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
Love your post 2:23:
Line 1=”I really enjoy having the Hasidim around”
Line 2=”it’s sad and a waste, and it degrades the value of other peoples’ property. Selfish, insular, arrogant and wrong.”
Yeah yeah I know your ONLY talking about their architecture sure, sure (btw – never heard of insular architecture)
And then you have 2:23 – “Is it anti-Semitism to have issues with Hasidim, in particular the Satmar? They’re a xenophobic, cloistered, racist backward group who trample women’s rights”
And this is different from the “culture” of the Blacks, Hispanics, Italians and Asians in many homogeneous brooklyn neighborhoods how???
When you have the courage to start posting like this – I can’t stand those Brownsville Blacks, they are insular and racist, have no respect for women and turn their homes and cars into eyesores with their ghetto style –
then I’ll say your not anti-semitic, until then – STFU
2:33 i believe that’s what anti semitism is..there are plenty of other xenophobic, cloistered and rascist people you can hate ie. farakan and his posse, the radical islamic groups to name just a few, but you picked the group that is least likely to cause physical harm to you, as well as supplying u with all of your photography needs(B&H photo) and large % of the diamonds that come into this country among many other contributions. so yes you are an anti-semite.
2:11
Stop taking me out of context. I said Hasiidic procreation habits are sickening, not the people. It’s a good thing that Western society is not contributing to the overpopulation of the world. It should stay that way but it’s nice to see that you are are singlehandedly doing your part to try and buck that trend. Very noble indeed. I will be able to take care of myself in retirement without the help of your offspring so don’t crank them out for my benefit.
As far as your dwellings go, well, they are ugly as sin and you will not find a single person here who disagrees with that statement.
how is it that brooklyn blogs tend to descend into jew bashing and it’s all good all day..let’s poke some fun at the fags and their aberrant behavior, and the way they tend to keep others out of their communities.. no, no, that is not with the liberal agenda, and besides they have good taste.jew bashing good, gay bashing bad. the chassidic community doesnt’t speak up because they could give a damn what others think of them, the rest of the multicultural love fest feels sorry for themselves,and is hypersensitive. sorry to break up the fun, you may continue..
I wouldn’t worry about the Hassidim overpopulating the world. The couples in brownstone neighborhoods are contributing less than the 2 children needed to replenish the population. And think about all of the gays who contribute nothing to the population. Let them be fruitful and multiply and polulate Williamsburg. Why anyone else would want to live their is beyond me.
Intolerance towards intolerance? I think there is koan hidden here somewhere….
Is it anti-Semitism to have issues with Hasidim, in particular the Satmar? They’re a xenophobic, cloistered, racist backward group who trample women’s rights and, by the way, can’t deal with non-Satmar Jews. And, their buildings are ugly! Give me a break, no one has to tolerate the kind of intolerance literally bred by these people.
I really enjoy having the Hasidim around– I think they’re interesting and add enormously to the character of NYC.
But I hate passionately the hideous buildings they build. Near-permanent scars on communities. It’s sad and a waste, and it degrades the value of other peoples’ property. Selfish, insular, arrogant and wrong.
All day long I’d biddy biddy bum
If I were a wealthy man!