A stretch of Pitkin Avenue in East New York, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city, could soon be transformed. The area is the first that the de Blasio administration is targeting for rezoning to pave the way for more affordable housing.
"A lot of us out here, we can't afford this high rent," said one resident of the area.
However, while many locals are desperate for better and cheaper housing, there is widespread concern that the development the city wants will not actually be affordable by neighborhood standards and will lead to gentrification.
With that in mind, the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation is building 60 of what it calls deeply affordable units on a vacant lot. Rents will range from $600 to $1,000 a month, depending on income and apartment size.
"We're really targeting the people that live in the neighborhood now and the rents that they can afford," said Michelle Neugebauer of the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation.
However, additional affordable housing may come attached to market-rate developments, which worries Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
"We have seen many neighborhoods in Brooklyn lose the tremendous diversity that make those neighborhoods strong. We don't want to see the same thing happen out in East New York," Jeffries said.
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"A lot of us out here, we can't afford this high rent."
Translation:
You didn't prioritize your income to buy or never had enough to do so in the first place, and now you got priced out. Move!
How cute though that another LDC is behind the whole thing. Did someone get a muni-bond courtesy of the taxpayer for this?
"We have seen many neighborhoods in Brooklyn lose the tremendous diversity that make those neighborhoods strong. We don't want to see the same thing happen out in East New York," Jeffries said.
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That neighborhood is a major dump and piece of shit with high crime (makes Jamaica look like Park Slope) and yet Jeffries worries about losing the diversity, the same thing thing that is making it a horrible community. I don't get it.
Either get your shit together and cleanup your neighborhood and make it liveable or don't complain if it gets gentrified, all though that will more than likely be one place where gentrification will not happen, at least not in the next 20 some years.
Get real - there's nowhere to move to! Shitty studios in Flooshing are already over $1000/month. Shitty illegal basement apartments are over $800/month. Ones without kitchens!
Where can low-income people move to - there's nowhere left!
Are cheap rents in New York City a basic human right for everyone?
"That neighborhood is a major dump and piece of shit with high crime (makes Jamaica look like Park Slope) and yet Jeffries worries about losing the diversity, the same thing thing that is making it a horrible community. I don't get it."
Joe, it's liberal speak. It doesn't need to make sense, just make the speaker feel good about him/herself.
We have seen many neighborhoods in Brooklyn lose the tremendous diversity that make those neighborhoods strong. We don't want to see the same thing happen out in East New York," Jeffries said.
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What's so diverse about ENY?
Anon #2:
Out of the city!
I had checked real estate listings in ENY 2 weeks ago and Corcoran ( a leading gentrification broker) already had a slew of listings there.
the last time it was diverse it was probably in the 1940s to 1970s.
also,this new wave of gentrification is more pernicious than the old
moretti is right about it,a lot of gangs are in east brooklyn(EABRK??),even the dumbest brain dead hipster knows not to venture that far.the same goes for brownsville and thats only a few miles away from bushwick.
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