Pet peeve: brooklyn at all costs (New York, Brighton: middle-class, apartments, rentals)

[holden125]

Originally Posted by jeffcon0

Brooklyn to outsiders seems like the forefront of urban edginess and to be able to say "Brooklyn" to the friends back home just sounds cool I guess. It's the land of lofts, and rappers, and urban grit, and history, and so on. Queens to many outsiders is Archie Bunker, frosted hair old women, and immigrants.

Obviously anyone who has been around NY for a little while and made a point to get off the beaten path knows that NYC is not Manhattan and the regular folks who make under six figures do not live there. Manhattan is populated by out-of-towners who, in may cases, feel the need to cling to the very fringes of Manhattan just to be on the island and be able to write "New York, NY." on their envelopes. The hipster set now feels the same way about some areas of Brooklyn.

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Hey, I would love to live in Manhattan if I could AFFORD to (afford is different than just being able to pay the rent as many people don't seem to grasp) and maybe someday I will be able to.

Yours is a great post too. This is what I meant in saying it's too easy for people to have an image of "Brooklyn" or an image of "Queens." If Astoria, LIC, Greenpoint, and Williamsburg were not in different boros, I bet people would think they had more in common with each other than Astoria does with Bayside and Williamsburg does with Bay Ridge.

Having lived in Manhattan for over 6 years, I actually wouldn't want to live there anymore. I miss the convenience of having all the Manhattan things right outside the door and not having to get back to somewhere else if I meet people out in the city, but there's too much noise and not enough sunlight for me. Even if I could afford it without blinking, I just wouldn't pay that much for so little space with no outdoor space at all. I've had too many nice cookouts in friend's small yards in the Boston area in the last few years to really want to go back to living in Manhattan.

Isn't it good enough that Run DMC and 50 Cent come out of Queens?

[SeventhFloor]

this is exactly why i dont condone moving to certain areas of the city when asked about on this board. i usually advise to go there for yourself and see if you'll feel comfortable. there's even some parts of clinton hill that have gang/drug violence (quincy and downing).

[SilkCity0416]

I decided to look for a song about "Brooklyn" online. Look what I found.

Song: Brooklyn

Artist(s) Fabolous feat Jay-Z and Uncle Murda -(nice name, isn't it?)

[Chorus:]
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook!
Brook! Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn Atwhere Brooklyn At? Brooklyn Where
Brookyln At? Brooklyn At? Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn
Where Brooklyn Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn!
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook! Brook!

[Fabolous:]
Im Righthere Big Ya Boy Sit'n On Top Like A Hair Wig Bed-Stuy Fly
Bushwick Sick East New York Walk The Brownsvile Grill Ill U See I Gota Fortgreen Lean

Clinton Hill The Chill Red-Hook Look Man Aint No Shook Hands In Brooklyn
Son Yo Life Could Get Took Man Threw Off Bridges 1 Hard Top Two Hard *******

Ride Through The Borough With Two Four Fizez Phantom Open Up Like Two Door Fridges
(Woah!) Im Makin Change To New York Digits From 718 To 187 Da 212 To 211 Yaboys Back

With A New One Son
(Huh?)

[Chorus:]
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook!
Brook! Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn At (Ny,Ny) Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn (Ny,Ny)
Wherebrookyln At? Brooklyn At (Ny,Ny) Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn
Where (Uh.Huh) Brooklyn Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn!
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook! Brook!

[Fabolous:] I See You Brooklyn What It Look Like?

[Jay-Z:]
Im Right Here Fab Wavin The Flag Im From Nostrand Ave
I Came To Take Da Game In My Daddy Kane Chain *****s Gave It Up Smooth

They Aint Wanan Hearthe Bang ,Bang Im Back On My Bully **** That Flatbush
Bushwick Black Hoodie **** Half A Billi. In The Bankrow Bank Stop Any Body

Bank Stop Anybody What You Bank Hoe? Big B's On The Wheels Spread Love
The Brooklyn Way "B" How's It Feeeel?

Im On My Robin Thicke **** If **** Eva Gets Thicke Im Back To Robin *****s Quick
Trick Click? Anie Up All U *****s Is Brittney Pull Ya Panties Up Whole Borough Is Wit
[Brooklyn lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com] (broken link)


Me Hol Ya Cannons Up Buck 1 4 Buck Town Brooklyn What The Fuuuuuck

[Chorus:]
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook!
Brook! Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn At? Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn
(East New York) Brookyln At? Brooklyn At (Brooklyn) Brooklyn At? Brooklyn
(King Of All Boroughs We So Thorow) Where Brooklyn Brooklyn! Brooklyn!
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook! Brook!

[Uncle Murda:]
Im Right Here Hov Uncle Murda Feelin' Goodi Hookd Up Wit *****
Got My Grandma Out Da Hood Roc Is Bac Now Look At *****s Ow Dey Cant Say

J Aint Sign A Brooklyn ***** Where Brooklyn At? Where Brooklyn At?
Shootin Somebody Up Or Gettin Off Dem Packs Or Gointo The Club

Lookin For Somrthin To Yap Or Runnin To Ya Crib Like Where The Safe At?
East Newyork I'll Shoot Ya They'll Gat Ya Homie Brownsville Rob Ya

They'll Clap Ya Homie Bed-Stuy I'll Get U Killed For 100 Grams.
Get A Coney Island ***** To Pull The Trigga Man Ask Flex He Use To Run Da Tudel

Brookyln Had Dudes Scared To Rep Their Borow Uncle Murda Imma Rep 2 Da Fullest
Like Saionin Da Club I Throw Bullets! Bullets!

[Chorus:]
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook!
Brook! Where Brooklyn At? Brooklyn Atwhere Brooklyn At? Brooklyn Where
Brookyln At? Brooklyn Atwhere Brooklyn At ? Brooklyn
Where Brooklyn Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brooklyn!
Brooklyn! Brooklyn! Brook! Brook! Brook!

[Fabolous:]
Iight Son Its A Like It Or Not Thing... Naw Mean? This 1's For Brooklyn
Im In Ma Bed -Stuy Fly U Kno? Bushwick Sick I Walk Dat East New York Walk
Brownsville Grill Got Ma Fort Greene Lean Ha Ha Clinton Hill Shill Red Hook Look
Dat Flatbush Push Naw Mean? Cypress Hill Feel Crown Heights Tight Wit It
Da Williamsburgswerve Coney Island Stylin On Em Canarsie Flawsy
Park Slope Dope U Kno? Ya Digg? Dis Fa Brooklyn Its Young Brooklyn


Also. Uncle Murda made such musical classics as this:

("Elephant Man is on the sample hook saying "Bullet Bullet")

Intro: "Elephant Man Sample" (Uncle Murda)
BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! East New York!!!!
BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!
(Brooklyn!!!) BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!
BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! (Uncle Murda!!!)

[Chorus: Uncle Murda] (Elephant Man Sample)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)

[Verse 1: Uncle Murda] (Elephant Man Sample)
East New York you know I rep Brooklyn Brooklyn
Got my finger on the trigger I'm a pull it, pull it
Dread got pounds of weed so I took it, took it
He ain't wanna get hit with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
I'm grindin, I move from block to block
Start grippin up when they say the cops the cops
Everybody starts to screamin out it's hot it's hot
There they go my thang go pop, pop
Battyboy!!! Now you a body boy
He got shot once but that was a shotty boy
Now his wifey like oh my boo dead, dead
That bullet damn near to off his own, head
Uh, Now I'm puffin on my chronic, chronic
First time I caught a body it made me vomit
Uh, but now it ain't nothin I love it
You don't wanna romp with me when my gun get the bussin

[Chorus: Uncle Murda] (Elephant Man Sample)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)

[Verse 2: Uncle Murda]
Shorty got her mouth open like she yawnin, yawnin
I put my pipe in it that's all she wanted, wanted
I heard she's messin with a famous rapper
I ain't 'gon say his name he might go home and smack her
She told me he in love he be lovin her
Once I heard that out of spite I start crushin her
Brown hair homey handcuffin her
You know me one night with the chick then I'm dumpin her
I was gettin gettin gettin some head
Then I'm back on the block gettin gettin that bread
My fo' fifth fully loaded loaded
Man wherever I go I tote it tote it
These little chumps don't want no drama
I valet your baby mama and your mama
Then hit yo' ass up with the llama
Have you screamin out yo I need a doctor doctor

[Chorus: Uncle Murda] (Elephant Man Sample)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)

[Bridge: Jabba]
Uncle Murda!!! Jabba seh pull up!!! pull up pull up!!!!!!!
Wheeeeeeeelllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!
And play that tune again

[Verse 3: Uncle Murda]
Hey look at homeboy talkin to the po' po'
Didn't I tell everybody that's a no, no
He thought he was on the low, low
He was surprised when I hit him with the fo' fo'
He was chillin puffin on the co-coa
Turned around saw me he was like uh, oh
He said Murda don't shoot don't shoot
I got money, I'll give you the loot, give you the loot

[Chorus: Uncle Murda] (Elephant Man Sample)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
You can run but can't hide from the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Don't worry about the gun it's the (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
If you a snitch you get a clip full of (BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)
Hit in the head with a (BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!! BULLET!!!)


Brooklyn Ladies and Gents!

[holden125]

Originally Posted by SilkCity0416

I decided to look for a song about "Brooklyn" online. Look what I found.

What, no Jay Z song about Bay Ridge or Sheepshead Bay? No respect whatsoever.

[OnThaGrind]

I'm from brooklyn, born and raised. Its amazing how many yuppies are walking around some neighborhoods that just 5 years ago they would not be caught dead in. (or maybe they would be caught dead literally) Ive noticed that since i lived out of NYC, (i live in south florida at the moment) people are STILL on NY's Jock... if you know what i mean. I truly think that people do move there not knowing a damn thing about the neighborhood, pay an arm and a leg for a shoebox, just to say they live in Brooklyn. Really sad if you ask me, but im happy im not the one paying more than 1500 a month to live in the slums. People FROM brooklyn are smarter than that, but unfortunately the people making the blind moves into bad neighborhoods have paid, and will continue to pay the ultimate price. This may not happen by the hundreds like it used to in the late 80's early 90's, but it still exists. I know when i move back, which is going to be next month (thank god), it will not be to the hood. Ive been there and done that, and while some may think its cool... id rather be the one alive with a decent amount of money left to spend on whatever i want. By the way i lived in Flatbush, Crown Heights, and midwood(which isnt the hood). So i DO know better.. and im not denouncing being from the hood because it made me the man i am today, and i love my old neighborhoods for that, but for the new ones coming in who do not NEED to live there... think twice. i think i better stop now because i can go on all day about this, so im gonna call it a wrap

[UpsonDowns]

What I don't understand is why people get upset when strangers pay too much rent. Let all the hipsters congregate in a few overpriced hoods; it's easier to avoid running into them that way.

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by holden125

You'd hope they'd figure it out after experiencing firsthand what it's like living in a place they don't really want to be. If they'd have a more open mind or do some more digging they wouldn't have to wait, but the best way to learn is experience, I guess.

Yeah my buddy who moved to Bklyn, his partner was stuck up only a month after being there. They got the hint and got the heck out of dodge.

[Beliciano]

I currently live in Maine right now and everyone from the town I live in now who moved to NYC are all in Brooklyn. I guess moving to Brooklyn is the "cool" thing to do among 20-somethings. But I can't blame them to much because at least in Brooklyn you can at least find rent that is reasonable.

[Wild Style]

there is decent rent in the other boroughs as well.

Originally Posted by brooklynight

I currently live in Maine right now and everyone from the town I live in now who moved to NYC are all in Brooklyn. I guess moving to Brooklyn is the "cool" thing to do among 20-somethings. But I can't blame them to much because at least in Brooklyn you can at least find rent that is reasonable.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by brooklynight

I currently live in Maine right now and everyone from the town I live in now who moved to NYC are all in Brooklyn. I guess moving to Brooklyn is the "cool" thing to do among 20-somethings. But I can't blame them to much because at least in Brooklyn you can at least find rent that is reasonable.

Did you even read the OP? From your response it doesn't sound like it. Or maybe you are not aware that NYC has 4 other boroughs besides Brooklyn and only one is Manhattan?

And that of the boroughs that are not Manhattan, that Brooklyn probably has the highest rents of all of them?