Why gentrification is lame.

[italianyc84]

...so am I the only person surprised that the black population in East New York was low enough to actually RISE 13%

(fwiw, I'm in Bensonhurst. I have yet to see a hipster but will likely become homicidal if/when they move in. Leave South Brooklyn alone.)

[anon1]

Originally Posted by italianyc84

...so am I the only person surprised that the black population in East New York was low enough to actually RISE 13%

(fwiw, I'm in Bensonhurst. I have yet to see a hipster but will likely become homicidal if/when they move in. Leave South Brooklyn alone.)

East NY was never as predominantly black as its brooklyn neighbors Brownsville, Bed-stuy, Flatbush, Crown Heights, etc. It was always a mix of Blacks and Hispanics. My family came from Puerto Rico in the 50s when they moved to East NY and even the high schools, there were always fights between the blacks and hispanics... Also there were avenues that were more hispanic than Black that have changed alot in recent years... Where we used to live on Pitkin near Jerome that area around ther was probably a 60-40 split hispanic/black but when we moved it became much more Black. I'd say the breakdown now is somewhere around 70-30 Black hispanic...

And @ your second comment... that comment had me dying...

[Nyc77]

I think the Chinese are invading Bensonhurst right?

[PorkFriedRice]

Originally Posted by Nyc77

I think the Chinese are invading Bensonhurst right?

Correct. It's already been invaded. Ride the N train and the D train.