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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I found this album on flickr with pics from Cypress Hills.
um….1:52 is a broker who works in east new york.
my god you people are gullible.
So far out of 70 comments, 1:52 sums it up best.
Touche.
so stupid.
your boosting of eny has made everyone hate it.
Zach for President!!!
I nominate Zach to lead us to the highland park/Cypress Hills mountain top!!!
i’d like to see pics of the farmhouse type houses.
Thanks for responding Zach – I understand your purpose in documenting the worst blocks in ENY but for the purpose of enlightening some of the posters here it would be nice to view the beauty of ENY(Cypress Hills, Highland Park).
Next time take some shots of the renovated Highland Park, huge park.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/highlandpark
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_newsroom/daily_plants/daily_plant_main.php?id=20130
Additionally, the park also has an annual carnival every year in June with all kinds of activities for the family.
And Zach right across the street from the park(on the Jamaica ave side) you will see about two blocks of straight brick row houses.
If you go to the top (I think this is the highest point in BK) you will see breath taking views of BK. While your up there take a few shots of the wonderful homes tucked away that no one ever sees because they are so far up there.
It is like another world up there, very old farm like victorian homes, it is very strange to see them, some of the families have been there over ages.
Don’t only capture the negative please capture the positive as well.
Do you think you can accomplish this Zach? Let us know. Thanks.
Does East New York have a Starbucks??
If not, it’s dead to me.