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People in Harlem will say they live in Harlem or Uptown not Manhattan lol, Brooklyn residents will I am from Coney Island, Bedside, East New York etc, Queens residents will say I am from Flushing or Jamaica
I agree that it has to do with valuing where you live. Many Bronx residents have little appreciation and pride of their community and probably would leave it in a heartbeat if they could. Probably why residents treat their streets like a toilet. People don't name toilets...
The neighborhoods where people care are more often the ones that retain their identities. It's no surprise Woodlawn, Riverdale, Pelham Parkway are the most familiar Bronx areas.
I just think the Bronx has very poor urban planning that makes most areas undesirable and overcrowded with few amenities like parks or decent shopping.
This goes back over a century because the Bronx has always been cheap working class housing stock for workers employed in Manhattan. Even though it is bigger than many other cities in the nation as a standalone borough, it is set up to function and operate like a auxiliary extension to Manhattan with all the services and amenities in Manhattan. The Bronx is just housing for the poor. Until that changes and the Bronx becomes more of its own self-sufficient city with its own attractions (like Brooklyn has for instance) it will continue to suffer from low morale because of the rampant poverty. Poverty rates here are more than double the national average
i agree that it has to do with valuing where you live. Many bronx residents have little appreciation and pride of their community and probably would leave it in a heartbeat if they could. Probably why residents treat their streets like a toilet. People don't name toilets...
The neighborhoods where people care are more often the ones that retain their identities. It's no surprise woodlawn, riverdale, pelham parkway are the most familiar bronx areas.
Not necessarily true. I've heard people say they're from Woodlawn, Riverdale, City Island, Bronx Manor, Morris Park, Locust Point, Country Club, Indian Village or Silver Beach. Since these are nicer areas of the Bronx, the residents identify with these neighborhood names instead of just saying "The Bronx".
Reminds me. Why can't people from Riverdale admit they're in the Bronx?
Because people like you never have anything good to say about the Bronx. There are some good neighborhoods there. Someone successful doesn't want to be associated with the ghetto, and for the most part, most people don't have much good things to say about the place.
Riverdale is always considered *a good neighborhood* for the Bronx, not just a good neighborhood. When people like you start respecting good Bronx neighborhoods they perhaps will change their attitude.
Because people like you never have anything good to say about the Bronx. There are some good neighborhoods there. Someone successful doesn't want to be associated with the ghetto, and for the most part, most people don't have much good things to say about the place.
Riverdale is always considered *a good neighborhood* for the Bronx, not just a good neighborhood. When people like you start respecting good Bronx neighborhoods they perhaps will change their attitude.
I guess the same can be said about Queens. I have a co-worker who insists she lives in Douglaston, not Queens.
The neighborhoods south of Fordham and west of the Bronx river were simply called "South Bronx" back in the 60s to 80s due to the fact that they all shared the same abandonment, fires, and high crime. It wasn't until the rebuilding of those neighborhoods that they regained their identities.
Same reason why people from the east Bronx like Soundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester etc and North west bronx neighborhoods like Riverdale, use their neighborhood name. In those places, the identities were never lost, and they were not lumped in with 10+ neighborhoods.
The neighborhoods south of Fordham and west of the Bronx river were simply called "South Bronx" back in the 60s to 80s due to the fact that they all shared the same abandonment, fires, and high crime. It wasn't until the rebuilding of those neighborhoods that they regained their identities.
Same reason why people from the east Bronx like Soundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester etc and North west bronx neighborhoods like Riverdale, use their neighborhood name. In those places, the identities were never lost, and they were not lumped in with 10+ neighborhoods.
Thank you, makes perfect sense. I knew somebody from the Bronx would come through
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