New Macro-Nabe Trend Launches with "Tri-Hood"
We hadn’t read anything in the press yet about a movement to merge the neighborhoods of Bedford Stuyvesant, East New York and Brownsville into the appropriately named “Tri-Hood”, but this tag-up on the walls of the Louis Armstrong Houses on Lexington and Throop may be the start of a new macro-nabe trend. Remember, you heard…
We hadn’t read anything in the press yet about a movement to merge the neighborhoods of Bedford Stuyvesant, East New York and Brownsville into the appropriately named “Tri-Hood”, but this tag-up on the walls of the Louis Armstrong Houses on Lexington and Throop may be the start of a new macro-nabe trend. Remember, you heard it here first!
Triple Threat [Flick’r, photo by Kevin Mason]
BrownBomber – I am not Brownstoner (I thought he worked on Wall St)
and CHP wanted to know what reality am I trying promoting – Ill tell you –
The exact opposite of BrownBomber b/c – one shouldnt be labled a racist or “being afraid of Black people” to not want to live in an area that has exponetially higher crime than other parts of the city or country (including predominatly Black nabes), or to say (appropriatly) that they dont want themselves (or their family) to have to pass violent gang members on the way to work everyday.
Yet BB represents a view common here that if someone says “hey, you know the Brownstones are nice but I am concerned about the crime” – they are tagged a racist or afraid of black people.
The statistics are objective evidence that ‘crime’ isnt some code-word for racism but rather a genuine issue that legitimatly factors into buying decisions for many (including people who are not racist and have no fear of “black people”).
BB, Why do you think Brownstoner is Anonymous? You may be wrong for all I know, but you may be right.
1:06, Do you think it’s black people complaining about stroller pushing white nabes? I’ve been guilty of saying a thing or two about those neighborhoods…and I’m white. It’s the lack of diversity that drives me nuts!
Brownstoner please stop hiding behind Anon. It’s getting pathetic. As for me, I don’t live in Bed-Stuy. I live squarely in Clinton Hill and yes I own my brownstone, I also own a four family investment townhouse in Fort Greene on a prime block and just spent another $1mm on a beautiful 5,000 sq. ft single family mansion in Stuyvesant Height. Why? Because I’m not, unlike you, afraid of black people and my lack of fear has blessed me with the opportunity to do extremely well real estate wise over the past 15 years (not to mention the fact that I’m an executive at a top Wall Street Investment firm).
My allegiance is not only to black people but to all of Brownstone Brooklyn because (1)I love architecture; (2) my friends and family are residents in these nabes; and (3) I have owned either residential or commercial properties in these various communities. There is no hidden agenda aimed at “revising history” as you so dismissively put it. I simply gave you MY STORY and my personal account of growing up and living in Downtown Brooklyn. I’m not making this up! There are thousands of people who lived in FG, CH and BS during the late eighties and nineties (both black and white) that would describe these nabes in the exact same manner and tone (even with the high crime rate and poverty). Unlike you (Pavlov’s Dog), we don’t have to rely on city archives, government statistics or crime reports. Why? Because we can give you personal accounts; we lived in these communities and we flourished despite all of the negative figures that you so happily throw into our faces! Perhaps if I lived in abject poverty or grew up in the projects I would have a different story to tell – one that closely dovetailed with your tainted views of black people and our community – but I didn’t so I don’t.
Lastly, just because the Crips on the corner of Grand and Putnam put the living fear of God into your heart on a daily basis doesn’t mean you have the right to kick the crap out of everyone else on this blog who doesn’t share your thin skin and utter dislike for the poor and less fortunate.
TO the person who so easily labels themself as an upperclass Ivyleager who lives in BedStuy.
Does anyone blame you or people like for gentrifing BedStuy?
Are you pushing out lower income or as you would say lower class black people into more remote areas?
Interesting who you said you and other would rather live amongst your own. I guess if a white person said that they would be demonized as being racist or redneck.
Why aren’t you a blackneck racist?
If black people want to white people to view them in a possitive light then you should also encourage other black people to view white people in a positive light as well.
As much of the Black neighborhood bashing there is just as much white neighborhood bashing.
The few times Brownstoner has posted about a traditionally white neighborhood. The damn those gentrifiers, stroller pushers, and rednecks gets thrown around.
It is completely equally wrong and degrading.
Yeah, but what’s the reality YOU are trying to promote? Is it better to say Bed Stuy (and the other nabes) are crime ridden slums with abject poverty and hopelessness with touches of wealth, or that they are viable neighborhoods populated by all kinds of people, most of whom are working hard to make the best of what they have, whether little or a lot. They are communities with too much poverty, too much crime, but they are improving and bettering themselves every day.
I don’t think that’s a Pollyannna view, that is reality as I see it.
Yeah, but what’s the reality YOU are trying to promote? Is it better to say Bed Stuy (and the other nabes) are crime ridden slums with abject poverty and hopelessness with touches of wealth, or that they are viable neighborhoods populated by all kinds of people, most of whom are working hard to make the best of what they have, whether little or a lot. They are communities with too much poverty, too much crime, but they are improving and bettering themselves every day.
I don’t think that’s a Pollyannna view, that is reality as I see it.
well, this brownstoner.com, not BrooklynStats. Looking at the positive doesn’t mean anyone is ignoring the problems. No one is ignoring anything but just respecting the perspectives of those who have lived in those neighborhoods for years. Statistics have to be put in context. If you want to know about a neighborhood you have to look at all aspects. Again- those who live in those neighborhoods have a fuller perspective and that has to be respected. Still agree with you on Bush!
CHP I get it but I dont believe you can change perception by ignoring reality – sort of goes back to my point about GWB