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Old 01-12-2017, 05:16 PM
 
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there are plenty of minority neighborhoods that are VERY hostile to those that don't look like them.
Sadly true, but remember, only whites can be racists. That's whats been taught for years.

P.S. I've felt this first hand. I used to date a black woman in upper Manhattan, predominately Black neighborhood.

Whenever we walked together or I walked to/from her house alone, the neighborhood would yell not so nice things at me thinking i'm a "white boy".

Jokes on them, but this "white boy" is a 100% Rican from the Bronx
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Old 01-12-2017, 07:19 PM
 
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I feel comfortable on Cross Bay now. 20 years ago, I did not.
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Old 01-12-2017, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Glendale NY
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It still is a predominantly white, Italian neighborhood, and there's likely still racism but behind closed doors. HB is not the only neighborhood like this in the city though.
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Old 06-16-2020, 02:02 PM
 
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Was thinking about Howard Beach and remembered my friend being called a n****r lover because he was with me and wonder if it was still as racist now as it was back then.
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Old 06-16-2020, 02:15 PM
 
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Your answer, of course, says nothing about Howard Beach.

But a lot about Ridgewood Queens
Modern day Ridgewood is not really like that. Seems like mostly Hispanics and hipsters
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Old 06-16-2020, 02:24 PM
 
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Racism? Is that what it's called when a neighborhood is kept safe now?
That's not an answer to my question. Not asking for non-sequiturs.

Maybe you're not old enough, but you do know about the Michael Griffiths incident? It you don't , Google it.
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Old 06-16-2020, 02:49 PM
 
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Racism? Is that what it's called when a neighborhood is kept safe now?
Bringing up an incident in Howard Beach from 30years ago to distract attention away from rioting and looting throughout the country is the same tactic they use when they bring up the OKC bombings by some white dude decades ago in an attempt to compare it to rampant Islamic terrorism - makes them look very stupid and pathetic
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Old 06-16-2020, 02:59 PM
 
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Bringing up an incident in Howard Beach from 30years ago to distract attention away from rioting and looting throughout the country is the same tactic they use when they bring up the OKC bombings by some white dude decades ago in an attempt to compare it to rampant Islamic terrorism - makes them look very stupid and pathetic

Wow. This is an old thread. I posted in it because Google directed me here. As I've stated, i was thinking about Micheal Griffiths and my own experience and wonder if things have changed. It's that simple.
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Old 06-16-2020, 05:30 PM
 
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No, things haven't changed. Don't go there if you're the wrong color. I was still living in NYC for Hurricane Sandy and anyone black who came to offer help was told they didn't need any and turned away.
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Old 06-16-2020, 05:54 PM
 
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No, things haven't changed. Don't go there if you're the wrong color. I was still living in NYC for Hurricane Sandy and anyone black who came to offer help was told they didn't need any and turned away.
You need to be more specific than that. You’re saying that Blacks went to Howard Beach to offer assistance after Sandy and they were turned away? BS. I’m sure there were plenty of Black cops, Emt, FEMA and Red Cross Volunteers who were welcomed with open arms. Stop with this nonsense. Did these same upstanding citizens offer to help clean up SoHo after that neighborhood was trashed by the wrong color?
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