Those of you who grew up in heavily nonwhite NYC neighborhoods, were there any white kids in the schools you went to? (Victor: apartments, big home)

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by l1995

Yeah I read the immigration statistics for Flatbush and it's Haitians followed by Jamaicans/Trinidadians for Caribbean immigrants, but Mexico and Pakistan are in the top 5 for all groups

I was shocked to see that there were more Mexicans than Jamaicans

Church Avenue by the Q train is all Mexican now

Wasn't like that when I was a kid

Actually it used to be way more Haitian around Church Ave and East 19th. A few of them are still there.

Yeah but Church Ave west of Flatbush is str8 Mexican now

[l1995]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

Church Avenue by the Q train is all Mexican now

Wasn't like that when I was a kid

Actually it used to be way more Haitian around Church Ave and East 19th. A few of them are still there.

Yeah but Church Ave west of Flatbush is str8 Mexican now

It's almost feels like Flatbush West of Ocean Ave or so is a different neighborhood versus East of it

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by l1995

It's almost feels like Flatbush West of Ocean Ave or so is a different neighborhood versus East of it

It always was like that. That part of Brooklyn I know like the back of my hand. I'm a Flatbush guy all day.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

It always was like that. That part of Brooklyn I know like the back of my hand. I'm a Flatbush guy all day.

There were always a lot of Jews on the West side of course, but now I bet there are more Mexicans, Pakiatanis, and Hipsters adding to the mix

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by l1995

There were always a lot of Jews on the West side of course, but now I bet there are more Mexicans, Pakiatanis, and Hipsters adding to the mix

Interesting, I dont really remember encountering many Jews in that part of Flatbush when I was a kid

Maybe in the stores, but I really dont remember them being a street presence in the Church Avenue area

I could be wrong but whats what I remember.

I am talking for the whole 1980s for reference.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

Interesting, I dont really remember encountering many Jews in that part of Flatbush when I was a kid

Maybe in the stores, but I really dont remember them being a street presence in the Church Avenue area

I could be wrong but whats what I remember.

I am talking for the whole 1980s for reference.

I was referring to the entirety of Western Flatbush rather than just Church Ave. I thought quite a few of those Victorian houses were owned by Jews.

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by l1995

I was referring to the entirety of Western Flatbush rather than just Church Ave. I thought quite a few of those Victorian houses were owned by Jews.

Maybe, I dunno

[SeventhFloor]

Brooklyn used to be a former city, remember, with different sections

It's still a little city

so everybody's there anyway

Flatbush and Church is like one of the busiest interesctions in the city

Flatbush got Kings Theater

Flatbush is a swinging place...

Somebody is gonna make a duplex pre-war on Ocean Avenue for 1M

When that happens then get scared, 4 real

[l1995]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

Brooklyn used to be a former city, remember, with different sections

It's still a little city

so everybody's there anyway

Flatbush and Church is like one of the busiest interesctions in the city

Flatbush got Kings Theater

Flatbush is a swinging place...

Somebody is gonna make a duplex pre-war on Ocean Avenue for 1M

When that happens then get scared, 4 real

Flatbush is one of my favorite neighborhoods. If I ever become rich and have millions of dollars at my disposal, I would buy one of those Victorian houses over a brownstone or luxury condo in Manhattan

[l1995]

Originally Posted by NOLA101

Flatbush (east of Ocean Ave.) was practically all (secular) Jewish through the 70's, till the West Indians took over. There were still some elderly Jews remaining in the 80's and 90's.

But now Mexicans and Pakistanis are heading east, and seem to be replacing West Indians, to some extent. And the Orthodox Jewish community is growing eastwards.

But I think West Indians are still holding very strong in East Flatbush and Canarsie (which also has some Italians still).

If you meant to write West initially, I know elderly secular Jews who still live there.

Also, I think West Indians are still holding very strong in the Eastern part of Flatbush proper. And yeah, East Flatbush is very heavily Caribbean still, and the neighborhood has one of the highest black percentages in the city.