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Do you leave your cardboard box ever? Every taco truck I've ever seen is Mexican run. And I didn't know food trucks were associated with gentrification.
1.) I don't live in a cardboard box yet
2.) That's nice, but most of the ones that are celebrated always seem to have midwestern transplants running them. Have you been to the bland known as Smorgasborg and all the other pop up foodie congregations of food carts?
3.) You didn't know food trucks are associated with genitrification? !HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
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Do you leave your cardboard box ever? Every taco truck I've ever seen is Mexican run. And I didn't know food trucks were associated with gentrification.
1.) I don't live in a cardboard box yet
2.) That's nice, but most of the ones that are celebrated always seem to have midwestern transplants running them. Have you been to the bland known as Smorgasborg and all the other pop up foodie congregations of food carts?
3.) You didn't know food trucks are associated with genitrification? !HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
The most popular taco truck in Brooklyn is Tacos El Bronco, it's authentic as it gets. Same thing with all the other popular Mexican spots.
Fine, I stand corrected. I don't live my life (or my paycheck) scouting out which roach coach I can get my next meal from and considering that some sort of amenity worth paying 300-500 dollars extra a month in rent to be able to walk to.
Fine, I stand corrected. I don't live my life (or my paycheck) scouting out which roach coach I can get my next meal from and considering that some sort of amenity worth paying 300-500 dollars extra a month in rent to be able to walk to.
The most food truck heavy neighborhoods (besides hot dog stands) are not the most expensive neighborhoods by any means. Corona and Sunsrt Park are affordable for NYC standards.
A lot of "bad" neighborhoods don't have establishments other than nail salons, bodegas, 99 cent stores, auto shops, etc.
If this means "accepting the culture" than I pass. I don't think people who have lived in these enclaves accept it either. I mean there is acceptance as in "we have no other choice, because people haven't invested in our hoods" vs "Yeah, we like no variety of retail, AT ALL." I doubt it is the latter.
If this means "accepting the culture" than I pass. I don't think people who have lived in these enclaves accept it either. I mean there is acceptance as in "we have no other choice, because people haven't invested in our hoods" vs "Yeah, we like no variety of retail, AT ALL." I doubt it is the latter.
If you're black or brown and you have stores that meet your needs, then you may not feel the need for anything else. The stores are usually cheap and meet the needs of what the residents can afford.
If you're black or brown and you have stores that meet your needs, then you may not feel the need for anything else. The stores are usually cheap and meet the needs of what the residents can afford.
I can assure you, having no hardware store, or no store that sells shoes in a walking distance serves no one. It's not about budget.
I can assure you, having no hardware store, or no store that sells shoes in a walking distance serves no one. It's not about budget.
It actually is. The lack of amenities keeps rent prices down. For years I've heard people complain that they didn't have a fresh grocer and had to travel far for such things. Of course this is changing, but with that change comes higher rents.
It actually is. The lack of amenities keeps rent prices down. For years I've heard people complain that they didn't have a fresh grocer and had to travel far for such things. Of course this is changing, but with that change comes higher rents.
To some extent yes. But it depends on what opens. Not all ameneties are equal. There is nothing sexy about a hardware store. And there is nothing appealing about BedSty other than people can hang their hat on a peg and say, "I live in Brooklyn." That, at $2.75 will get you on the subway.
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