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Have you checked out Crown Heights? Ghetto is a relative term. You are the only who can decide what you can tolerate. Some people see minorities and assume it is ghetto. Bed Stuy, Bushwick and Crown Heights are in demand because of the size of the properties and its proximity to public transportation. Didn't someone just recently post that a young woman on a cable show purchased a multifamily home in Bushwick for 1 million dollars? I think you should visit these places regularly in the morning, at night and on the weekend to get a feel for the place. Good luck!
Some people see minorities and assume it is ghetto.
The area that the OP is asking about is not assumed ghetto because it has minorities. It is ghetto because it has more crime and poverty than pretty much any other area in all of NYC excluding maybe just a couple of other areas (such as Brownsville). There are plenty of minority neighborhoods in NYC that do not have the same issues as this particular area that the OP is asking about. But if it is about being able to afford a brownstone in Brooklyn, than that is another topic.
The area that the OP is asking about is not assumed ghetto because it has minorities. It is ghetto because it has more crime and poverty than pretty much any other area in all of NYC excluding maybe just a couple of other areas (such as Brownsville). There are plenty of minority neighborhoods in NYC that do not have the same issues as this particular area that the OP is asking about. But if it is about being able to afford a brownstone in Brooklyn, than that is another topic.
This is a forum for us to express our opinions. I do not need you to clarify what the OP is asking. You post based on your experiences and I will post based on mine.
This is a forum for us to express our opinions. I do not need you to clarify what the OP is asking. You post based on your experiences and I will post based on mine.
If your experience is that the area the OP is asking about is just as nice as any other minority neighborhood in NYC, than your opinion sucks.
I grew up in Bed Stuy. A couple of things to consider.......
1. Broadway is the dividing line between Bed Stuy and Bushwick, both of with have, and still are, changing more rapidly then people think! Trust me, I go back to the 70s!
2. How much are the properties at Hancock/Broadway (HB) v. Hancock/Patchen (HP)?
3. While H/B is right at the station: 1) Can one handle the noise of the J/Z up top? Also, there are a couple of abandoned lots at that spot! And for HP, (more inland), while the neighborhood block looks much better, with brownstones and the like, and while three blocks to the train won't hurt much, how much more expensive may the properties be at HP v. the those at HB?
Those are the factors I would also consider. Let me ask, what neighborhood in NY are you from, and where are you now?
If your experience is that the area the OP is asking about is just as nice as any other minority neighborhood in NYC, than your opinion sucks.
I do not know what you are talking about. I did not say the place in question is just as nice as any other minority neighborhood. I said to thoroughly investigate to determine his/her comfort level. I think you are upset about something else.
You are entitled to your opinion. I could care less what you think but you will not dictate to me what I should or should not write. Deal with it.
I do not know what you are talking about. I did not say the place in question is just as nice as any other minority neighborhood. I said to thoroughly investigate to determine his/her comfort level. I think you are upset about something else.
You are entitled to your opinion. I could care less what you think but you will not dictate to me what I should or should not write. Deal with it.
I don't know what else it is that I'd be upset about. If it was me dropping $1m on a house in the ghetto, I'd like to be warned that the chances of being a victim of crime is elevated in certain locations. Telling someone its all relative isn't all that useful of advice when someone is risking their savings, credit, and even safety.
I don't know what else it is that I'd be upset about. If it was me dropping $1m on a house in the ghetto, I'd like to be warned that the chances of being a victim of crime is elevated in certain locations. Telling someone its all relative isn't all that useful of advice when someone is risking their savings, credit, and even safety.
You like to twist words. I said the word "ghetto" is relative. I also did not tell him to purchase the property. I told him to thoroughly investigate the area. Read my post if you have any additional questions.
Have you checked out Crown Heights? Ghetto is a relative term. You are the only who can decide what you can tolerate. Some people see minorities and assume it is ghetto. Bed Stuy, Bushwick and Crown Heights are in demand because of the size of the properties and its proximity to public transportation. Didn't someone just recently post that a young woman on a cable show purchased a multifamily home in Bushwick for 1 million dollars?
Sorry about keeping our back and forth going, but it isn't relative. It is ghetto over there. The complete other side of town from where the Girls actress bought a place. If someone doesn't think its ghetto over there, then they are way too ghetto themselves to trust their opinion on the neighborhood as to whether it is a good buying opportunity. Personally, I hope all those brownstones get bought up over time and gentrified. At least I wouldn't have the ghetto just a few blocks away anymore.
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