CORRECTIONS: > I mentioned suburbs of the 1950s. It's more like the 1930s. > Brooklyn is in Kings County (with an s). Thanks for everyone who pointed it out!
@RealSergiob466 Жыл бұрын
I was about to say about correction of sayings “Kings County” 😂 lol but thanks for a correction anyway. But I ain’t from Brooklyn, although I have families who lives in Brooklyn
@ericdudley4169 Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Brooklyn, it was almost like nails on a chalkboard to hear “king county“ as opposed to “Kings County“… the correction made me feel all better! Thank you for your wonderful Work!
@gabrielrussell5531 Жыл бұрын
All the Brooklyn Chinatowns share one thing in common: They're all on the N or D lines. Basically Chinatown cares more about subway access then geographic proximity.
@Tony_515 Жыл бұрын
The Homecrest one is off the Q, not the D or N, but yeah, subway access on all!
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
Oh you're right! :O
@langstonreese7077 Жыл бұрын
What about the R at 53rd st & 59th st
@gabrielrussell5531 Жыл бұрын
@@langstonreese7077 That area is more Hispanic with a bit of spillover.
@BKQueen13 Жыл бұрын
The R too
@nikosniko70929 ай бұрын
I like her! I think she does a really good job
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
Omg you actually mentioned the micro-neighborhoods I grew up in, Homecrest and Madison. 9:38 :O I just want to quickly mention how I always get frustrated when I hear outsiders talk about Brooklyn, but they're usually only talking about like the Northern parts of it, while completely ignoring the rest of Brooklyn. So thank you for making this video. Really helps break some of the stereotypes that are out there. Oh and it's Kings County, not King County.
@MaxLevinton Жыл бұрын
yoooo, i’m in madison too,,,,,,
@rafaeluryayev7174 Жыл бұрын
I feel exactly the same way, thank you for this comment.
@jcohen2j Жыл бұрын
I grew up in sheepshead bay and feel seen
@RandyContello6 ай бұрын
i am from sheepshead, homecrest station ave u and 21st grew up... so rare to hear this said.
@elibehar2770 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! You should totally do a version of this on queens, staten island, and the Bronx!
@jetfan925 Жыл бұрын
Even in Manhattan.
@bruhbutwhytho Жыл бұрын
@@jetfan925she already did
@jasonschwartz8507 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I would love to see a similar video for Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island!
@everratic Жыл бұрын
This is very informative! Some comments: 1. Marine park and its salt marsh are popular areas, and the latter is one of the best places to escape the feeling of being in the city 2. Southern brooklyn above the beaches has a large middle eastern Jewish community with many middle eastern restaurants 3. Southern Sheepshead Bay has many fantastic restaurants by/near the waterfront 4. Northern Sheepshead Bay has a small chinatown
@enyfilm Жыл бұрын
On the county name it’s Kings as it’s Queens. Both are plural. I believe King County is in Washington-in the Seattle area. If you google Brooklyns original towns you will see why the street grid is laid out the way it is. Williamsburg was at one point a separate city within Brooklyns modern borders. Back then the city of Brooklyn was mostly what is downtown and a few surrounding areas. But eventually Williamsburg couldn’t hack it and Brooklyn annexed it.
@broooklyn4113 Жыл бұрын
Bingo!
@myowncomputerstuff23 сағат бұрын
Really cool video. Nicely structured and well-paced. If you ever make one of these about the neighborhoods of Staten Island, I'd be happy to share some insight as a lifetime local.
@briantdaniel9280 Жыл бұрын
The Halloween decorations in Dyker Heights is awesome too! Especially 11th to 13th ave and 83rd to 86th st
@MTAFan585 Жыл бұрын
I live not too far from primary Dyker Heights area! I’m closer to 14th Avenue by the golf course!!
@silviav.6233 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, we will be in NY for Halloween and we will follow your recommendation! Greetings from Berlin!
@MTAFan585 Жыл бұрын
@@silviav.6233 Dyker Heights is such a beautiful neighborhood. I grew up there all my life 21 years ago. March will be 22 years since I lived in Dyker
@ccfromnj Жыл бұрын
The first IKEA piece I purchased was a LYCKSELE "sleeper sofa" / futon. I got it at the Elizabeth, NJ store, which was the first one in the NYC metro area.
@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын
Sleep sofa is a classic
@MTAFan585 Жыл бұрын
I actually live in Southwestern Brooklyn 5 minutes away from the Verrazano Bridge closer to Staten Island. It would say my neighborhood is 75% Chinese 25% Italian. I’m like in the Dyker,Bath Beach Bensonhurst area. I love it since I was first born 21 years ago. Thinking about how much it changed since the 1950s all Italian Americans came to Bensonhurst and years later try Chinese would take over bath beach and Bensonhurst! I wouldn’t say Bensonhurst itself, sunset park has Chinatown. If you think about it a few neighborhoods in Brooklyn have different cultures. Let’s start with a few neighborhoods that have different nationalities 1. Bay Ridge: Islamic/Turkish 2. Sunset Park: Mexican,Chinese 3. Borough Park, Williamsburg,Midwood: Jewish 4. Bensonhurst:Chinese,Italian, American, Mexican, Islam/Turkish 5. Bedford Stuyvesant, Downtown Brooklyn, East New York,Canarsie,Crown Heights: African American, Jamaican, Haitian 6. Brighton Beach,Manhattan Beach, Russian. Just to name a few neighborhoods with different nationalities.
@RideoutB Жыл бұрын
@JimAllen-Personago to Brighton beach and try to find anyone who isn’t Russian or from that region 😂
@RideoutB Жыл бұрын
Spot on comment
@MTAFan585 Жыл бұрын
@@RideoutB Who me??
@SL-lz9jr4 ай бұрын
@JimAllen-PersonaThe Chinese spilled over into practically every borough and tri-state region. I'm Chinese American and honestly didn't realize how many Chinese enclaves there were until I moved into NYC. I'm from the West Coast where Chinese people are the predominant non-white ethnicity. It's interesting to see how demographics change over time. I used to enjoy pouring over different census information for my hometown and see the ebbs and flows.
@KJJM55 Жыл бұрын
You really covered the entire borough and made it relatively easy to understand where the different neighborhoods are located. Very nicely narrated.
@freyjanaunet63Ай бұрын
this was so helpful as someone who's looking to move to NYC and realizing its quite unrealistic to try to get an apartment for 1000$ or less in Manhattan. This gave me such a good (beginning) idea of what Brooklyn is like!
@Andyhoffman98 Жыл бұрын
Love this vid. Much love from Chicago!
@veritasinvicta2996 Жыл бұрын
I live in Brownsville at the border of East Flatbush off of East 98th Street on Hegeman ave. There is the 3 elevated on Livonia ave and two L stops at Livonia and New Lots Ave. There is subway service for most.
@Wjneidnckrkzyk Жыл бұрын
I was under the impression it was Kings county and not King county.
@Bassotronics Жыл бұрын
I used to live in 17th St., Prospect Park West. I miss there so much. But at the same time I’m happy also to have my own home in Maryland and not stuck in an apartment; everything has its pros and cons.
@Bassotronics Жыл бұрын
I have the same issue pronouncing “Gowanus” the same way as “Uranus”.
@Bassotronics Жыл бұрын
If you tell a foreigner that Manhattan Beach is not in Manhattan they would look at you crazy. 😂
@luigimondi Жыл бұрын
Checking in from Park Slope! Love your videos. :)
@phillipmcgough6282 Жыл бұрын
thank you. i travel to NYC regularly and have started getting off the island as often as i can now
@marcosandoval6973 Жыл бұрын
I'm a New York buff (for no specific reason)... And I love your videos... TYSM... Great work, keep it up
@anthonycherry80698 ай бұрын
Such a well composed video with bite sized clumps of information. Good job Young Lady!!!
@DoritstudioАй бұрын
Thank you for explaining this complex neighborhood! Just wanted to mention that Prospect Park and Central Park were both designed by TWO people. Calvert Vaux shouldn't be left out. He's responsible for all the beautiful architectural designs of the parks, including the many bridges and arches. I feel so grateful to both him and Olmsted for their foresight and genius.
@richnewyorker Жыл бұрын
Great work.
@yabkalharris698 Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention kings plaza and how hard it is to get there without a car or connecting with a bus
@safuu202 Жыл бұрын
The Utica Avenue Subway Extension can’t come fast enough!
@Tony_515 Жыл бұрын
Same with Gateway Mall near Spring Creek!
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
It's not that hard. But the buses can be a pain sometimes.
@adventureswithcarl123 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video about the layout of Brooklyn.. I will be spending a big majority of my vacation there in November! Thanks for sharing beautiful lady 😘😘😘xox
@nathanedstrom21 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know why but I’m just so obsessed with New York
@Kuklimedess Жыл бұрын
Great video! Also thumbs up for including Warpaint concert ;)
@iamashleyyvette Жыл бұрын
Something majorly important that is missing form this video is the amazing and long standing African American, Caribbean, and African communities in Brooklyn. Many in some of the places that are now being gentrified. One in particular is Fort Greene and Bed Stuy. Spike Lee is from Fort Greene and Chris Rock is from Bed Stuy. Not to mention Jay-Z, Biggie, Lil Kim, and many other influential hip hop artists are from Brooklyn.
@jetfan925 Жыл бұрын
*from this video
@sheepbay3 Жыл бұрын
This isn't a black channel. There are plenty of basketball, Rap and Gangsta channels for you to choose from on KZbin. 😁
@kenokrend4600 Жыл бұрын
video is definitely from the perspective of a transplant. Bushwick is not just a "hipster"neighborhood. lot of immigrant and native older families living there.
@dubreil07 Жыл бұрын
@@sheepbay3silly racist always open on the web never in person and Caribbean people don’t play basketball we actually like soccer and cricket 😊
@celticsfan1554 Жыл бұрын
Jay-Z went to my middle school in williamsburg
@insomnia09 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Visiting from Kentucky, have an Airbnb in Brownsville with my mom, great to see the options.
@safuu202 Жыл бұрын
You might want to change those reservations...Brownsville isn't exactly "tourist friendly".
@UMAmherst1 Жыл бұрын
Brownsville is one of the highest crime areas in NYC-an indisputable fact. Check the data.
@briantdaniel9280 Жыл бұрын
Try Harlem instead!
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
Damnnn good luck out there.
@Hopeandgrace2 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are so entertaining and educational!
@bertholtappels1081 Жыл бұрын
Wow, good video. I lived in Brooklyn for years, and haven’t heard about half the things you mentioned!
@963www Жыл бұрын
love this content!
@marcusfuller6657 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info young lady 😊
@johntomasso3314 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos.
@rai08_90Ай бұрын
I love the Warpaint concert footage in the intro - my favorite band!
@tylerrussell7560 Жыл бұрын
I am interested in a similar video on Queens. Loved this one.
@editedby48 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video, it's Kings county not King county.
@Des_Zee Жыл бұрын
Yes being a Brooklyn Knight born and bred, that triggered me🤣🤣
@MikeRadioNYАй бұрын
I stopped watching the video when she said King County.
@vgo52134 ай бұрын
Cool video
@dianad1968 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for showcasing Brooklyn. I may be biased, but IMO, It's the best borough in NYC. It has it's own character and attitude that you don't find anywhere else.
@robertdiprisco799211 күн бұрын
Brooklyn gets love! Not sure if mentioned, but change "South Brooklyn" to "Southern Brooklyn" on your map. South Brooklyn is it's own thing, referring specifically to Red Hook and its vicinities.
@frankb16 ай бұрын
Love your channel
@adamfine8070 Жыл бұрын
Don’t know if anyone corrected you, but Brooklyn is KINGS county. King county is out is Washington state. Just sayin’…
@jetfan925 Жыл бұрын
*in Washington State
@SmileCentral Жыл бұрын
Love your videos!!😁😁😁
@matthiashowley2570 Жыл бұрын
I wish you had given a bigger shoutout to Eastern Brooklyn i.e. Canarise Park, Haitian and Dominican Populations, etc. Also shoutout to Mill Basin! My friends and I took a day trip there to see what its like. EVERY house is HUGE and has a pool, who woulda known?
@marcusfuller66573 ай бұрын
I luv your channel 😊
@richshort8120 Жыл бұрын
Hi Thea thanks for the history of the neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Even though I was born in Brooklyn, I didn't realize all these different neighborhood names. One fact from 41st to 44th Street between 5th and 7th Avenue I grew up going to Sunset Park swimming pool there. I just realized Sunset Park is a landmark in NYC now. Great video as always big thumbs up 😎👍
@chuck1728 Жыл бұрын
When I lived in Jersey I would often get a Nathans Jones, an addiction to Coney Island Franks. I would drive from Perth Amboy (Outerbridge Crossing) up Staten Island to the Verazano. Then a quick ride to Atlantic Ave and Ocean Pkwy then the mecca of all things Amurcan, A Nathans' Coney Island hot dog. My grandmother's stepdad was an architect who designed the Borough Park development. It more than paid the bills for the family! Other than that, I got lost in Bay Ridge once wandering off the beaten Belt Parkway. On another note, why don't you like roller coasters? You don't have to like them for sure, but maybe give them another try. Maybe. A suggestion.
@sams3015 Жыл бұрын
I Ive friends that live in Brooklyn so when I visit NYC I see more of it than Manhattan nowadays. I love that I always find some new neighbourhood or district with every visit
@295g2955 ай бұрын
4:21 - "Brooklyn Heights" reminds me of the opening song of The Patty Duke Show.
@mpessan6 ай бұрын
I watched a documentary on TV saying that there is a building in Manhattan where most billionaires live and once you drive down this street and cross the bridge into Brooklyn you will land on low-income households. The documentary said the two realities are divided by Brooklyn's bridge, but they lived on the very same street. Would you cover this on a video?
@gack1015 Жыл бұрын
3:30 didn't Bed-Stuy use to be a very dangerous hood in like the 90s that gave rise to the Notorious BIG? Surprised it didn't get mentioned.
@erminiadifusco8397 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video ❤! Please do the same for the other boroughs
@jack_dagnel Жыл бұрын
Kings county***
@jcohen2j Жыл бұрын
You should do a video about two fare neighborhoods in New York City. I grew up in old mill basin which is two miles from the nearest subways so I always had to drive or take the b100 to a train station. Or the BM1 to downtown or midtown.
@felixalonzo28479 ай бұрын
Was "Do The Right Thing" filmed in Bed-Stuy?
@phantastik3389 Жыл бұрын
A long time ago like 20 years, lol. Williamsburg was just that. Their was no East Williamsburg. I can go on about the changes "gentrification" but overall some changes were for the better.
@jackieclarke678111 ай бұрын
I was asking myself that same question...when did Williamsburg split?!🤔
@enzogenix Жыл бұрын
I love your videos they taught me to know New York better, but I wanted to know where is the video that presents all the districts of queens I know I saw it but it is not accessible from the page of the channel or by looking for it
@UrbanCaffeine Жыл бұрын
Hi there. There isn't a Queens video yet. My current computer can't handle the graphics. As soon as I upgrade, I'll make sure to make a Queens video ASAP.
@enzogenix Жыл бұрын
OK thanks for your answer
@KingKissan Жыл бұрын
You should do one of these for the other boroughs too
@Sezstu5 ай бұрын
The 14th St-Canarsie line goes through Brooklyn on an "El" and ends at Canarsie which is the proverbial "end of the line".
@tfp_4215 Жыл бұрын
Brooklyn is really interesting. Haven't been to Coney Island in 10 years!
@RideoutB Жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Windsor terrace and Kensington and not saying “where?”
@KidBohemia Жыл бұрын
Very informative! Thanks for posting. There’s one thing that I’d like to clarify. It’s a bit imprecise to say that Borough Park is a Jewish neighborhood. Borough Park is predominantly Hasidic. There are Jewish people living throughout NYC, and there are many different sects and denominations. However, the Hasidic movement is a particular sect within the Jewish community. They are especially insular, and their customs are unique. They are recognizable by their distinctive attire.
@SNeaker328 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Midwood, which also has a huge Orthodox Jewish community (along with ones not mentioned in Crown Heights and Williamsburg.) Fun fact is that the Jews who live there will say they live in Flatbush and the term Midwood is rarely used.
@n9pdude11 ай бұрын
I live in Midwood and I noticed this too. What is the reason for this?
@victoriaroberts78376 күн бұрын
What about Staten Island?
@imacat2210 Жыл бұрын
Bergen Beach is a very interesting neighborhood. It used to be an island
@gobofraggel7383 Жыл бұрын
There are some very interesting and unique homes in Mill Basin as well as some stories about the people living there. One of them had a manned guard shack, lots of cameras, and two German Sheppards on guard and it was just a residential home. Also, the former home of a Russian heiress and later owned by a mobster.
@ml.vaughn21225 ай бұрын
I went to Dyker heights junior high in dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton high school in bayridge
@wthomas4575 ай бұрын
I would have liked to hear about Bed-Sty.
@acbenepe4 ай бұрын
The acronym D.U.M.B.O was lifted by Brooklyn developers. It began as taxi driver radio lingo for the Manhattan side of the bridge.
@SeaBassTian Жыл бұрын
I lived in Mill Basin for two years and it was the furthest thing from Hipsterland you could imagine, kind of like an upscale Russian mob suburb. Also wanted to mention that a lot of the SoBro nabes have express buses which run to Manhattan for "easy access".
@ommy7672 Жыл бұрын
South Brooklyn is not sobro I'm sorry
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
Is it Russian though? I was always under the impression that it was Italian.
@SeaBassTian Жыл бұрын
@@professional.commentator There is a huge Russian Jew community who aren't mobbed up but there are multiple garish McMansions which are probably owned by some kind of high end gangsters.
@erob38789 ай бұрын
Good stuff.. (Kings County)
@petermccaslin6030 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video Can you please do the same for the other 4 boroughs 🙏
@ronaldwhitehorne76188 ай бұрын
The borough of Brooklyn in the state of New York is also known as Kings County, not King County. The letter s on the end of it's name makes a difference. King County is in the state of Washington in the northwest across the border from British Columbia, Canada.
@karmadave Жыл бұрын
Great video. My father was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Flatbush. He attended Midwood High School (Class of 1953). My grandparents eventually moved to Long Beach after my grandfather retired and I have fond memories of visiting them as a kid 😃
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
That's cool. I actually attended Midwood HS as well. Class of 2015 here.
@karmadave Жыл бұрын
@@professional.commentator Cool. I'll bet the school has changed a LOT in 70 years! I have a copy of a Midwood HS publication called 'Patterns - Semi-Annual Literature & Art Publication of Midwood High School' dated June 1952. My father was a staff artist.
@JF-gj7hd Жыл бұрын
Hi Urban Caffeine, I have a question that might required some "New Yorking", is there a historical reason why many hospitals are located along the East River on the East side of Manhattan, or why there is a cluster of hospitals in central Brooklyn? Some of these are old hospitals, so I don't think they are build for the residential demographic needs of today, but I can't seem to find any reason why they are there. Also along with the theme of Brooklyn, can you talk about the history the large area of buildings along the Upper New York Bay, such as Navy Yard and Army Terminals? Another video idea, can you please talk about the area between Greenpoint and LIC, they have all kinds of industrial sites over there but also many luxury lofts, converted apartments, and glitzy newly built apartments. I don't explore that area. How about the area of New York along Long Island Sound (the Bronx side and the Queens side) or all the areas between Manhattan and Bronx along the Harlem River?
@ml.vaughn21225 ай бұрын
I live in midwood the ocean ave side
@H3ntaig33K6 ай бұрын
biggest missed detail about Floyd Bennett is that it was NYC's first municipal airport and is the largest campground within NYC. It's been utilized multiple times by the federal government during times of crisis from being an HQ for FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to being one of the spots chosen to build shelters for the 2023 wave of migrants. Also where NYPD, MTA, and Sanitation train to operate their vehicles. It also hosts a small US Marine base, along with the army outpost at fort hamilton, it makes Brooklyn home to two military branches, the most among the five boroughs.
@landocalrisian2014 Жыл бұрын
Hey Thea same name as my sister btw, I have to correct you on King County which is incorrect. As a person who was born and raised in Bklyn it's KINGS County.
@motastic1714 Жыл бұрын
Also, I would really talk about how accessible skill development courses are in Brooklyn. To me, that's the #1 item in Brooklyn.
@anthonyjackson9776 Жыл бұрын
I think you do a good job and no it’s not possible to cover EVERYTHING in an 11 minute video. With that said, how could you not discuss Bed-Stuy in your break down?
@ahmadfrw1 Жыл бұрын
You can actually walk into Queens from certain areas of Brooklyn. Some people reside in Brooklyn and their neighbors across the street are in Queens.
@adawkins5678 Жыл бұрын
I’ve walked from Williamsburg to Sunnyside in Queens before! Quite the hike but it’s do-able lol
@yourcalicocat11 күн бұрын
bushwick ridgewood
@JRspeaking Жыл бұрын
I'd say Greenpoint is now a Hipster neighborhood with some Polish mixed in!
@timereigns66296 ай бұрын
UMMMMM..... NO.... Your thumbnail photo is technically correct. However 'South Brooklyn', the home of Al Capone has always been considered that Carroll Gardens/ Gowanus/ 3rd-4th Ave area of Park Slope.... EDIT: I watched the entire you actually did a really good job explaining the Geographic layout of the neighborhoods and a good explanation. I think this is a good video for someone totally unfamiliar with Brooklyn.
@stevennaraine9429Ай бұрын
The North to South Alphabetized streets which crossover into actual names alo g brooklyn with the split at at least some points Nostrand Avenue. Ave A - Albemarle Avenue B- Beverley Rd, Avenue C - Clarendon Rd, Ave D-Dorchester/Dimas, and so on.
@lifeliverig3 ай бұрын
I live near the Brighton Beach area and its more like an eastern eruopean type neighborhood. If you like uzbek or georgian food then brighton is an okay place. Also Coney Island and Brighton have fireworks every friday during the summer.
@umarshah91136 ай бұрын
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@Jesse615Ай бұрын
A party in Bushwick, at a former warehouse or garage, where everyone is wearing something thrifted just described every party in Bushwick ever!
@michelinegros-jean8771 Жыл бұрын
Brooklyn was an independent city.
@blyve Жыл бұрын
The hipster thing is overblown to me. Good job breaking down Brooklyn!!
@publicminx8 ай бұрын
that everyone wears black is also a stereotype about Berlin. but its actually only true for a subgroup of the 'cool' people, not hipsters in general but rather certain scenes (this mixture of many artists, BDSM, anarchic, metal, punk and the huge electronic club people scenes (in which the Berghain club is part of. its true that it is at least more likely to wear a kinky black like dress to get in))
@gabrielrussell5531 Жыл бұрын
I'd consider Crown Heights and Bed Stuy to be more grouped than Bed Stuy and Williamsburg.
@unknown1201 Жыл бұрын
Wrong. Atlantic Ave is a pretty big divide. People don’t really cross it that much. So although demographically, they are(were) similar, they are still distinct. Bedstuy is large, and a bit of transit desert and the subways run a long the peripheries, so it isn’t well connected to crown heights despite the geographical nearness
@H3ntaig33K6 ай бұрын
East Brooklyn looks like 1950s or 1930s suburbs? What the heck. Canarsie and some parts of Cypress Hills fit that bill. Brownsville, East NY, and Cypress Hills are projects and other dense forms of housing. Starrett City developed in the 1970s is also its own unique neighborhood that has a security force insulating it from the border it shares with the highly underprivileged neighborhood of East NY. Also we have these things called buses that run really well cause car and population density are quite low, thanks to the absence of subway access.
@kalinystazvoruna8702Ай бұрын
Interesting fact: back in the early 1900s, "In 1907, the completion of the Williamsburg Bridge facilitated the immigration of Jews and Italians from the Lower East Side of Manhattan who moved to Bedford-Styvesant. During the 1930s, major changes took place due to the Great Depression years. Immigrants from the American South and the Caribbean brought the neighborhood's black population to around 30,000, making it the second largest Black community in the city at the time. During World War II, the Brooklyn Navy Yard attracted many black New Yorkers to the neighborhood as an opportunity for employment, while the relatively prosperous war economy enabled many of the Jewish and Italian residents to move to Queens and Long Island. By 1950, the number of black residents had risen to 155,000, comprising about 55 percent of the population of Bedford-Stuyvesant.[15] In the 1950s, real estate agents and speculators employed blockbusting to turn a profit. As a result, formerly middle-class white homes were being turned over to poorer black families. By 1960, eighty-five percent of the population was black." (from Wikipedia) I knew this when I was growing up in Bay Ridge during the 1950s-60s.
@norifromreallife-di7hi6 ай бұрын
As a half-caribbean person from Brooklyn, I can say that we DEFINITELY have the most people
@JuanJohn013 Жыл бұрын
Hipsters only moved around 15 years ago in BK
@broooklyn4113 Жыл бұрын
Park Slope/Windsor Terrace! Represent!
@BK_7184 ай бұрын
As a Brooklynite no mention of the influence from non hipster culture such as Puerto Ricans blacks Italians Jews and Irish ? Thank goodness the whole Bk hasn’t gentrified yet. South Brooklyn hoods such as Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Sheepshead Bay for the most part remain unchanged in their landscape although the demographics are changing and Bath Beach just saw 2 high rise luxury towers go up along the belt parkway. We also still have over 95 housing projects in Brooklyn. As someone who was raised in bed-stuy and Bushwick the projects there that are still standing such as Marcy, Tompkins, sumner, Roosevelt, Bushwick/hope gardens, and LG still impact and make a presence felt there. Bay Ridge still has affordable dive bars to chill at night and East New York and Brownsville still have that old BKLYN feel to it as it was during the 90s and early 00s and so does certain blocks of SunSet park and Borough Park.
@jordanlover23Ай бұрын
Brooklyn has AT LEAST 2.9M people now.
@PicturesofNewYork8 күн бұрын
It's over 4 actually
@jordanlover238 күн бұрын
@@PicturesofNewYork Really? Wouldnt surprise me, but seems a bit high. Source?