duncan and westside avenue 411?

[itgirl]

I live on Duncan bet. Kennedy and Bergen and walk down Bergen all the time and am a little tired of hearing all these people who are very alarmist, like this place is no man's land. I'm originally from Brooklyn, and grew up in an area downtown that isn't so unlike where I live now, so maybe the sight of Black and Brown people isn't as scary to me as it obviously is to others. I find the shopping very convenient and there are little produce and convenience stores all over, as well as a C-Town on Bergen closer to Journal Square.

People, stop scaring decent people away from decent areas, unless you really don't want things to get better. Can't understand the motivation there...

Oh and criminals have bus fare, and know where richer people live too.

[BITTER_SC]

Originally Posted by itgirl

I live on Duncan bet. Kennedy and Bergen and walk down Bergen all the time and am a little tired of hearing all these people who are very alarmist, like this place is no man's land. I'm originally from Brooklyn, and grew up in an area downtown that isn't so unlike where I live now, so maybe the sight of Black and Brown people isn't as scary to me as it obviously is to others. I find the shopping very convenient and there are little produce and convenience stores all over, as well as a C-Town on Bergen closer to Journal Square.

People, stop scaring decent people away from decent areas, unless you really don't want things to get better. Can't understand the motivation there...

Oh and criminals have bus fare, and know where richer people live too.

I'm just a hard working (well, these days I don't work as hard as I once did) taxpayer. If I were a politician, I'd be all for the legalization of drugs. This area would be a great place to live if the criminal element here had no vested interest in keeping this turf tough. I really like Montgomery, between West End Ave. & 440. Very impressive looking older houses on the south side of this street with HUGE front yards. I wonder what the back yards are like.

[njkate]

Originally Posted by BITTER_SC

I'm just a hard working (well, these days I don't work as hard as I once did) taxpayer. If I were a politician, I'd be all for the legalization of drugs. This area would be a great place to live if the criminal element here had no vested interest in keeping this turf tough. I really like Montgomery, between West End Ave. & 440. Very impressive looking older houses on the south side of this street with HUGE front yards. I wonder what the back yards are like.

HUH???? Do you mean Duncan..between Westside & 440?

Yes those homes were beautiful back in the day...we used to jokingly call that side of the street the "Terrace".

As for the other poster..Itgirl....even back in the 60's & 70's there were pleny of black & brown people....just a different caliber then what resides there now.....you actually walk Bergen Ave....is this at night??? Do you head down as far as Lexington & Bergen....real fine area

Sheesh why do people always have to bring the race card into play

[zaza216]

Originally Posted by fischfan13

Off the topic for a moment...
The Driving Range?!?!?!
I used to play on the pitch and putt 9 hole golf course there. One day I hit a ball off of the fifth tee and it sailed over towards the swampy area that was at the end of the course. When I walked over to find the ball I saw rats. HUGE rats. Rottweiler-size rats.

OK, back to the topic...

FUNNY! I also used to play there and once seen a stray skin and bones dog eating a dead rat rottweiler size!

[britsb]

Originally Posted by itgirl

I live on Duncan bet. Kennedy and Bergen and walk down Bergen all the time and am a little tired of hearing all these people who are very alarmist, like this place is no man's land. I'm originally from Brooklyn, and grew up in an area downtown that isn't so unlike where I live now, so maybe the sight of Black and Brown people isn't as scary to me as it obviously is to others. I find the shopping very convenient and there are little produce and convenience stores all over, as well as a C-Town on Bergen closer to Journal Square.

People, stop scaring decent people away from decent areas, unless you really don't want things to get better. Can't understand the motivation there...

Oh and criminals have bus fare, and know where richer people live too.

Well said!!!