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]
Lech, I wasn’t making a statement for or against globalization. Just noting that banks and economies are closely connected worldwide, not only because of business relationships but also because of modern communications technology.
Though it would be nice if we could get our imports up. I’d like to start with Steven Alan shirts.
and mopar – w/r/t the speed and severity of the current “crisis”, look up some of the banking panics of the 19th and early 20th century. What is happening now is much less severe than the early cycles.
lech – deal.
mopar: Would it help if I said modern *American* capitalism?
I would venture to guess we stand on opposite ends of the opinion spectrum when it comes to the “globalization” debate (not that most people who go to anti-globalization rallies can define the term intelligently, but I digress). As long as you aren’t one of these liberal American Chavez supporters, we can probably find some common ground (my travel schedule over the next 10 days includes four major cities in South America, including Caracas, and without describing any more I think I can say I have plenty of street cred on this issue).
DH: I think we can bury the hatchet if you just say the night life sucks on the UES, which it does.
Damn – say it ain’t so Snark!
I don’t know d_h, What may be on to something.
It seems lately that the newest addition to Park Slope are the same fratty types you usually find in the UES.
“also the size and scope of what people claim to be a “hipster” is so broad its confusing. Alot of people who use the term dont understand the size and scope of it.”
Here let me help you stupid!
A Hipster is a Douchdag, Mommy and Daddy living in The Ghetto Neighborhood Hi-Jacking Smelly Herpes Carrying, Unemployed, Neighborhood claiming, Midwestern, In-Bred, One Wrong Turn Looking, Drinking all night, Coffee shop Huging, Trashy Mother Fucker.
I think it sums it up.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end
> “And if I see a $2800 2 br in park slope, I might just check it out.”
Ah, I was wondering who was willing to pay those silly prices.
Get off Craigslist and check out the realtor windows.
You’ll get a much better deal.
Lechecal, you’re scaring me on several fronts.
First of all, there are no hipsters in Park Slope.
Second, “The highs and lows of the business cycle soften as modern capitalism matures” — not in Argentina, not in the Soviet Union, and this time our economic crisis went global in a matter of days, thanks to the modernity you mention.
Couldn’t you come up with something more convincing? I need some reassurance.