighted 7-Eleven, Starbucks, and other big establishments because you have a large percentage of the population who won't even trust a small company such as Jose's Bodega because the name is not out there. I live in Lexington right now and what is it that we see all around? Starbucks, Chili's, McDonald's, Burger King, Papa John's, Walgreens, Walmart, Target, Meijer, Gamestop, and other big chains. WHY? I have had longtime residents here flat out tell me that they don't see how so many people in New York can just trust some person selling sandwiches, hot dogs, and other things in a corner...their whole mentality is still based on the fact that if I had an option to order a whole pizza from Papa John's over Liquid's Pizza Shop...they will always go to Papa Johns because its established and has a somewhat solid reputation. They won't even give me a chance unless I have to put it at a DEEP discount which I might not be in a position to do.
Go to the rougher spots? More of the local/family owned spots start showing up...they have no clue on what a community is. They look at a small establishment with a perception that if they don't have a big name in the city then its something that they are either not doing right or just not as good as the big chains. THAT is what made NYC unique and that is being lost...in fact I heard a couple of days ago people crying foul for 7-Eleven being opened somewhere near midtown...folks like @She Agree That I'm Looney just won't understand. Do you know why Bank of America sticks out like a sore thumb on 171st street over the Banco Popular that was there before? Do you think that the local Pharmacy which is owned by a local resident is going to be able to fork up the kinda cash that can be earned by a place like Walgreens?
Do you think people in Lexington would go to @NYC Rebel and his hair loss center for black men? Or would they go to a spot that is backed by Supercuts that claims to help with hair loss for black men? Think about that...that's what NYC is losing and it fukking sucks.
edit: Actually, I take some of that bolded back. We as minorities are a little more open to local spots even out here, but still have some people look at spots like that with theface on.
Its not just NYC...its like that everywhere breh.
no doubt my dude. It's just annoying when people make it seem like we are in any type of position to hold on to our communities back home. Some people somehow have it stuck in their head that if only Joe would have stopped buying those Jordans he could have bought the abandoned building up the block.
Well, In theory Joe could have watched his money and bought property on the cheap.
MOST people in this country have a problem with spending though, that was my point. I think many do have the mindset to try to set up their own business but the lack of education and their surroundings do play a major role. As far as your comment about immigrants is concerned...I get what you are saying, but black people in this country are just starting to get a hold of real power. This is something that takes generations to fully manifest and grow into something substantial. A whole lot of this country's wealth is passed on to families generation to generation, we are just not there yet as a whole and will probably start seeing some real results when most of us on here are
No doubt...I fully agree w/ you.MOST people in this country have a problem with spending though, that was my point. I think many do have the mindset to try to set up their own business but the lack of education and their surroundings do play a major role. As far as your comment about immigrants is concerned...I get what you are saying, but black people in this country are just starting to get a hold of real power. This is something that takes generations to fully manifest and grow into something substantial. A whole lot of this country's wealth is passed on to families generation to generation, we are just not there yet as a whole and will probably start seeing some real results when most of us on here are
