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It’s ridiculous that these transplants are being herded by these media companies to neighborhood that advertises best in the world is simply selling them a mini disneyworld. Ridgewood was mostly immigrant and now being gentrified because of the media sold it as top 5 in the world?
They list should instead say “Top 5 neighborhoods that are profitable for developers.”
I only read TimeOut for the classifieds so, I never bothered with their articles.
Well done.
Emphasis on my opinion.
Ridgewood was a beautiful Neighborhood for many decades. Irish ,Italians,Germans.........
mostly European and Catholic. Then they left
and the neighborhood went downhill.
Developers have always used the media to push the individual towards the cool spot.
Investors purchase land on the cheap.
Next is the media hype........tied to investors/investments.
Young adults come with a promise of good things to come.
They come with good jobs. Good jobs stabilizes the neighborhood.
The investors build quickly drawing even more young adults with good jobs.
They don't tell you that % of buildings need to be appropriated to the impoverished.
They don't tell you rezoning districts and spill overs from crime ridden neighborhoods
as an equity plan between city and investors are coming.
They don't tell you many things.
It's all about the money.
Never about you.
You are their seed.
They plant you.
They grow you.
They pick the fruit off you.
What’s sad is that Ridgewood is just a blue collar town where a lot of immigrants moved to because it was affordable compared to most of Queens and Brooklyn. It was unwanted by most NYers because who wants to see and live near cemetery. This is what I find repulsive or cringy is that so many transplants live around cemeteries around NYC. The places most NYers would not want to be around.
Anytime a town is getting buzz, I know it’s the developers that are pushing it because they were the ones buying up the cheap land and putting in big apts and attracting businesses there. But I’m not gonna fall for that because the geography of Ridgewood and Williamsburg area is not the best.
So I get the hype but calling Ridgewood like the top 4th place in the world is like dissing great cities like Tokyo, Shanghai, Miami, etc. Because those places are no longer marketable or have any new development.
I used to live in LIC and I think that place was great until it got over hyped and become another transplant Mecca. Transplants destroy the livelihood of neighborhoods, soon the pot smoke, noise, and craziness pollutes the neighborhood.
You're probably taking this a bit too seriously. This supposedly was a survey, and it's likely there was a push to get Ridgewood rated up there whether pushed by developers or otherwise. It's definitely a neighborhood that has a lot of young people and nightlife, but it doesn't take anything away from Tokyo, Shanghai, or Miami (I think it's hilarious to put this alongside Tokyo and Shanghai). I'm also skeptical of the developer angle though not of the idea that it's astroturfed to get more eyes and interest in it. Ridgewood has large historic districts, lots of family apartments/buildings, very little vacant brownfield lots from destroyed buildings, nor all that much in industrial to be redeveloped. Real estate agents, maybe? People who own businesses there?
LIC is a weird example. That place was primarily industrial and there wasn't much of a local community to consider. It was also one of the few places where there were large plots of land in very close proximity to Midtown to build out of. It's a lot of Midtown working professionals and sometimes their families, so the idea that it was hyped to be "cool" is pretty odd.
Last edited by OyCrumbler; 10-13-2022 at 04:32 PM..
You're probably taking this a bit too seriously. This supposedly was a survey, and it's likely there was a push to get Ridgewood rated up there whether pushed by developers or otherwise. It's definitely a neighborhood that has a lot of young people and nightlife, but it doesn't take anything away from Tokyo, Shanghai, or Miami (I think it's hilarious to put this alongside Tokyo and Shanghai). I'm also skeptical of the developer angle though not of the idea that it's astroturfed to get more eyes and interest in it. Ridgewood has large historic districts, lots of family apartments/buildings, very little vacant brownfield lots from destroyed buildings, nor all that much in industrial to be redeveloped. Real estate agents, maybe? People who own businesses there?
LIC is a weird example. That place was primarily industrial and there wasn't much of a local community to consider. It was also one of the few places where there were large plots of land in very close proximity to Midtown to build out of. It's a lot of Midtown working professionals and sometimes their families, so the idea that it was hyped to be "cool" is pretty odd.
He’s taking it way too seriously.. it ain’t that deep. Not like they are getting extra funding due to this lol
You're probably taking this a bit too seriously. This supposedly was a survey, and it's likely there was a push to get Ridgewood rated up there whether pushed by developers or otherwise. It's definitely a neighborhood that has a lot of young people and nightlife, but it doesn't take anything away from Tokyo, Shanghai, or Miami (I think it's hilarious to put this alongside Tokyo and Shanghai). I'm also skeptical of the developer angle though not of the idea that it's astroturfed to get more eyes and interest in it. Ridgewood has large historic districts, lots of family apartments/buildings, very little vacant brownfield lots from destroyed buildings, nor all that much in industrial to be redeveloped. Real estate agents, maybe? People who own businesses there?
LIC is a weird example. That place was primarily industrial and there wasn't much of a local community to consider. It was also one of the few places where there were large plots of land in very close proximity to Midtown to build out of. It's a lot of Midtown working professionals and sometimes their families, so the idea that it was hyped to be "cool" is pretty odd.
You're probably taking this a bit too seriously.
Disagree ...........It is worthy of serious discussion.
It is normal for people to put faith in word of mouth .
It could be a restaurant, a stock, a parcel of land.
It's called trust and many bad people take advantage of this good nature.
When the media runs the story immediately question what layer
of the pyramid ( scheme ) downline would you be entering.
My opinion.
Layer 1,2 .......or lowly layer 11 ?
The media is powerful enough to sway voters..........why not real estate?
Glad posters speak up and tell their side of the real Ridgewood.
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You're probably taking this a bit too seriously. This supposedly was a survey, and it's likely there was a push to get Ridgewood rated up there whether pushed by developers or otherwise. It's definitely a neighborhood that has a lot of young people and nightlife, but it doesn't take anything away from Tokyo, Shanghai, or Miami (I think it's hilarious to put this alongside Tokyo and Shanghai). I'm also skeptical of the developer angle though not of the idea that it's astroturfed to get more eyes and interest in it. Ridgewood has large historic districts, lots of family apartments/buildings, very little vacant brownfield lots from destroyed buildings, nor all that much in industrial to be redeveloped. Real estate agents, maybe? People who own businesses there?
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very little vacant brownfield lots from destroyed buildings, nor all that much in industrial to be redeveloped.
Never stopped anybody before....
When developers run out of space around them they turn to the space above them
Same game. Different gimmick. Hi Rise Apartments......Oooooh... Wow. Chance of a lifetime.....
Draw the people. Sell them the property.
I'm from Ridgewood. I always loved that neighborhood, mainly because it feels like a Brooklyn neighborhood even though its in Queens.
That's exactly how I feel about Ridgewood. That's probably why I like going there too.
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