Brooklyn Advice (E. Flatbush?) (Ridge, Howard: how much, to live in, safe)

[scatman]

Originally Posted by Joe Bama!

Yeah, I got it confused with another incident that happend in Bensonhurst. A black man was beaten almost to death cuz he was dating an Italian girl and walking her home.
Different incident, same violent neighborhood.
I feel safer in Flatbush. Its more condusive to togetherness.

To be honest, the Italians are leaving Bensonhurst; been exiting for the past 15 years. It's becoming more Russian and Asian.

[Joe Bama!]

Originally Posted by italian23

Safer? That's strange coming from a white guy? Are you mixed or asian? In an interacial relation? That car being blown up sounds a little unbelieveable. You're not doing this to irritate your parents or nothing are you?

The car was really blown up, but thats the least of the problems in Bensonhurst. There is plenty of graffiti in Bensonhurst on 86th street, 20th ave, cropsey ave YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Xaverian the high school you went to is in Bay Ridge. People hang out in front of their buildings in Bensonhurst, THEY DO THE SAME THINGS that any other neighborhood does.
I live in Flatbush cuz I love its energy, its close to Brooklyn College, and close to my mothers house. And yes I am in an interracial couple and I feel much safer in Flatbush than in Bensonhurst considering its violent past.
You don't know what you are talking about. Your ignorance is quite entertaining. You seem to suffer from a false consciousness.

[Joe Bama!]

Originally Posted by scatman

To be honest, the Italians are leaving Bensonhurst; been exiting for the past 15 years. It's becoming more Russian and Asian.

Really? No crap! My grandfather and father still live there. I know all about it, and its been going on for quite a while now.

[NooYowkur81]

Originally Posted by italian23

Have you ever been to b'hurst? I thought so, been in ny for 2 months right? The schools in b'hurstand and similar areas are great. I don't live in b'hurst but I have family there and went to hs there. I guess all black neighborhoods are trash from your comments. I spoke to some older guys and was told that the Hawkins guy was trying to steal cars and there had been a rash of robberies. Take a trip to b'hurst. You won't see graffiti or guys loitiering in front of stores and in hallways. They people respect eachother, even the asians. They are very quiet and work hard. They teach their kids to behave. I like everyone. Bad people are bad people no matter what color.

Dude I've lived in NYC my whole life.

Ask around. Bensonhurst has always had that reputation. Maybe it deserves it, maybe it does not. It is what it is.

[Joe Bama!]

Originally Posted by NooYowkur81

Dude I've lived in NYC my whole life.

Ask around. Bensonhurst has always had that reputation. Maybe it deserves it, maybe it does not. It is what it is.

He says everyones not from NY,
it does deserve its reputation but it does have a lot of great people that live there as well.

[scatman]

Originally Posted by Joe Bama!

Really? No crap! My grandfather and father still live there. I know all about it, and its been going on for quite a while now.

What's the reason for the exodus?
1. Lack of affordability of NYC?
2. Cashing out on what are now million-dollar houses (pre-housing crash, of course!)
3. Ethnic changes
4. All of the above

[Joe Bama!]

Originally Posted by scatman

What's the reason for the exodus?
1. Lack of affordability of NYC?
2. Cashing out on what are now million-dollar houses (pre-housing crash, of course!)
3. Ethnic changes
4. All of the above

1. the suburbs
2. the Verazano Bridge

[scatman]

Originally Posted by Joe Bama!

1. the suburbs
2. the Verazano Bridge

But those 2 entities came about WELL BEFORE the last 15 years!

[Joe Bama!]

Originally Posted by scatman

But those 2 entities came about WELL BEFORE the last 15 years!

The population of Staten Island has been on a sharp increase over the past 15 years.
The retirement of the baby boomer generation has also been a factor in the exodus.
Florida is a large destination for retired Italians, i always say that Florida is where New Yorkers go before they go to heaven.
Also the exodus of Bensonhurst and other Italian strongholds has been going on since the 1950's.
Chinese and Russian immigrants have been in the neighborhood for quite a while now.

[italian23]

Originally Posted by NooYowkur81

Dude I've lived in NYC my whole life.

Ask around. Bensonhurst has always had that reputation. Maybe it deserves it, maybe it does not. It is what it is.

B'hurst doesn't have a racist reputation. I live in a bordering negihborhood. I'm 23 and I have never heard of that. There are plenty of asians in b'hurst. Sometimes people create stories of racism.