Am I the only one who gets a feeling of satisfaction when rich yuppie gentrifiers get jumped when they come to my hood? (New York: eviction, good credit)
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This Gentifacation thing is so over rated, I agree with you. I was in Williamsburg Brooklyn, the other day, by Nostrand ave. And I was asking my self, where is it. Like you say, it's a block, by block thing, and I was over by 145th st. , and it's the same thing.
I agree, it is a block by block thing still in Harlem.
What do I know? According to him, I don't even live in NYC, but he supposedly lives in Harlem and is calling the entire place gentrified.
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Originally Posted by mannyberrios
This Gentifacation thing is so over rated, I agree with you. I was in Williamsburg Brooklyn, the other day, by Nostrand ave. And I was asking my self, where is it. Like you say, it's a block, by block thing, and I was over by 145th st. , and it's the same thing.
It is. Harlem is changing, but the change is still slow as far as I'm concerned (like watching paint dry). I was up there this week, and plenty of my friends and I are still considered to be "out of place" until we step into the building we're going to. Quality of life issues are still rampant, and I don't see those things changing anytime soon despite all of the luxury high rises coming online. My friends are looking forward to the Whole Foods opening on 125th because they have such limited options in the immediate area, and things like organic produce cost an arm and a leg. The streets are still incredibly filthy, even on the so called "good blocks" (I'm always on guard for a rat running out from some place because Harlem is filled with them), and I sure as hell don't even think about walking around with my cell phone out. My eyes are focused on my surroundings constantly (that's always the case, but even moreso when I'm up there). You have those crazies and meth heads walking all around (particularly in East Harlem).
It's funny how people are so appalled that someone would Support gentrifiers getting jumped, but then then turn around and support the institutional violence of displacing poor people from their homes, and even celebrate this as a good thing. As if kicking someone of out their home is just a fine and dandy thing to do.
It's funny how people are so appalled that someone would Support gentrifiers getting jumped, but then then turn around and support the institutional violence of displacing poor people from their homes, and even celebrate this as a good thing. As if kicking someone of out their home is just a fine and dandy thing to do.
Neither is good but it has been going on in some form for many years but to celebrate people being jumped says a lot about you.
What do I know? According to him, I don't even live in NYC, but he supposedly lives in Harlem and is calling the entire place gentrified.
It is. Harlem is changing, but the change is still slow as far as I'm concerned (like watching paint dry). I was up there this week, and plenty of my friends and I are still considered to be "out of place" until we step into the building we're going to. Quality of life issues are still rampant, and I don't see those things changing anytime soon despite all of the luxury high rises coming online. My friends are looking forward to the Whole Foods opening on 125th because they have such limited options in the immediate area, and things like organic produce cost an arm and a leg. The streets are still incredibly filthy, even on the so called "good blocks" (I'm always on guard for a rat running out from some place because Harlem is filled with them), and I sure as hell don't even think about walking around with my cell phone out. My eyes are focused on my surroundings constantly (that's always the case, but even moreso when I'm up there). You have those crazies and meth heads walking all around (particularly in East Harlem).
Thank you for this great post. Couldn't have said it better myself.
Well i feel somewhat satisfied when i see it happen in brooklyn or harlem. I mean i dont like seeing ppl get beat up, but they dont belong there, there contributing to minority homelessness and have to pay for that.
Well i feel somewhat satisfied when i see it happen in brooklyn or harlem. I mean i dont like seeing ppl get beat up, but they dont belong there, there contributing to minority homelessness and have to pay for that.
Anyone is allowed to live wherever they want as long as they can pay for it
The poster said they were in Williamsburg, by Nostrand Avenue. The way I read it, I imagined that the poster was on Lee Avenue or another street very close, because after you cross Flushing on Lee Avenue you're right in Bed-Stuy, and on Nostrand Avenue. I could be wrong though, and it could just be a case of the poster not knowing their neighborhood boundaries well.
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