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If Bushwick is becoming the next Williamsburg, than what does that say for Williamsburg which was the next "Lower East Side" of the art scene not long ago? Are the people who made Williamsburg the new art scene being pushed further out? I think Bushwick is a great neighborhood on its own without being the next anything.
And how long have you been in Bushwick? Or Brooklyn for that matter? What brought you to the community? "The Big Publishers" are supposed to be talking about it...it's all about hype....without the marketing machine behind it, Brooklyn would be a very different place.
I have been living in Bushwick for 4 yrs and grew up in Bensonhurst. I live near Broadway & Myrtle, and i have been very happy residing here. People are friendly and not once have i felt threatened going home at 6pm or 4am. My commute is quick into Manhattan and Williamsburg is also nearby. Everyone likes to say its all marketing and hype, but this neighborhood was changing before all that. I say its more of the convenience, cheap rents and roomy apts.
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And how long have you been in Bushwick? Or Brooklyn for that matter? What brought you to the community? "The Big Publishers" are supposed to be talking about it...it's all about hype....without the marketing machine behind it, Brooklyn would be a very different place.
I have family in Bushwick, but no where near where these changes are hapening. though I did she a purple bike hipster on the block LOL(They did build a decent size apt building on the block)
Funny,, used to just be crackheads walking around, and if you read "The bronx is burning" , they mention Gates Ave, one block over, as having to go with 4 officcers to ANY call.
Where does your family live around? Jogging around Bushwick, I have jogged down to the Jackie Robinson Pkwy, and up around back up through Wyckoff ave and Central ave. I do notice that down by Chauncy the neighborhood starts to look more dangerous, but I think by then, I'm leaving the confines of Bushwick. I notice many people going to work in the mornings and going home after work, so unless your all the way out there, I see most of Bushwick is changing for the better.
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i just read that article...
I have family in Bushwick, but no where near where these changes are hapening. though I did she a purple bike hipster on the block LOL(They did build a decent size apt building on the block)
Funny,, used to just be crackheads walking around, and if you read "The bronx is burning" , they mention Gates Ave, one block over, as having to go with 4 officcers to ANY call.
Oh, sweet Jesus. Another "Bushwick is great!" post. Listen, Bushwick has been on the fringe since the late 1940's when my grandparents did their "moving on up" trek to Flatbush which was considered a nirvana compared to Bushwick. Keep reading the real estate hype, keep convincing yourself it's great. Trust me - you're not going to get many of us on here trying to outbid you on a place there. It's all yours.
Im sure thats what people said about Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Red Hook and Clinton Hill when those neighborhoods first started getting better. Even Park Slope was a ****hole back then. I put up the links and promote my neighborhood because I'm happy to live here, and maybe someone who is looking for an apt reads it and realize there are other neighborhoods out there besides just Manhattan and the few expensive Brooklyn neighborhoods.
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Oh, sweet Jesus. Another "Bushwick is great!" post. Listen, Bushwick has been on the fringe since the late 1940's when my grandparents did their "moving on up" trek to Flatbush which was considered a nirvana compared to Bushwick. Keep reading the real estate hype, keep convincing yourself it's great. Trust me - you're not going to get many of us on here trying to outbid you on a place there. It's all yours.
I have friends that live in Bushwick. At first I was reluctant to visit them. The way that some people make it sound here on this board, is like there are gangs in many corners or blocks waiting to robbed and attack hipsters or new people. But Last year I went to visit them. My friend is hispanic and his girlfriend is white. They been living there for almost 5 years. But I only know them for almost a year. They love the neighborhood, the changes, the new places to hang out. They said that before they would go to Williamsburg to entertain themselves, but now they like to hang out in Bushwick. I like their apartment. They live in a second floor of a walkup, but they have a very big space. I should visit them again and maybe they can take me out to those new places that they like to hang out.
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