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That is a legit name though, right? As opposed to Ditmas Park
Similarly, I predict people will start using "Mott Haven" more when it gentrified, even though that name is completely valid and has been around for a long time. I know a girl who lived in Mott Haven her entire life and she didn't even seem to know what Mott Haven is! I wonder why The Bronx lacks the neighborhood pride that Brooklyn has.
Yea PLG is legit. Newcomers tend to use the correct name of all neighborhoods!
Newcomers will sometimes even pronounce streets the way they were originally pronounced smh lol.
I remember one time the hipsters I worked with at the DOT literally google searched endlessly to understand how the Macombs bridge is pronounced lol
Yea PLG is legit. Newcomers tend to use the correct name of all neighborhoods!
Newcomers will sometimes even pronounce streets the way they were originally pronounced smh lol.
I remember one time the hipsters I worked with at the DOT literally google searched endlessly to understand how the Macombs bridge is pronounced lol
Which streets do natives often pronounce incorrectly? I actually noticed that more people are pronouncing Koscizusco street correctly these days, probably due to the automated subway cars. I refuse to say "koss-kee-uss-co", I don't care how "old school NY" it is lol.
There are so many streets in NYC that it's impossible to know how all of them are pronounced, though.
Which streets do natives often pronounce incorrectly? I actually noticed that more people are pronouncing Koscizusco street correctly these days, probably due to the automated subway cars. I refuse to say "koss-kee-uss-co", I don't care how "old school NY" it is lol.
There are so many streets in NYC that it's impossible to know how all of them are pronounced, though.
This one hipster came up to me and told me Classon Ave is pronounced “Clasone” Ave.
This one hipster came up to me and told me Classon Ave is pronounced “Clasone” Ave.
I told her to GTFOH!
haha, I wonder why she would even think to pronounce it like that.
What I bet people f up 100% of the time though, is Houston Street.
Also, the aforementioned chick from Mott Haven, "corrected" me when I pronounced Betances the way it's pronounced in Spanish, and said it's "Beh-tan-sis". And she's Hispanic herself lol.
haha, I wonder why she would even think to pronounce it like that.
What I bet people f up 100% of the time though, is Houston Street.
Also, the aforementioned chick from Mott Haven, "corrected" me when I pronounced Betances the way it's pronounced in Spanish, and said it's "Beh-tan-sis". And she's Hispanic herself lol.
That’s good to know cause the only part of the Bronx I know is Gun Hill lol
There is also a Syrian Jewish community that goes as far down as Avenue U (although it's center is on Kings Highway) if not lower than Avenue U, and I bet some of them say they live in "Flatbush" as well! It's really something...
That’s good to know cause the only part of the Bronx I know is Gun Hill lol
Haha maybe it's a West Indian thing.
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There is also a Syrian Jewish community that goes as far down as Avenue U (although it's center is on Kings Highway) if not lower than Avenue U, and I bet some of them say they live in "Flatbush" as well! It's really something...
Are those the really well dressed Jews I see at the bottom part of Ocean Parkway?
Yea I would say the nice well dressed and pretty Jews who live in Homecrest! Ave R area!
Yes, so those well-dressed Jews who live in Homecrest/Sheepshead Bay/Gravesend (who may also say that they live in "Flatbush", by the way - yes really!) are the Sephardic community - most of them are originally from Syria or Egypt (with a smattering from other Middle Eastern locales). The Sephardic Community Center (a Y of sorts) is on Ocean Parkway and Avenue S I believe.
Many people refer to the community as simply "Syrian Jews" since the majority are of Syrian origin.
You may find that they dress nicely, because although they are all nominally Orthodox (all of the Sephardic synagogues in the area are Orthodox), they tend to be more modern than the Ashkenazi/European Jews in the rest of Midwood, or in Borough Park, etc.
Therefore, they do dress more modern, many of the women don't cover their hair, etc.
True, many of them are stylish because it's a relatively wealthy community on average, and also, they have a pretty big presence in the fashion industry as a matter of fact (some Syrian Jews, i.e., Isaac Mizrahi is from the Brooklyn Syrian Jewish community, went into fashion as a career.)
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