Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New York > New York City
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 05-20-2008, 05:48 PM
 
33,396 posts, read 46,826,601 times
Reputation: 14045

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by Colleen718 View Post
Oh and I don't understand why someone in Williamsburg, who is "a very dark-skinned African" should have a hard time with getting looked at and made uncomfortable. Williamsburg/Bushwick (or East Williamsburg as the hipsters like to call it) used to be a run down neighborhood where people who were white were very scarce. White hipsters and yuppies pushed all the people who are from there out.

Just goes to show your ignorance about that neighborhood.
for the record, williamsburg used to be run down, but the jewish and spanish people were on the southside, and polish were on the north side. williamsburg's never been a neighborhood known for black people living in. there may be some closer to bushwick, but its just not a neighborhood known for having a substanial black population.
__________________
"The man who sleeps on the floor, can never fall out of bed." -Martin Lawrence

Forum TOS: //www.city-data.com/forumtos.html
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-20-2008, 06:17 PM
 
40 posts, read 143,737 times
Reputation: 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Henna View Post
Move on.
Drink green tea.
What's next, kiddie races.
Nothing better to do than get snotty behind a computer screen.


I must say you are really adding so much to this conversation.

All in good fun. Nothing too serious. But I hear you on naming an entire neighborhood racist. Just letting the story be heard. My opinion on that neighborhood isn't a good one, as I am sure everyone has bad experiences in at least one neighborhood.

But green tea is great. Cheers!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-20-2008, 06:23 PM
 
40 posts, read 143,737 times
Reputation: 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by SeventhFloor View Post
for the record, williamsburg used to be run down, but the jewish and spanish people were on the southside, and polish were on the north side. williamsburg's never been a neighborhood known for black people living in. there may be some closer to bushwick, but its just not a neighborhood known for having a substanial black population.
Point taken. I guess if Henna was referring more around the Bushwick area, my reply would have been more correct.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-20-2008, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Bronx, NY
2,806 posts, read 16,332,729 times
Reputation: 1115
Quote:
Originally Posted by Colleen718 View Post
Point taken. I guess if Henna was referring more around the Bushwick area, my reply would have been more correct.
Why are you commenting on the area as though you are some sort of expert if you don't even know the demographics of the neighborhood?

I could probably count the number of times I've been to Williamsburg on one hand and yet even I know its pretty white neighborhood, and its been that way for a while.

EDIT: Oh and for the record I drink plenty of green tea and that hasn't helped me to chill out
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-21-2008, 08:27 AM
 
40 posts, read 143,737 times
Reputation: 11
ok, you're a little late.

good luck on finding a remedy to chill out.

i feel for you.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:




Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > New York > New York City
Similar Threads
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top