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The historic district was designated in November 1981 so the name has been around since at least then. Whether the name was made up by the city around 1981 or has been around for a very long time before (which is what I am guessing) is the question.
Oh okay- the names' been in use since the 19th century. It' s not a new made up name like Piano District.
Hamilton Heights has been called that for well over 50 years. Its now a historic district. It is a part of West Harlem, but even the old people refer to the area as HH. There is a sub neighborhood in HH named Sugar Hill. It was named that almost 100 years ago referring to the "sweet life" as the neighborhood was a wealthy black enclave until the 80s and 90s when crack turned HH into a war zone.
These days I find the area to be one of the most beautiful in the city. No fake name needed.
He lives on Classon if I'm not mistaken. That's pretty much the border, but he seemed to scoff at the idea of Clinton Hill being a thing
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Biggie is also from Clinton Hill, but repped Bed Stuy very hard
That area is basically the Clinton Hill/Bedstuy border. I used to live on Dekalb/Franklin and take the G at Classon, but I could also get off at Bedford-Nostrand on the G. So I could see why your friend considers that area Bedstuy, I used to use both names interchangeably when describing the area.
Ditmas Park is real, but the development in 1902 of farmland only referred to the blocks bounded by Dorchester to Newkirk and Ocean Ave. west to the train tracks - ten square blocks. These days the term is applied to a much larger chunk of Flatbush.
That area is basically the Clinton Hill/Bedstuy border. I used to live on Dekalb/Franklin and take the G at Classon, but I could also get off at Bedford-Nostrand on the G. So I could see why your friend considers that area Bedstuy, I used to use both names interchangeably when describing the area.
I'm guessing Quooklyn is some fantasy term for Greenpoint or edge of Buskwick?
I'd heard people refer to blocks north of Chelsea and below the Port Authority as Chelski.
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