Bed Stuy Native Laments Dramatic Change in Neighborhood in the Daily News
Did anyone catch this essay in The New York Daily News, called “Goodbye, My Bed Stuy”? The writer, a black man who grew up in Bed Stuy and is a journalism professor at Brooklyn College, laments the growing number of whites moving into Bed Stuy and the rising rents, which are pricing out longtime black…
Did anyone catch this essay in The New York Daily News, called “Goodbye, My Bed Stuy”? The writer, a black man who grew up in Bed Stuy and is a journalism professor at Brooklyn College, laments the growing number of whites moving into Bed Stuy and the rising rents, which are pricing out longtime black renters in the neighborhood.
He mentions that Bed Stuy is mostly townhouses, which means most units aren’t rent regulated. He also says part of the problem is investors who are purchasing homes “as bundles.” We haven’t heard of that, but we think he is referring to investors buying townhouses in the area to rent out. (Incidentally, a building he mentions as an example of landlord harassment is in Crown Heights, not Bed Stuy.)
What do you think of the essay?
Which is why all the old brick buildings in San Fran have fallen right???
Yeah Brooklyn as we knew it is done..
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Someday this war is gonna end…
Hello NOP,
It’s good to hear from you and I hope everything is well.
As you see nothing has changed, same old crap.
Brownstoner has fallen…
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Someday this war is gonna end…