Fascinating Claim: East New York as the Next Harlem?
Who could’ve predicted this? Some folks—Marty Markowitz, for one—say notoriously downtrodden and crime-ridden East New York is undergoing a renaissance and could become “the new Harlem.” There’s been a lot of demand for home ownership options in the area, most notably at the massive condo conversion MeadowWood at Gateway, where prices range from $110,500 to…
Who could’ve predicted this? Some folks—Marty Markowitz, for one—say notoriously downtrodden and crime-ridden East New York is undergoing a renaissance and could become “the new Harlem.” There’s been a lot of demand for home ownership options in the area, most notably at the massive condo conversion MeadowWood at Gateway, where prices range from $110,500 to $350,000. “There is no question that the neighborhoods with higher rates of home ownership have the greatest stability, schools and community services,” says Markowitz of how ENY is changing. “Brooklynites outside of the ‘Brownstone Belt’ don’t realize that we have an affordability issue in certain neighborhoods and we’re losing families to other areas such as New Jersey. We’re committed to not letting that happen.” Other developments are also boosting the sprawling neighborhood’s profile, including the Related Companies Gateway Center shopping mall, which has a Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, and a supermarket and is going to be expanded in coming years with more big-box retail. Another large ENY home-ownership project, Nehemiah Housing Complex, is also currently being built. The complex will bring more than 2,000 middle-income units to the neighborhoods, with prices starting at $158,000. “Every place has its time,” says Fillmore Real Estate’s John-Paul Ho, who heads the team selling MeadowWood. “Now it’s East New York. It’s like a Cinderella story for the entire area.”
Is East New York the New Harlem? [NY Daily News]
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Presumably the twat knew they were new residents after polling them for information about when they moved in.
Of course he could just be making mass generalizations based on the appearance of the alleged “new residents” and his biased stereotyping.
“that shit was funny”
You write like an utter moron.
“tWhat, your neighborhood, Clinton Hill, has gentrified and you can’t handle that the new residents are actually well-behaved and civil.”
Hoo Whoo!! I wasn’t going to post this but. I was coming down Fulton St last night about 11:00. two drunken “new residents” was yelling and acting stupid. Then one of the “new resident” pushed his friend into the street (that shit was funny) and walked toward Grand Ave.
You telling new that the “new residents” are well-behaved and civil??!! On a Saturday night about 3:00 these “new residents” are causing a fuss all over the place coming drunk from Manhattan. The asshats will be “future robbery victims” not “new residents”. Well-behaved and civil my ass.
“Where does that leave you? In your rent-controlled apartment dreaming of the day when real estate will crumble and the nasty days of your childhood will return. They won’t. Get used to it or get out.”
Nope Assfuck, there are bigger forces that will take care of the problem for me. You see African-American can live under any condition. We have done this for 400 years and will continue to live. The “new residents” will cut bait and run when America goes thru the Depression, thats right D2.
Read about Bear Sterns one of the “new residents” got on CNBS 2 days ago and said they was not having any liquidity problems but, this “new resident” lied. Like the rest of the “new residents”!
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Someday this war is gonna end…
ENY has *great* housing stock. Just look at the picture in this post!
east new york is dangerous as hell.
i wouldn’t even walk around there during the day.
a little boy was shot yesterday in ocean hill.
it’s a whole other world out there.
11 projects and counting!
u can delete my comments as well from this thread.
I’m just waiting for a broker signing in as “guest” will describe the area as “edgy” with “restaurants and clubs soon to open”
10:59…
the largest secton on the wikipedia entry for east new york is the HUGE list of housing projects.
LOLOLOLOL