Worst Project in NYC (Hempstead, Marcy: to live, moving to, train)

[FreshFresh]

housing project?

umm, thats hard

any in Brownsville

Gentrification wont be hiting that place any time soon

[italian23]

Originally Posted by R32

Some people are drawn to the "glamor" of them I suppose you could say. But after living and being around projects my whole life I can tell you there's nothing glamorous about them.

Glamor? Are u serious dude? You mean there are like project groupies? I've heard it all now. This would have to be a tourist or out of towner.

[nyc2va76]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

well livonia avenue is brownsville, and a lot of blocks on livonia are deserted really. so you wouldnt see much there...but livonia and saratoga, livonia and pennsylvania, and livonia and rockaway are pretty rough-looking blocks so i dont see how you could have seen worse in the bronx and harlem.

next time you're on google, do a street view of sutter avenue in east new york. also do rockaway avenue in brownsville, dumont avenue in brownsville, mother gaston boulevard in brownsville, pitkin avenue in east new york. some parts of pitkin avenue look like the 80s still. crack houses and vacant lots.

and as a reference brownsville starts west of pennsylvania avenue, east new york is east of pennsylvania avenue.


another thing: driving through and walking is 2 different things.

Brownsville actually starts from the other side of the L line on Van Sinderen Ave going west.

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by nyc2va76

Brownsville actually starts from the other side of the L line on Van Sinderen Ave going west.

you're correct. sheffield and alabama are ENY.

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Murders are generally a most reliable indicator of crime. Other crimes are much more easily influenced by stat manipulation and lack of reporting (numerous factors can cause reporting percentages to vary). BUT, a murder count means nothing if it's not statistically significant. Comparing 4 murders to 3 means nothing. Comparing 60 murders to 90 might mean something. And of course, absolute numbers might not mean anything if an area of 10,000 people is being compared to an area of 100,000 people.

[Kraftwerk]

On that note, it is amazing the talent which has come out of housing projects around the city Biggie Smalls mary J. Blige etc.

[nyc2va76]

Originally Posted by Kraftwerk

On that note, it is amazing the talent which has come out of housing projects around the city Biggie Smalls mary J. Blige etc.

Biggie lived on St. James place. which is a decent block near Washington Avenue. I think Mary J. Blige is from Mount Vernon or Yonkers.

[Joe Bama!]

Originally Posted by nyc2va76

Biggie lived on St. James place. which is a decent block near Washington Avenue. I think Mary J. Blige is from Mount Vernon or Yonkers.

I think your right about Mary J, but I don't care, I think she's so beautiful! with a voice to match.

[inspiredva]

Livonia and New Lots ave is ENY. I think that's under the New Lots ave train station. The three train. I grew up in linden houses on Van siclen and Wortman. Next I moved to Cypress houses where I currently live.

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

well livonia avenue is brownsville, and a lot of blocks on livonia are deserted really. so you wouldnt see much there...but livonia and saratoga, livonia and pennsylvania, and livonia and rockaway are pretty rough-looking blocks so i dont see how you could have seen worse in the bronx and harlem.

next time you're on google, do a street view of sutter avenue in east new york. also do rockaway avenue in brownsville, dumont avenue in brownsville, mother gaston boulevard in brownsville, pitkin avenue in east new york. some parts of pitkin avenue look like the 80s still. crack houses and vacant lots.

and as a reference brownsville starts west of pennsylvania avenue, east new york is east of pennsylvania avenue.

another thing: driving through and walking is 2 different things.

[justfarr1030]

I dont know everything about the Bronx but I would say Top 5 Worst NOW:

1. Brownsville Houses
2. Cypress
3. Tilden
4. Pink
5. Linden

When I was Comin up Park Plaza, Red Hook, Marcy wouldve been on the list. Now they no walk in the park but not like it used to be.