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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10:06 –
Have you ever BEEN to ENY? Have you ever been to Cypress Hills? There are not many brownstone buildings but there are plenty brick row houses, tree lined blocks, and grand Victorian Homes, not to mention parking.
I was born and raised in FG and that made ENY look like paradise and now it’s yuppie land. Yes every town in BK WILL be gentrified sooner or later. Change is the only thing in life that is certain.
The housing stock is different yes, but there is a housing stock with just as much history as FG, CH, BS, PS, and any other town in BK. It’s OK I understand many (not all) posters here do not know much BK History and are newcomers. But please do your research before making your ignorant comments.
I agree with 10:06! Harlem has beautiful homes. ENY does not!
ENY will never ever be the new Harlem! The place is a dump with no potential.
45… wow — your family must be so proud…
and while chronologically you may not be a child — psychosocially you clearly lag behind. your personality is grating. your line of thought is lacking. and overall, your whole m.o. is a bit pedestrian.
i too remember when people thought andrew dice clay was funny — and i can understand that you probably thought he was hilarious — in fact, hilarious enough for you to model your whole shtik after. but that was 20 years ago.. time to drop the dice act.
initially, i found you irritating. but now knowing that you’re 45 — i think you’re just sad.
the people buying in east NY are the same culture as the people already living there. Theres no displacement.
you are an idiot 10:30/10:14. You and the tWhat are just renters who can’t handle that Brooklyn is changing and you were left behind. Get lost, you fucknuckle.
10:14
If you are suggesting a conspiracy, do tell. Because that is as far fetched as it comes.
Im riding with the What on this one. Recapturing the Brownstones was the hidden agenda behind NYC subprime fiasco.
one difference between harlem and east new york.
harlem has nice housing stock.
east new york is a hellhole.
Laugh as you will…..
I know many ( well, OK…3 ) couples who moved out to ENY after the hipness of Williamsburg died out and Bushwick was hardly an alternative. This was 96 or 97. 2 of these 3 couples stayed.
Yuppies and bugaboo strollers might take a decade or so to travel that far South but believe me, the kids with bi level haircuts and too tight jeans are already there. They are not en masse, but they are there,