Bed-Stuy: The New Lower East Side?
The Times has a story about an architectural designer who’s moved to Bed-Stuy from Alphabet City and claims that Brooklyn reconnects me to New York City as a cultural and social phenomenon. Michael Andaloro lived on Avenue B for more than two decades and sold two apartments there for $1.2 million last year; he originally…
The Times has a story about an architectural designer who’s moved to Bed-Stuy from Alphabet City and claims that Brooklyn reconnects me to New York City as a cultural and social phenomenon. Michael Andaloro lived on Avenue B for more than two decades and sold two apartments there for $1.2 million last year; he originally paid $60,000 for the properties. Andaloro recently bought a Bed-Stuy building for $775,000 and spent almost that much on renovating the structure, which he says was a 7 on the squalor scale. The new Brooklynite says he doesn’t miss the East Village, which was like spring break in Orlando on Thursday nights and that his new neighborhood’s diversity and possibilities are like the Lower East Side of lore. And, of course, he’s banking on his Bed-Stuy investment eventually paying off the same way Alphabet City did: I always figure that a bleak or notorious neighborhood translates into cachet one day.
Rediscovering New York as It Used to Be [NY Times]
Photo by …neene…
Hey 10:25 – I never said he ‘represents’ liberalism, I said – he is whats wrong with liberalism.
Poverty and Grittiness isn’t a “cache” its a tragedy. And stepping over dead bodies shouldnt give you any hipness, it should give you nightmares.
And if you or anyone else thinks that the lower eastside isn’t truly diverse then you are blind and deaf. – but the term ‘diversity’ when you are talking about people like Mr. Andaloro isnt about living with people who have diverse politics, economics, backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions at all. Diversity to this group of “liberals” is finding some poor minorities to live among, while you and your (exactly like minded) relatively rich non-minority friends hang out and criticize everyone else for being so bourgeois.
And of course I know SoBro isnt a racial term – except to the extent that only a rich white douche like this guy would actually utter it while at the same time pretending to be “real”
The “Decepts” started in Brooklyn Tech in the 80’s. A street gang that covered Brookyln and expanded into other areas of the city. There were also the ‘Lo life’s. That was a gang that wore Polo, so anyone wearing ‘lo at the time was subject to running their gear on the C train.
NY is a much better place now. Much better. Yeah the truck is big and drinks gas, but I needed the space for the stroller and constant costco shopping. I probably will downsize.
Prospective Suy Heights Buyer
They were a notorious street gang. You didn’t hear that much about them after the Crips and Bloods came along. I guess they either merged with one of them or were wiped out, or aged out, and I’m sure prison took many of them off the streets as well. No loss to the community.
i thought only drug dealers drove denali’s
Prospective Stuy Heights Buyer,
What is a Decepticon? I only know that word from the same-titled Le Tigre song…
Thanks
Unless you are carting a softball team around on a daily basis, no one needs a Denali. I have no problem with someone needing a car, but why a behemoth land yacht like a Denali, Hummer or Escalade? No one’s going to break into a Camry.
Overall, I think we can agree that there are significantly more obese people outside cities than inside them.
That’s all.
Of course not every city dweller is slim.
That’s ridiculous to even say.
And yes…not walking has a DIRECT impact on not only the environment, but on physical health and fitness as well.
11:33, there are plenty of fat people in urban environments, so suburban living and car ownership does not necessarily mean belonging to the chub club.
I appreciate the comments. But I am born and raised in Crown Heights. Grew up there in the 80’s when things were still very hot. Possies, Decepticons, the whole nine. Went to BK Tech and Ft. Greene/ CH was no family friendly playground then. I just don’t know bed-stuy. Clearly the houses are beautifull there and the quiet suburbian lifestyle won’t work for me.
In CH I can’t park on the street because of the constant break-ins. My denali was broken into 3 times. It’s crazy. So I appreciate the garage info. The move would be different for my family but I needed to hear from some of the current Stuy owners on the living situation. Friends are warning against it, but the article in NYTimes and some of your responses are giving me renewed hope on the matter.
Again, I appreciate all of your comments,
The Prospective Stuy-Heights buyer.