Gentrification of East Harlem

This short film was created by five middle school students from Isaac newton Middle School for Math and Science located in East Harlem

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• Urban
• Education
• Middle
• School
• Harlem

[purvivora]

So who is this??? A student of mine? :)

[shesastarx33]

@purvivora Emily, lmao,

[purvivora]

@shesastarx33 Oh Emily!! How are you? What are you doing these days?? Its so good to hear from you :)

[Ridgewoodallday]

You wanted my answer... you got it... go ahead respond now...

[Ridgewoodallday]

Even LES is still only 22% white and the rest are working class minorities... But you dont hear crap about them the only thing you hear about is how that neighborhood has become completely gentrified and it's all hipsters and yuppies now... That is my problem and that is the problem that alot of people have with this movement... The lack of respect it gives to the black and hispanic, and the overwhelming attention given to people that have lived in this city for less than a year...

[Ridgewoodallday]

Perfect example, the neighborhood next door to mine in Glendale... That area used to be KKK town for the longest... now its about 35% hispanic mostly puertorican and the crime rate over there has never been lower but guess what... hispanics barely have a presence over there if you read any recent articles about Glendale... If the opposite was to happen and a neighborhood would go from 95% minorities to 65% minorities and the rest transplants it would be labeled as Williamsburg 2...

[Ridgewoodallday]

the blatant issue this city has with racism... when have you seen a neighborhood that has an influx of upper middle class black folk become labeled as up and coming... when does a working class neighborhood that starts becoming more diverse get so much publicity... cause as far as im concerned whenever black or hispanic folk move into a neighborhood, doesn't matter if the overall pattern is crime reduction, ppl try to cover it up as if its a bad thing...

[Ridgewoodallday]

MOVE THE HELL OUT THEN... ITS that freaking simple... It's amazing the nerve these people have to do what they do and complain like they do when they have lived in these areas for six months meanwhile the locals have lived here there entire lives... its extremely arrogant but whats worse is that the blatant disregard for minorities and the obsession with bringing transplants (no offense but mainly white transplants) to the hood highlights a deeper problem...

[Ridgewoodallday]

Finally, 90% of native new yorkers wouldn't have a problem with these ppl if they just kept there mouths shut and just lived there lives in the neighborhood... but they can't... the hood environment is too much for them... they need 76 organic stores on one block and 205 art spots within a 3 block radius because that is what you makes you hip... and then they complain about block parties and barbecues in the park that have taken place for years because they are too noisy...

[Ridgewoodallday]

there is nothing cute or nice about living in the hood and the fact that these people come in to get that thrill from living in the hood when the people that are living here have struggled for generations with poverty violence and crime... it is extremely disrespectful never mind ignorant to choose to live in these areas simply because they are whats trending at the time

[Ridgewoodallday]

there was no opportunity because the neighborhoods were **** compared to what they are now... fact is and i want to tweak what my issue was before... my problem is not with the broke hipsters or other broke folk that are just looking for cheaper neighborhoods to live... my problem is with the ppl from the midwest and the transplants that are bored out of their skulls in their boring neighborhood so they want to experience that hood lifestyle that everyone glorifies in the movies...

[Ridgewoodallday]

It would have been better if you didn't read my comments cause at least then it would've showed you had an ounce worth of comprehension on your part... but the fact that you read it and still posted that comment only confirmed my suspicions about you... so lemme enlighten you briefly... When all these majority minority neighborhoods were going to **** in the 80s and 90s there was no investment because noone had any money...

[1XMarksSpot]

@Ridgewoodallday Actually, I did read your post. So regardless of any "agenda", you should be able to answer any question posed to you if your position is strong and foolproof.  If you can't, then you're just being stubborn and in denial about certain realities.