Race or income? (Good and bad neighborhoods)

[BrownstoneNY]

Most of the relevant stuff has already been said. There are a couple of enclaves of middle class to wealthy minorities left, though. Convent Ave in Hamilton Heights is a mostly black and very wealthy street, dating back to the peak of black Harlem in the 1950s. Some parts of SE Queens are still middle class to wealthy and mostly black, too. And of course there are wealthy Asians throughout outer Queens and generally throughout the city.

Lower income whites... well, aside from the Hasidic Jews, there are the Russians all across South Brooklyn, and Irish and Italians in Howard Beach. There are some lower-income Greeks and Egyptians (officially white in the Census) in Astoria, and Pelham Gardens in the Bronx is working class although increasingly Hispanic, too. Woodlawn Heights is a working class white neighborhood, too.

[Veve0308]

As an African American I wil shed some light. To be honest there are alot more Wealthy blacks than people think. The problem is that in NY blacks are not accepted every where no matter how much money they make. No one wants to buy in a neighborhood when they will get stares and talks. So the majority of blacks with money will usually buy where they will feel comfortable because a house is a long term investment. My in laws bought homes 25 years ago a prestigious neighborhood in Brooklyn, the homes in that neighborhood are like 5 bedrooms and at least 4 thousand square footage. When they bought it was predominently white, they all sold and moved out. Now 25 years later homes worth 1 million dollars white are trying to buy to move back in but to their surprise no one is selling.

My husband and I combine make about 200k a year give or take, we livin a Canarsie where we live there are georgeous single family homes and multi-family homes. Most of people living where we are making in that ball park. Years ago when it was all white it was considered prime area to live but as soon as blacks bought it is now considered a ghetto. I was around the time when it was all white and it was same no differenence because in the surroundings you have projects and stuff but the actuall Canarsie stayed closed knit. I think that a neighborhood is great as long as the people living there are white, but as soon as blacks move in it is then considered not a good neighborhood. Good thing there are people with open mind and you can visit and see things for yourself. I've lived in Sheaps Head Bay area and to be honest there is no difference, you have wealthy white, poor white and middle class white same as in Canarsie but because Canarsie is mostly black it is made area to be in.

Hopefully as years goes by people can open their eyes and not put a lable on if you are black you are equal to poor.

[babysladkaya]

The issue with Ny is that there are no affluent African-American neighbrohoods with an exception of a very few, like Cambria Heights in Queens. I had an Af-Am co-worker, the guy before coming onboard at my place, was an audit manager at PWC, his wife was a nurse, and they lived in Cambria Heights. I heard that in Chicago and in DC, there is such as athing as the affluent Af-Am areas, wasn't Obama's home in one of these areas?

[itshim]

[quote=Saccaros;16446679]Is race or money more important in NY?

I saw the movie sex and the city. I saw Miranda looking for a good neighbourhood in Brooklyn. And to my surprise Miranda saw a White man, and said, "look a White man, lead us to your home." And she found a White, middle class, area.[quote]

Who could blame her? Maybe she should have looked in Brownsville and East NY? lol

[Veve0308]

I will say it again, a neighborhood becomes affluent when white lives there but as soon as blacks does it is no longer, that is what it boils down to. It has nothing to do with there arent enough afflunent neighborhood.