Catching Up on the Bedford Avenue Building Boom
In recent years, the Orthodox community that has traditionally lived in South Williamsburg has expanded south into parts of Bed Stuy and Clinton Hill. Nowhere is this building boom more obvious than on Bedford Avenue between Willoughby and Flushing, where eight buildings (by our count) are currently under construction or reaching completion. And, by and…
In recent years, the Orthodox community that has traditionally lived in South Williamsburg has expanded south into parts of Bed Stuy and Clinton Hill. Nowhere is this building boom more obvious than on Bedford Avenue between Willoughby and Flushing, where eight buildings (by our count) are currently under construction or reaching completion. And, by and large, they’re pretty fugly. GMAP
Let me tell you that as young white woman living in Billyburg, I don’t worry and cross the street when I see a group of hassidic teenagers late at night. That’s more than I can say about teenagers from some other ethnic group. They are harmless and add to the neighborhood colour.
These are what one would call, the brutalist style. No regard for aesthetics, it’s pure form follows function in this community. A sort of planned obsolesence in architecture.
I was just thinking about genocide, wondering if it could ever happen in the US. It occurred to me that, if it does, it would probably be launched by anonymous comment pages on blogs. This place brings out the worst part of human nature. I’m going to go read about plaster repair techniques… from a book.
Yes you’re right 4:03 but since it’s devoted to cash there’s an exception 🙂
3:59 You’re wrong about “lots of children on welfare” if you’re refering to the hasids. I worked with welfare for over 30 years and found very few of them on welfare. The vast majority on welfare in NYC are Black and Hispanic. Nationwide, the majority on welfare are white born in America.
From what little about them that I know, they pay taxes that go for schools, but do not use city schools.
Retired welfare worker
should the hasid who keeps on telling ppl to stfu even be on this site? after all, it’s not devoted to G-D’s word, is it???
Lots of kids on welfare. That will help the aging wage earners for sure.
3:28 My fog lights can see right through your smoke screen and I see that our race card is almost maxed out.. What next?
I mean you have people here who have a problem with the accent/English that some Hasidim use (1:40).
When was the last time someone here (or anywhere) said something like – “I really have a problem with the Blacks, they don’t teach there kids proper English just that ghetto english/ebonics, and then they can’t integrate into mainstream society.”
Please tell me what the difference between the above statement is and 1:40’s post?