Brooklynites Jumping Ship to Manhattan?
Could it be that many self-proclaimed Brooklyn loyalists are ready to trade it all in at the first sign of a recession? Was the borough’s surging popularity in recent years merely a function of Manhattan becoming unaffordable? Or is Brooklyn still a first choice for many? The Real Estate section cover story from yesterday’s New…
Could it be that many self-proclaimed Brooklyn loyalists are ready to trade it all in at the first sign of a recession? Was the borough’s surging popularity in recent years merely a function of Manhattan becoming unaffordable? Or is Brooklyn still a first choice for many? The Real Estate section cover story from yesterday’s New York Times certainly tries to create the impression that, given the chance, a number of folks who professed to like Brooklyn in recent years are finding the lure of affordable rents and proximity to work just too much to resists. Take Andrew Baisley, who describes himself as a “cheerleader for Brooklyn.” The Bushwick resident, though, just last month jumped at the chance to rent a $2,100-a-month one-bedroom in Chelsea. When you go to Manhattan, there’s an air of selling out, he says. I’ve accepted that. Let’s try to get a sense of how many fair-weather Brooklynites there really are out there:
Manhattan Calling [NY Times]
haha i’ve seen that one Snark – pretty damn funny.
For those who may not have seen it, Ladies and Gentlemen, Snarky brings you “The Hipster Olympics.”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM
“But perhaps Dirty Hipster will tell me that’s no longer true.”
Oh god – i have no idea anymore. I just know i’ve chit-chatted with people in the neighborhood who i thought were hipsters and they turned out to be something totally opposite then what I expected, and talked to people who looked normal who were incredibly “hipsterish” So it’s really hard to put a label on anyone anymore – because as far as I’m concerned there’s a whole lot of people running around brooklyn and manhattan who are dressing really funny.
mopar – yes I have, and it was hilarious.
Did anyone ever see the hilarious video where a guy went around Williamsburg asking everyone “What is a hipster?” No one could answer the question and no one would admit to being one.
Santa: a unifying theme with all of them is that they think their style of dress reflects some kind of originality, when really they are safely ensconced in a pretty uniform subculture (not that it’s even a “sub”culture in Brooklyn, but whatever). They are hiving themselves off from what they view as the mainstream but stopping far short of thinking for themselves or doing something original (other than the decision to step over to the hipster group in the first place, which takes 5 seconds and an IQ of 75). Kind of like goths. or punks. or metalheads. or harley people. etc etc etc.
Iz, what are you talking about? I thought this story was on of NYT most accurate, of the moment, and amusing stories yet.
Hipster is now used by non-hipsters to mean yuppies. But that’s not really what it started out as.
I would say it’s anyone whose favorite genre of music is indie rock (or whatever you want to call it). Oh and a lot of hipsters will tell you “I listen to everything.” But that only as true as Other Music stocks “everything.”
But perhaps Dirty Hipster will tell me that’s no longer true.
I see cornerbodega didn’t get anything this weekend.
ENY,
There is no definition. People just make up their own definition for a term thats used to describe a huge cross section of people in the 20’s and maybe 30’s.
theres the “smelly doesnt wash wears flannel hipster”
theres the “wears alot of neon and eats vegan shit hipster”
theres the “wears black thinks they live in 1960 and likes to listen to charles mingus hipster”
theres the “guy who dress like hes in Canned Heat Hipster”
theres the “well dress small suit might read alot of Proust hipster”
these people are all very different but would all be called a hipster by someone. Its not that simple