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]
nsr, I love comments! In fact, one of my recent comments was defending comments and commenters and passion and thought and insight!
None of which is warranted by this silly topic. NYTimes really has no good editors anymore.
Hipsters today are the yuppies of the 80s.
you used to be able to pick them out by their outrageous ways of dressing – but hipster fashion has become so mainstream that the “hipster” you saw this weekend could very well be an investment banker from Murray Hill who spent $300 bucks on his skinny jeans and 200 bucks on his t-shirt at Oak.
> “First of all, there are no hipsters in Park Slope.”
Are you kidding me? South Slope is all hipsters, all the time. Our own little slice of Williamsburg, vinyl-clad shacks and all.
Quite a number of desperation type posts defending the Brooklyn market. All in vain. Oh and of course, yet another piece of evidence that shows just how stupid Dibs really is. For months, hes been shouting out that Brooklyn will hold because Manhattanites will be MOVING INTO Brooklyn. LOL what a friggn’ idiot!!!!!
“Alot of people who use the term dont understand the size and scope of it.”
OK, now that we’ve read the What’s definition….care to provide one of your own, Santa? Enlighten us, if you would.
iz,
You can always go read Curbed if you don’t like seeing comments.
nsr
120 comments since 9 am?
I missed this whole debate, thank god.
WHO THE F CARES?????? REALLY?????
Live where you wanna live. Jesus.
“Ah, I was wondering who was willing to pay those silly prices.
Get off Craigslist and check out the realtor windows.”
Oh, I’ll look at the realtor windows, (and add $250-$350 per month to the price to cover the fee) and I’ll look at Craigslist. And if Brownstoner gets a classified section, I’ll look at that too.
But I’m not looking for the absolute cheapest place I can possibly find. I’m past that part of my life.
I have a price range that I’m looking in and I want good value in that range. If I go to look at a $2800/mo apt. in park slope, I will be expecting to see something very nice.
EEEK — I meant EXPORTS. Typo.