Church Ave. and Ocean Parkway. These pics are from some dude's site, I don't remember the name of it. I saved the pics to use as wallpaper and screensavers.
I know these out of towners dont mean and intend harm. Obviously though, to certain people and families, harm has been caused by the wonders of gentrification in places such as,,,,, whatever, you already know them.
As with many of, us when it comes to an endless number of issues, the out of towners just don't care about their affect on others. (the others being the long time residents.)
The first issue is always the high cost of rent that they always seem to activate. It must good to be one of those "starving, struggling, making ends meet artists" who can pay whatever. Now, I love my neighborhood and I know New York City in general is an expensive place to be but I'm sorry Kensington isn't that great and thats totally fine with me. It's not some sort of Eden in the city. Rents in this place should not be near the thousand range. Single bedroom apartments shouldn't be at or anywhere close to a $G per month. And that is what gets the ball rolling. It is little things that add up that make the residents move.
The high rents become set, and it seems that coffee houses and restaurants are the prime objective of what the out of towners want(they want to make life an episode of friends or something) never satisfied with whats here. The surrounding businesses take notice of the influx and infiltration and raise their prices (the grocery store on caton ave. between ocean parkway and E.7th is ridiculously priced. And is that a midtown manhattan pizzeria you eating at with those insane prices??? Nope, you're just eating at Korner pizza where the pizza is pretty wack and the prices sky high). Again, no one wants rents to raise and stores to raise their prices, but it happens it. They don't mean harm they just don't care about who they are affecting. (Sort of like politicians)
Theres nothing you can do about the infiltration. Its well under way. Resistance is futile unfortunately. Its like all those who oppose the Nets building their arena in Brooklyn. They're no match for the Nets and the new arena and neither are we any match for the "artists" and other yups.
4/26/07
Goodbye Kensington. Hello Krappy Kensington
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come on, johnny, tell us some more about kensington!
Oh Grow up. There is nothing wrong with adding a few ammenities to a neighborhood. I am glad you like the choice of manicure joints, but there are other people who would like a neighborhood bar or coffee shop to hang out in. Improvement DOESN'T Mean gentrification. And frankly.....a LITTLE gentrification might help this area. As my neighbor so nicely shouted out to me yesterday--"hey, whose moving in next door? Are they Jews? I heard they were fags." Nice. Give me a LITTLE gentrification
Main Entry: gen·tri·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "jen-tr&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents
You don't see anything wrong with that?
why do does who want bars act like there aren't already neighborhood bars and places for you to enjoy coffee. and please, the incoming folks can be just as ignorant(as if this area is even like that. nice way to make those already here seem like assholes by the way)as those who are here, some of them with their deer in headlights expressions when they see dark people after the sun goes down.
Rents should not be in the thousand range? Where in the entire country, at least in ANY urban area or place with ANY real public transportation can you find anything under a thousand or under $1100? Maybe you need to travel a little.
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