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"Bronx residents were asked by Homes.com where they would like to live in New York City, and 40 percent said they would prefer to live in any borough except The Bronx"
I'm surprised that it's ONLY at 40%. I'm also surprised that other people are surprised at this article.
The Bronx is the embodiment of everything low-class despite the handful of decent neighborhoods there and a couple spots in Brooklyn being a bit worse.
Everyone's hoping for these magical super-fancy Aristocrats to show up and take over but there's still PLENTY of closer areas that these people would consider before looking at this area. Be glad that there's still some semi-affordable places left in this city.
But hey, at least your not in Jersey.
Last edited by MemoryMaker; 02-29-2016 at 07:40 PM..
With that being said, I think we know the issues that the Bronx currently faces. However, the change is starting already - I just think it will take longer than Brooklyn or Queens, that's all.
There will be a day where you can no longer buy a lucy on the Concourse.
i'm surprised that it's only at 40%. I'm also surprised that other people are surprised at this article.
The bronx is the embodiment of everything low-class despite the handful of decent neighborhoods there and a couple spots in brooklyn being a bit worse.
Everyone's hoping for these magical super-fancy aristocrats to show up and take over but there's still plenty of closer areas that these people would consider before looking at this area. Be glad that there's still some semi-affordable places left in this city.
But hey, at least your not in jersey.
+1
the complete gentrification of east harlem will happen before it spills over to the bronx
the complete gentrification of east harlem will happen before it spills over to the bronx
Which then means never as East Harlem has too many housing projects to ever "fully" gentrify. You'd have to do what was done elsewhere first; evict residents of PJs, tear them down and rebuild something new for total gentrification to happen.
I know East Harlem as a whole won't gentrify, but there are some blocks in the lower part of East Harlem which are pretty much indistinguishable from the UES
Geography determines destiny. I also read about Staten Island which will also see a dip in home prices. Not that this is bad, but this gives a chance for middle income person and families to buy in, instead of buying what it is hot and they cant really afford it. Overall back to my comment. Geography determines destiny. Bronx and Staten Island is far from the Manhattan core except for North Shore Staten Island which can reach Manhattan via ferry and immediate areas of the South Bronx south of Yankee Stadium. Bronx and Staten Island is way out of the way and have very long commute times to Manhattan where Brooklyn and Queens have very quick commute times into Manhattan core.
Remember, Bronx is practically Upstate. Staten Island is practically New Jersey.
I love the Bronx, but at the same time I'm tired of it. Guess what I hate other boroughs as well and I don't care much for it.
There are parts of Brooklyn and Queens that have long commute times into Manhattan as well like Coney Island, The Rockaways, much of Queens is basically like living in Nassau county.
The thing with the Bronx is that it doesn't have much of a draw, similar to Staten Island. However I find that life is much easier to live in these boroughs than the other three.
In the current NYC people will pay a lot of money to live next to or even on the projects. Luxury housing has been built on NYCHA land in Chelsea.
Very expensive housing has been built in LIC comparatively close to Queensbridge, a massive housing project in LIC.
The rents for PRIVATE housing in East Harlem has skyrocketed. I know people paying $2500 for a two bedroom apartment in EAST HARLEM. Right around the corner from the projects. In NYC today people don't automatically faint just because there are housing projects and/or poor people in an area. I feel that this attitude from some older posters are from people whose concepts of NYC are stuck in the 80s.
I think a lot of people on this thread disparage East Harlem because of large number of Blacks and Hispanics. Ironically many of them increasingly could not afford to LIVE in EAST HARLEM, unless they moved into a housing project.
East Harlem certainly WON'T become all white and if that's what you mean by gentrification, that isn't happening. But you will have increasing numbers of whites and asians moving in, and you have had more co-op conversion and more condos coming up.
Much, probably even most of the Bronx isn't really a "ghetto slum"
50% is thuggish and occupied by ghetto fabulous ppl with ghetto ideals and attitudes. They continue to bloc vote for idiots who do nothing and have Zero vision.
Last edited by Mistertee; 03-02-2016 at 01:52 PM..
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