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Jamaica will never be "hip". It will however continue to develop and increase in price. The South Asian community over there has already drove up prices
Jamaica will never be "hip". It will however continue to develop and increase in price. The South Asian community over there has already drove up prices
I agree Jamaica will never be "hip", but hopefully a better crowd moves in the area. A couple of weeks ago I was walking up 148 st from Jamaica Ave and I witnessed some ghetto lowlife urinating out his 3 story apartment window onto the sidewalk. This slimer was completely naked too. This was so vile to witness, especially since I just finished eating my lunch! A lot of the new housing going up is affordable, which I have my doubts quality people will be moving in to these new buildings. Jamaica has a long way to go.
I travel far and wide, and sometimes my Bronx tenant woes come up in my conversations with friendly strangers on long transcontinental Amtrak routes or transoceanic plane flights. Interestingly, people out there in the world (namely, in Denver, Seattle and Hong Kong) seem to think that the Bronx is up and coming! People out there seem to think this much more than New Yorkers do. Any idea why??
I travel far and wide, and sometimes my Bronx tenant woes come up in my conversations with friendly strangers on long transcontinental Amtrak routes or transoceanic plane flights. Interestingly, people out there in the world (namely, in Denver, Seattle and Hong Kong) seem to think that the Bronx is up and coming! People out there seem to think this much more than New Yorkers do. Any idea why??
No, it is pretty commonly known that parts of the Bronx are gentrifying. And people know (especially those living in The Bronx) how much more expensive The Bronx is getting
I travel far and wide, and sometimes my Bronx tenant woes come up in my conversations with friendly strangers on long transcontinental Amtrak routes or transoceanic plane flights. Interestingly, people out there in the world (namely, in Denver, Seattle and Hong Kong) seem to think that the Bronx is up and coming! People out there seem to think this much more than New Yorkers do. Any idea why??
Some in NYC to look down on someone or somewhere...If it's not the Bronx then what?
Wait, Yorkville is the UES... again, has that area ever been rundown?? There was a famous major crime committed in Central Park in that area in the 1980s, but the victim was a young banker, rather typical of young urban professionals that tended to live there. Despite that single crime, the 80s and 90s streets East were always considered a good address in my lifetime in the US (ie, since 1983). The area probably received some cosmetic touches over the years, but I am not aware that it ever underwent gentrification defined as change from low income to substantially higher income residents. It has had the same type of residents, in terms of education and income, between 1983 and now as far as I am aware.
Yorkville gentrified. As phase one of the Second Avenue Subway neared completion, many tenements were torn down to be replaced by expensive high rises. Prices went up across the board.
Yorkville gentrified. As phase one of the Second Avenue Subway neared completion, many tenements were torn down to be replaced by expensive high rises. Prices went up across the board.
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