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On a just a slightly different topic - do you guys know Ocean Hill is? Is it crime-ridden, or on the process of gentrification? i'm wondering why apartments around the area are cheaper.
Answered your own question. Ocean Hill borders Brownsville.
I hate to say it, but cheap rent and high crime rate go hand in hand in this city for the most part.
Not necessarily. It has more to do with location. Bed Stuy is getting expensive despite being more dangerous overall than many less expensive neighborhoods.
Another example: Eeast Harlem is more expensive than Midwood, however I'm pretty sure the former is more expensive.
Then you better not read the Times... Ridgewood is supposedly the next *hot* area in the outer boroughs. Am surprised that Writerdude (aka the gentrification * h o r e) isn't all over that story. *LOL*
Well, it borders Bushwick which is the hipster capital of NYC.
Not necessarily. It has more to do with location. Bed Stuy is getting expensive despite being more dangerous overall than many less expensive neighborhoods.
Another example: Eeast Harlem is more expensive than Midwood, however I'm pretty sure the former is more expensive.
Note at the end where I said "for the most part"
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Okay, I haven't been in Bed Stuy for about 10 years. Just recently went there again albeit to the western part bordering Clinton Hill: Franklin Ave, Bedford Ave, etc.
It is really astonishing to me how much it has gentrified!
I literally see more white people than black people there.
And tons of juice bars, organic groceries, coffee shops, etc, etc.
I never saw a neighborhood gentrify so fast and so extensively.
Yes, the neighborhood is "nice", but must all neighborhoods in NYC look exactly the same and lose their distinctive characters?
I am just wondering how the locals feel about the huge transformation of their neighborhood.
If gentrification means one less kid getting hit by a stray bullet then I'm all for it. There's a lot of downsides about gentrification, but hey, a safe neighborhood is also a treasure.
However, sadly gentrified neighboorhoods has also boosted the marijuana sellers' pockets.
But I actually think it's not even "for the most part" anymore.
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If gentrification means one less kid getting hit by a stray bullet then I'm all for it. There's a lot of downsides about gentrification, but hey, a safe neighborhood is also a treasure.
However, sadly gentrified neighboorhoods has also boosted the marijuana sellers' pockets.
But I actually think it's not even "for the most part" anymore.
What's wrong with marijuana?
Most gangs in the city are funded through the sale of marijuana through gentrified neighborhoods.
Even your non violent joe nobody who's looking to earn a quick buck is probably reselling marijuana he received from a violent gang.
If all marijuana sellers were rastas going around saying "Yeah mon" then I doubt I'd have a problem.
Most gangs and scumbags aren't stupid, if there's money to be made they will jump on it, and eventually it leads to brutal events like this one
Don't get me wrong I believe people should be allowed to use it in their home just as every American should be allowed to bear arms, I have nothing against marijuana, just the violent people who are attracted to the money they can make by selling it illegally.
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Am surprised that Writerdude (aka the gentrification * h o r e) isn't all over that story. *LOL*
