Worse Kind of Yuppie Now Invading 'Burg
Now that the battle’s clearly been lost against the relatively inoffensive yuppies of the creative classes in Williamsburg (read: non-Wall Street types who still make enough dough, or have parents who make enough dough, to buy a new condo within walking distance of the Bedford L train), locals have something far worse to get their…
Now that the battle’s clearly been lost against the relatively inoffensive yuppies of the creative classes in Williamsburg (read: non-Wall Street types who still make enough dough, or have parents who make enough dough, to buy a new condo within walking distance of the Bedford L train), locals have something far worse to get their hackles up about: conspicuous banker frat boys who treat the North Side like an extension of the Lower East Side. Case in point was one local (hardly an old-timer, mind you: she’s live in the Burg since 2004) quoted in The Post this weekend: “I went to Walter Foods, and there was this long table of obvious Manhattanites who were partying with the wild abandon of people who know they won’t run into anyone they know. They were acting like they were in Cancun, doing tons of shots, screaming, falling asleep sitting up. Meanwhile, I’m trying to have a nice dinner with my mom. It was hideous.
There Goes the Neighborhood! [NY Post]
Photo by psi0nik
So basically Brooklynites are just haters… Haha. The only reason people moved to Brooklyn before all the new development was because they couldn’t afford Manhattan. Hypocrites the whole lot!
I’m just sayin…
My husband and I fall into the class of those creative types in Williamsburg that you can’t figure out how they afforded their northside condo. This might be revolutionary, but the truth is we worked really, really hard for it. We saved diligently. We didn’t rely on our parents, win the lottery, or sell a painting. We did, however, take advantage of the lax lending standards of 3 years ago. There is no way that we would qualify for our mortgage today. But we are not defaulting on our loan, and we are still working hard. Our place has appreciated even in this climate. I wonder, why are people so offended by “creative types” owning in williamsburg that legitimately earned it?
Rob; Well said, you nailed it.
“lets not talk about where i get my monies”
“Meanwhile, I’m trying to have a nice dinner with my mom. It was hideous.â€
Meanwhile, I bet Mom pays the monthly…
i’ll take this over the race attacks of the 80s anyday.
How funny – I, too, lived on Ludlow St. for a brief moment and had a friend who lived there up until last fall. It was a nightmare, and I did witness several throwing up incidents there (including one acutally on the stoop of my building) along with plenty of the other shenanigans mentioned. In the summer the street would literally be filled with drunken idiots yellimg, smoking, etc. Always amazed me that the police did nothing. Seriously, if a boisterous, drunken crowd of non-white people gathered anywhere in NYC like that the cops would be all over them. The whole scene on the LES was so horrifying this summer that I have not been back since.
“The same thing Native Americans said about the Dutch, I’d guess.”
I’m sure the grizzly bears, mammoths, and saber tooth tigers felt the same way as the about the “native americans” passing over the land bridge invading their turf as the post 2000-Williamsburg creative/artist/yuppie types do now… How come the Native Americans never get any slack??? 🙂
By denton on April 26, 2010 1:33 PM
…manufacturing (remember that)
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Oh the irony of pointing out ironic while being ironic.
rob- your 11:09 comment was the best comment by far on this article.
“Imagine what the Dutch would say about all of us.”
The same thing Native Americans said about the Dutch, I’d guess.