Which Northeast city would be best for a black middle class family? (NYC, living)
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By default because Biden chose Marty Walsh as labor secretary.
See this is a little unfair because he never even announced he was even going to run again. And the only two other challengers are a black woman and an Asian woman. There really were no Irishmen in discussion this go round. Which in general has been the case win Boston as of late-white men either vacating their seats or not bothering to run for office. The white population of Boston is more wealthy and non Irish than ever before so as a result their base has shrunk to a relatively small island making it hard to win “their” districts let alone citywide. So while it’s by default there was a possibility this would have happened regardless. Irregardless of how the mayor got there this mayor is a whole Afrocentric activist so needless to say this is going to be a major change.
What folks don’t know is since Boston eliminated term limits in the 1930s no incumbent has ever loss without first serving a federal prison sentence and that happened once in 1947. Meaning once your mayor you are mayor for life. The last mayor to become mayor the way Janey is was Thomas menino and he ruled from 1993-2014.
In 2021 Boston will have a black mayor, black DA, black sheriff, black transit police chief, black school superintendent, black fire chief, and black police chief. I can’t even think of any prominent Irish Americans in city politics now that Walsh is gone. ‘Unprecedented’ is the word.
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New Haven, CT - Black folks in actual positions of power with Yale, gov't., and the arts community as well. Definitely an underrated city.
New Haven is definitely underrated. It’s had black mayors and is the black cultural capital of CT- but the arts community? And Yale? Yale’s president is white. Do tell.
meh, then we gotta' add alderpersons/councilpersons... (sliding goal posts).
are these only current black mayors. last year would include newton, ma (possibly others).
Yes, these are current mayors.
I say that the borough president is a little bit different, because technically both the Bronx and Brooklyn are also counties(Bronx County and Kings County) and have the same boundaries. So, they are more in line with county executives. https://www.brooklyn-usa.org/eric-adams-bio/
meh, then we gotta' add alderpersons/councilpersons... (sliding goal posts).
are these only current black mayors. last year would include newton, ma (possibly others).
Cambridge too.
I was gonna say-mayor is mayor... But regardless Brockton will probably be next. After this dude is done the next mayor will be black (almost was the past two times). Given whites are such a small part of Brockton (27%) it’s amazing they still hold the mayorship.
Khrystian King in Worcester is also a possible mayor. He’s the top vote getter citywide after the mayor. As are Justin Hurst or Marcus Williams in Springfield. Watch out for Kobi Dennis in Providence because the current mayor, Jorge Elorza, will definitely be running for governor since Gina Raimondo in Biden’s cabinet.
Hartford is way over due for a black mayor-they had two in Thurman Milner and a woman in the 1980s, but I think it’s when the mayorship was a figure head and not elected. Bridgeport is over due to.
This was really answered in another thread and I really think it goes to the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown area. It isn't perfect, but it is tough to beat a metro with a black median household income well into the $60,000's, one of the most integrated metros in the top 100 in population, has in recent history the smallest black/white per capita income gap for top 100 metros with a substantial black population, has government representation, access to employment in the adjacent NYC metro via commuter rail, has walkability within its cities and villages, has communities that are culturally diverse where the black median household income is the highest out of all groups in recent history and so on. That is tough to beat nd dare I say may be one of the better metro areas for black folks anywhere in the country. It isn't perfect(i.e.-Newburgh has a "rep" in parts of that small city. Poughkeepsie to a lesser degree and public schools are suspect.), but it has a lot going for it.
So, that could be an area to look into if you want a very urban neighborhood with a visible black middle class in parts. If you want suburban there, Colonie (inc. Menands) would be a good choice.
In terms of other suburbs/towns besides Colonie, Niskayuna outside of Schenectady, Guilderland, East Greenbush, Rotterdam, Clifton Park and Ravena/Selkirk area have visible black middle residents.
You also have small satellite cities such as Watervliet, Cohoes and Rensselaer with visible black population, with Watervliet having a decent black middle class.
There are a few in Saratoga Springs, which also has had a long time black population due to its horse racing/tourist history. The area just west of Downtown was/is where the black community is concentrated. https://www.saratoga.com/aboutsarato...k-allen-lodge/
In terms of private schools, there are quite a few, but besides Bishop Maginn and Albany Academy, schools such as Mekeel Christian in Scotia, LaSalle Institute in Troy(boys), Bishop Gibbons-Notre Dame in Schenectady, Christian Brothers Academy just out side of Albany(boys), Academy of the Holy Names in Albany(girls), Doane Stuart in Rensselaer and Catholic Central in Troy are options some may go with.
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So, you can have kids that live in the city, but go to school in a suburban SD through this program.
In terms of suburbs, the area's western suburban SD's like Gates-Chili, Greece, Rush-Henrietta, West Irondequoit, East Irondequoit, Churchville-Chili, Wheatland-Chili and to a lesser degree Spencerport and Brockport tend to have more black residents. you do have some in eastern suburban SD's like Penfield, Webster and Fairport in visible amounts. Some are in very affluent and arguably Upstate NY's best SD Pittsford and some are out in growing Victor in Ontario County.
It is also an area with rural/small towns with decent and consistent black populations in Wayne County towns such as Sodus, Lyons and even Newark, Clyde and Williamson. Same for Orleans County in terms of mainly Albion and Medina. Geneva in Ontario County is a small "city" also with a substantial black population. A solid soul food restaurant there: https://www.facebook.com/RedmansChickennRibs/ (owner's brother played Basketball at Boston College back in the 1980's in the real Big East: http://www.genevasportshof.org/bio.p...Scott%20Tyrone).
As for Rochester, black mayor, police chief, fire chief, etc. So, again the leadership is there and the city is about 41% black.
Add a little more later.
Some sports references in regards to the bolded for Rochester...
Just to add in regards to some of the other criteria, other suburban areas/SD's such as Liverpool, North Syracuse and Onondaga Central also have a visible black middle class. Some are scattered to other suburbs as well(Westhill, Fayetteville-Manlius, East Syracuse-Minoa, West Genesee, Baldwinsville, Solvay, Lyncourt).
Middle class black residents are likely to live in the Bayberry area of Clay and the Galeville/Chestnut Heights/Sunflower Park area of Salina, with a few in the village.
Onondaga Central is a small suburban/rural hybrid SD, with most of the black residents living in Nedrow(a working/middle class suburb, with some in the Tabitha Creek development in Onondaga Hill: https://censusreporter.org/profiles/...726-nedrow-ny/
In terms of Syracuse parks, Upper Onondaga Park is a nice park in the SW corner of the city where you can get a good run on the court, go swim, to the playground or go for a nice walk: http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Parks/onondagaParkUpper.html
Barry Park on the East Side is another park that is pretty popular where you may find pick up soccer, walkers, runners, runs on the court or people at the playground: http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Parks/barryPark.html
Thornden Park near Syracuse University can have its share of activity, including Shakespeare in the amphitheater, Pop Warner games and has a nice Rose Garden: http://www.syracuse.ny.us/Parks/thorndenPark.html
As for another neighborhood, this is a walkable area with a mix of restaurants, an African dance studio and the Paul Dunbar American Legion that has fish fry's on Fridays and has a Cultural festival every September also on the city's East Side: https://westcottsyr.com/
Going towards Downtown on East Genesee Street(where there are 2 black dentist offices), you have this cultural center affiliated with Syracuse University and dance school: Home: Community Folk Arts Center, Syracuse University
This doesn't include the South Side, which is actually the side of town with the highest black percentage and has some thing going on in the Sankofa District on South Salina Street, as mentioned in the Cultural Nodes thread. 3 Southside — Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today
Even on the other sides of town like the North Side, it is a very diverse area with the black population being a mix from African immigrants/refugees and AA's(can see references in the African/Caribbean thread with videos from Sudanese and Somalian events). On the West Side most are on the Near West Side, which is where much of the city's Hispanic population lives and is a rough area that has tried to somewhat gentrify in in its northern portion. 7 Northside — Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today
If you want old money, besides the previously mentioned Strathmore, which is where Upper Onondaga Park is located and not too far from Corcoran high; you also have Scottholm on the East Side not too far from Nottingham High: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0434...6!9m2!1b1!2i37
Some other things, Destiny USA in the city is the 6th biggest shopping center in the country and includes more than shopping with things like a FunnyBone comedy club, indoor cart racing, etc.(kids can act the fool there at times though): https://www.destinyusa.com/
If you like sports, you have Syracuse University, AHL Hockey and International League(Triple A) baseball. https://cuse.com/
There are other festivals like Taste of Syracuse, a bunch of ethnic festivals, a Winterfest, etc.
You can find other scenes in the as well, if you know where to look.
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