Wrapping up what will heretofore be known as class warfare week on Brownstoner…We followed Set Speed’s post on Tuesday about the punk rock ass crack phenomenon (huh?) and wound up reading this excerpt from Hip Hop Diary that was written back in February in response to the Clinton Hill profile in the Times:

If the median income in this area is a bit over 40 grand, and the median price for a small-ass condo is half a million and it’s over a million for buildings, who’s buying property here now? And what does that bode for the neighborhood’s celebrated “economic and cultural diversity?” You know what I see when I walk around here now? Tons of not-exactly-fresh-outta-high school Pratt students (getting an MFA must be the same as getting an MBA was 20 years ago). Rich white dads with baby backpacks. People standing in front of the Clinton-Washington stop asking for directions to Myrtle Avenue. Nannys wheeling children in expensive strollers. And lots and lots of Volvos. They’re already swarming. I’ve gotta get out of here.

Comment: Hey, don’t look at us, we’ve got a used Subaru.
Biggie Shoulda Been Buying Real Estate [Hip Hop Diary]
Recurring Ass Crack Theme [Set Speed]