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Old 06-15-2012, 09:47 AM
 
Location: USA
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I don't understand the reason why you feel the need to point out that you're black... Does it really matter?

you know why it matters? because blacks feel comfortable
around similar blacks, just like whites feel safe around
similar whites. no one likes to feel outnumbered.

that question was slight lol.
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Old 06-15-2012, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Why did you feel out of place? Are you east asian or Black? I know Astoria has Greek and Italians, young suburban white transplants, hispanics off all origins, south asians and egyptians
This pretty much sums it up when it comes to Astoria demogrtaphics.

I would also add, eastern europeans (mostly Croatians and Serbians).

There's not many black people around here. And the ones you do see are around the PJ's.
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Old 06-17-2012, 03:16 PM
 
Location: NYC
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Indeed. If you're okay with being one of the few Black people in the area there won't be much of a problem. Anyway, check out StreetEasy and you'll see plenty of properties around your $400k budget. Good luck!
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Old 06-17-2012, 04:02 PM
 
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I'm thinking that in Astoria, you can get a 2BR condo for around 400K.
I wish this were true, but it's not. 2-bedroom condos in Astoria go for more like $600k.

While I happen to like Astoria, I would not recommend buying there -- I just don't think it's a good value. Because it's basically a low/mid rise neighborhood, the vast majority of condos for sale are small projects where a small-time developer knocks down a small building or house and crams in as many 600sf 1-bedrooms as possible, complete with shoddy craftsmanship and materials. To boot, they're often in bad locations far from the subway. Take a look on StreetEasy and you'll see what I mean.

Then there are some coops. There are about a dozen 2-beds for sale in the Acropolis, which is a very large housing project-like coop off the Ditmars stop. You can get into a 2-bed there for less than $300k, but it would only be like 700sf, and a lot of people really don't care for the complex -- it's been discussed on the Astorians site a few times if you're interested. There are a handful of other, older buildings strewn throughout the neighborhood as well. Most are coops with a few condos, but there aren't usually many units on the market.
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Old 06-17-2012, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
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It's funny to see people say the only black people you see are near/in public housing. Not true at all.

I think it's just a matter of when you're traveling (you won't see many blacks). Granted there aren't many in the neighborhood but I never feel out of place. The black people I do see mostly are upper middle class and/or professional.

I love Astoria and before anyone excuse me of being a transplant, etc I'm from Brooklyn. Regarding Astoria again, I know some of my neighbors (mostly white, BUT there is this interracial couple that I know as well), I have a good relationship with my local store owner and my barber is also friendly and I never feel like I'm being mistreated, etc. People alienate themselves when they are not familar with an area not the people in it. That's my perspective though.
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Old 06-17-2012, 08:59 PM
 
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What happened to jcoltrane? Isn't he black and living in Astoria too?
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