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Why did you choose to live in Prospect Heights? I chose to live here because it is convenient to school and work. I am within a few blocks of six trains. I’m only 10-15 minutes from Manhattan. The rent is decent. There are a lot of shops, restaurants, bars, etc. that are convenient to me. That’s it. No, I’m not in Mayberry anymore, but so far it’s been a good experience. I like this neighborhood for the most part. Now I only hope to meet a few neighbors. Then it’ll officially feel like home. |
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Because i grew up here, i am tired of non descript boring people who complain about their neighbors being loud, or how they feel threaten by minorities, how unsafe the neighborhood!!!!! I live here because i am from this hood but i might just move out because of newcomers like you who are intolerant of people that have lived here for a long time
This neighborhood is in a state of segregated integration. As far as I can tell, there is plenty of community within the population of people who grew up here. There is almost zero community among the people who have moved here in the last ten or fifteen years, neither between themselves nor anyone else. It’s becoming like a condensed version of the suburbs except for the inconvenient existence of an uncomfortable diversity. This diversity makes some newcomers feel all the more hip to be living in a “real” Brooklyn neighborhood, but where were they (or me) when 285 Lincoln Place was still a crack house.
The neighborhood is turning into another Manhattan-like collection of anonymous buildings housing anonymous mid-westerners, all happy about their rent and subway ride, but oblivious to who lives next door and scared to walk down their street alone.
Wherever I live, be it Crown Heights, Harlem, Hawaii or Beverly Hills, I want to be a part of a community. I want to know who lives next door and how we might be able to help each other out from time to time.
The landlords have us all by the balls as long as we are divided and suspicious of one another. The perfect tenant (profit-wise) is the one who is most lacking in a connection to their community. Many of these management companies rarely even visit this neighborhood. They just collect their checks by mail and raise the rent every year.
Stop complaining about the kids on the corner and get to know one of them. Be brave or be alone.
I moved here about 5 years ago to share a friends’ place. I like the neighborhood, have friends who grew up here and love the park and the library.
I am sad about how it is changing in the sense I agree, that the newcomers are bringing a disconnected feel, and though I am a relative newcomer, I am connected to the people here…
and no I can’t afford the ice cream round the corner.