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02-08-2008, 11:30 AM
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East New York, Brooklyn
I would like posters who have lived in the area, or know the area pretty well, to post their experiences living there, and what the neighborhood is like. More importantly, why is crime one of this neighborhood's significant problems.
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02-08-2008, 01:58 PM
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I think they are hiding in the basement of one of the 2 pizzerias left.
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02-08-2008, 02:01 PM
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Good thread. East NY is one of the ghetto's you hear less about. There are tons of photos for Mott Haven, Harlem etc but barely anything for East NY. Are there alot of projects? Or is it mostly tenements.
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02-08-2008, 02:03 PM
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I know very little about East New York...so this should be a good thread!!!!!!
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02-08-2008, 02:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guywithacause
I know very little about East New York...so this should be a good thread!!!!!!
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Agreed!!!! |
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02-08-2008, 02:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guywithacause
I think they are hiding in the basement of one of the 2 pizzerias left.
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 LOL. Maybe they are.
Anyway, I hear alot of new immigrants are moving to East New York. Is the majority still mostly African American, or is it now mostly immigrants? I guess they usually come from Africa and the Caribbean, I am sure. Maybe Mexicans? Dominicans? I also hear there still some Puerto Ricans in the area still. Sorry so many questions.
One time I wanted to explore East New York a little, like I have done in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick. But somehow, I felt like that neighborhood still way too dangerous even to explore around. |
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02-08-2008, 02:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMario
Good thread. East NY is one of the ghetto's you hear less about. There are tons of photos for Mott Haven, Harlem etc but barely anything for East NY. Are there alot of projects? Or is it mostly tenements.
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It's not tenements in the way that many parts of the Bronx are. There are some projects but also a lot of houses. The thing about ENY is that it's a vast area and a lot of it is very industrial so it's really desolate in parts. Other parts look more like Ozone Park or something but it's not a place like Harlem or Bed-Stuy where the combination of proximity to corporate areas and beautiful housing stock are going to give it a ton of gentrification potential. Personally I find the area really ugly and depressing. |
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02-08-2008, 02:19 PM
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Wow, anybody got pics?
The online pics I find aren't any good.
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02-08-2008, 02:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMario
Wow, anybody got pics?
The online pics I find aren't any good.
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These don't really show what I was talking about but here are some:
Flickr: The East New York Pool
East NY - a photoset on Flickr |
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