People making the move from New York City to Detroit

From New York City to the Motor City, people are making the Motown move.
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[@irwinwesley4175]

But it's good to see DETROIT is making a comeback

[@baljeeeeeet]

now it's not bc yesterday we went through the hoods and it looks nuked

[@NoCaping]

@@baljeeeeeet 🤣

[@M4DAttack]

Just proves that not all of Detroit is bad like how the media likes to portray it

[@johnconnors6412]

25000 for the whole building. That should have you asking questions

[@glittersilver7779]

$18000 a month IN RENT???? That’s a disgusting rich landlord!

[@ThirdDimensionalBeing]

Honestly, I would love to go and move to Detroit. It would be a great Mecca for artists and venues and clubs. We need more creativity and edge in a time where honestly, cities have become scrubbed clean by gentrification, or any of that creativity and edge. I guess in the end it'll become gentrified as well...

[@94fleetwood49]

Detroit is designed with major roads and highways leading into the city from all angles like a star. So gentrification doesn't have to be isolated into one small area since Detroit is so large, it's not limited like the valley in California or the islands of New York. Dimitri Hegemann has been eyeing the Packard Plant which is also under plans for Phase 1 plans of renovations this year by Fernando Palazuelo. There are so many locations to build creativity, clubs, venues that are also next to highways for instant access.

[@mariusmatei2946]

@@94fleetwood49 and yet, New York Metro Area Is, like, Four Times Larger/More Sprawling (From Long Island, And Into New Jersey), Than that of Detroit.

[@jomama5186]

As long as they don't do the same thing they did to New York and drive all the rent rates up and push all the people out that live there and it hung on all these years

[@MemoGrafix]

Don' t worry rent/prices/taxes will go up as more & more move in like any place else.

[@timlamb9428]

he's right, detroit does have a rep. i almost got into it with a guy in mobile alabama and when he found out i was from detroit he said..."i wish i would've known that before because i wouldn't have fucked with you".

[@marksmith7977]

tim lamb because hes racist

[@marksmith7977]

tim lamb the rep is cars!

[@marksmith7977]

renge99O9 exactly

[@alkatmerc5156]

What a STUPID ASS post

[@matthewwatson5273]

now they need to find new industries and perhaps expand that train through out the city to the neighborhoods.

[@kathy2trips]

Hell, NO. The freeways ruined the city enough. That's all we need is a bunch of concrete scars criss-crossing overhead.

[@ericwright6717]

Matthew Watson but we're not new york we don't need trains.. That's a waste of money PUT MORE JOBS AND BUISNESSES AND BUISNESS OWNERS

[@mariusmatei2946]

Detroit Is A Lost Cause/Hopeless!!

[@ATLMike94]

​@@ericwright6717 every populous city needs trains, what are yall talking about? Especially if you want young professionals to move there

[@JermaineSam]

To be honest, I'm a bit scared to visit Detroit but from the history, it seems like it was (or is) a cool town. Hope to see industries other than art and fashion move back into town. Maybe I'll end up there one day. I would love to buy a house downtown and see how quickly it grows.

[@basickobra7803]

I was from New York as well. Look we’re I’m at now. Detroit. Best decision we ever made.

[@cjorcine5166]

We need update this 2020

[@trionic5]

Im curious what industry Detroit will go to, the automotive industry can't bring Detroit back in its current state.

[@sixmile2360]

Actually. I'm not sure if that is true. We do need to diversify and we are. But think about it. The city now has fewer people than Columbus Ohio. Even if it grows by 25% in the next ten years the population would still be below 725k. Columbus Ohio would love to have three assembly plants, an engine plant and a major automotive company world headquarters inside its borders. Ford had announced that they are building a huge development campus in Cork Town. 2500 to 5000 jobs. Mihandra is building an assembly plant on the East side. When you combine the remaining mass of the automotive and automotive related capacity in the city with the burgeoning tech and finance industries the economy could sustain real growth. The blight removal and infrastructure rebuild is daunting but progress is being made. I went to a planning meeting last week. It was funny to hear urban planners talking about demand for housing outpacing availability. Who would of thunk it ten years ago?

[@louurich9087]

In 2017 and 2018 we added more tech jobs than New York or L.A. ... Total. And there already had been a decent sized foothold in the region, mostly in automation. However, the Automotive industry is not as thrashed as people think. The recent contractions were getting ahead of the manufacturing recession we are currently in, and the big three are currently investing heavily in alternative energy cars. The Tesla's price will keep it from saving anything, they are thinking and investing (some say too much) in the Model T of electric cars. Whoever hits that mark first is the winner.

[@mariusmatei2946]

@@sixmile2360 personally, I prefer New York, to Detroit, but I'd most certainly choose Detroit over Columbus (and Ohio, in general)!!

[@sixmile2360]

Marius Matei It is all relative. Comparing New York City to Detroit is apples to oranges. New York City wins every time. But to those of us who stuck it out in Detroit during the worst of times and the darkest days it is amazing what is happening now. The number of new construction projects and renovations are unbelievable. They are literally everywhere. To be clear. It is a statistical fact. There is an exodus into the Detroit Area from California and New York. The primary reasons are jobs (Tech jobs related to the shift to electric cars) and the low cost of living. Additionally, there is a cache for young people to move downtown. It is an incubator for start ups and there is a core presence of banking and mortgage companies who cater to recent college grads. My personal preference for lifestyle is Boston which is rich with museums and restaurants. But in the end it is a matter of taste. For me Detroit is home. It is that simple.

[@mariusmatei2946]

@@sixmile2360 ha, I see what you did there (with New York, and apples... 😁); nevertheless, all I did, was that I expressed my personal preference between New York, and Detroit, i.e. I didn't contest the merits of your initial reply (in fact, I had given it a 👍), neither do I contest the fact that there are people moving from New York to Detroit (I wouldn't, but then, again, this is my personal preference, and I can understand the argument of "what you get for/vs the cost of living")!!

[@stoolpigeon3515]

I did the same thing and ended up getting scammed by the building management downtown. Out of towners beware.

[@InsanercYT]

update: as of 2022 the red hook cafe is doing well, playground detroit is still open, Katoi has opened and stayed open, and the detroit galapagos building is still vacant and unmaintained.

[@ClassicalKaren]

As a NYer just now moving to Detroit the only thing I miss is Bodegas I can walk to and 24hr stores

[@dewanhowell4883]

My city DETROIT is once called city beautiful❤️ when it' was first build 🏢🏫

[@thefrogbert6295]

The only thing is if you move here from NYC to Detroit Pls know what your getting into just because this city has cheaper real estate Doesn’t mean it’s ok to kick out the locals who’ve lived in the same block for their whole life Don’t gentrify Unify

[@chrisbrunson948]

New Yorkers better learn how to dress warmer. Because Detroit is significantly colder than New York City. It also have longer cold spells.

[@DetroitLives313]

I live in NYC, been here a little over 20 years but am thinking of moving back to Detroit.

[@americancreole6299]

@Zanda Williams NYC obviously has more to offer but I think Detroit may get to that point eventually if the development continues! I used to live in NYC and I am thinking about moving to Detroit (or nearby).

[@R.A.C.A]

I wish I can move to Detroit

[@El_Raton_Small]

Da1n only Me to tbh but i hope NYC is not like the Detroit suburbs ;(

[@ASBDYTheAwesome]

i live in detroit sorry☹️

[@dj2coo769]

What's stopping we need more people to come represent Michigan State?

[@kelceymccray5265]

I would mind moving to Detroit

[@danfield6030]

kelcey mccray ...then don't. lol

[@animelordz562]

I doesn't seem like people are leaving NYC our traffic went from being number 5 for worst traffic to number 2 and population doubled

[@dj2coo769]

My state is about to be the biggest State in the United states ic

[@wonderwinder1]

The Berlin of America!!!!

[@betterbusinessbureau3056]

Bringing all them damn knives and falafel over

[@sunnycriti9809]

Good news

[@lovinglifewithdogmanscout200]

I would like to ask him one Question. ARE YOU CRAZY? !

[@1940limited]

This is all well and good but what do you do for a job?

[@johnb332]

Are they crazy? When you come home someone is living in your house! Where else can you buy a house for $1.00.

[@FLAATFLAAT]

i love it

[@karlastaley8078]

I did the move over 5 years ago.

[@JamesJamesons]

Are there people besides SWPL hipsters moving in...?

[@anthonyanderson4350]

Julian Assad YES! :)

[@maryanng6841]

There is a great infrastructure in place in Detroit. Detroit is ripe for a comeback. Maybe not from the auto industry but from the technology industry. Go Detroit!

[@windermere2330]

Look out for crumbling overpasses when you’re on the freeway!

[@windermere2330]

And many potholes!

[@NoCaping]

@@windermere2330 🤣

[@vanessahassett6855]

Hook up with Shea from the Shea show he can help you too. KZbin property management

[@retrokidm1]

IT Tech, electric domestic cars, clothing and Real Estate and construction will follow

[@FRANKIEFRESH9]

They are welcome as long as they leave their racism behind !

[@chrisbrunson948]

Not a chance. New Yorkers (and whites in general) are racist. They play the side in the middle and they are stereotypical of Black folks particularly. And with Detroit's reputation, I don't see them act any differently. They will build an imaginary wall like I see in this report.

[@dilipchatri2354]

Covid-19 please food 😭😭😭 and$1400😭😭😭

[@lewisner]

Gentrification will be a good thing. People with money to spend, jobs in restaurants and hotels, more jobs for builders and decorators.

[@deathheads]

Smart move take the land nobody wants and rebuild it new york city looks just like Detroit ain't nothing tropical about new york city but it expensive to live in because of it the old ass train system

[@kiasersouzayxoxo]

I bet that they moved back 🤣

[@cflo1386]

It gets cold in the D.

[@kathy2trips]

It's cold in NYC too

[@sixmile2360]

Cold, snow, no sunshine November to May. No wonder we are all pissed off.

[@thomaskeene9697]

America got talent is coming to Detroit

[@nondelusional]

Lmmfao

[@newyorkcat]

Something is going on there. I tried to book Foundation Hotel downtown and NOT during the Autoshow -- sold out! I couldn't believe it. Westin Book Cadillac, same story. There must have been some sort of event going on. Would never move there. Too cold, too dangerous, the color gray....

[@developeryexil4981]

newyorkcat It's 80-90 in the summer i don't think that's very cold. Not very gray. sunny most of the time with much more character and spirit jab your average city like chicago. Just lots of demand and opportunity my friend.

[@sixmile2360]

Something is going on. The city is rebounding big time. Well, at least downtown. A lot of neighborhoods are still struggling but progress is being made. I live downtown. Four hotels are being built or renovated. You are right about the weather. Hot as hell in the summer with long bleak winters. But for us natives we get used to it.

[@janicelangston2687]

These people who are moving to detroit have the funs to move there I am a black person who want to move but do not have the funs or a business to move you have notice the people who are moving to Detroit are white peple who have their own business and the capital to fun their move and businesses Do they still have the recording studio that most blacks got their start in Detroit because i have wrote some songs but know one to sing them I have heard parts of my songs in other people songs Never My song With my name on them

[@VTAcraft]

what

[@theinternetsavedmylife]

Songs don't revive an economy. You realise you need productive people to purchase you album or pay for it online right? I'll suggest you start a business, it's not that hard, just come up with a business plan, sell stuff you don't need to raise capital, approach your Credit Union if you can't obtain loan from a bank and voila! You are good to go.

[@bdmc6583]

janice langston You could start by using punctuation

[@normal2954]

@Beth black They've already pushed black businesses, and some white, that have been around for a long time. They've even changed the Eastern Market.

[@wonderwinder1]

janice langston There are plenty of Black folks in on the progress.

[@tvtime1]

wow she's cute

[@kathy2trips]

Chicks are good looking in Detroit. They grow a lot of fruit there; keeps them juicy! LOL

[@1986Lutrix]

lol

[@chrisbrunson948]

3:09 Huh? Very proud to employ locals? I hear this same thing all my life in New York City. And all I see is Foreigners from other countries. But that is NYC. This is Detroit with over 70 percent Black American. So where are the locals? Or maybe certain local might apply, while others are excluded - like black folks.

[@ericeasterday5849]

Isn’t Brooklyn more slumy to live in and cheaper compared to Manhattan or Queens?!

[@mariusmatei2946]

Who, Ever, In Their right Mind, would move from New York, One Of The Most Attractive/Iconic Cities Worldwide, to Detroit, a city that, unfortunately, has stopped being, both, attractive, and iconic in the 1970s (till then, the "jewel"/pride of the American industry).

[@averageamerican786]

Just dont bring your liberal politics

[@Mathin3D]

Sorry, but wrong move.

[@abdulsaid1878]

I’m in Detroit. Don’t come to Detroit it’s boring

[@happyboss777]

Delusional.

[@kevinlau6372]

Detroit is cheap

[@louurich9087]

Hey! We always make sure we get dinner first, and wait to the third date.

[@irwinwesley4175]

I would think that people would move from New York City to TORONTO... not DETROIT. TORONTO is more like NYC

[@sixmile2360]

Precisely why they dont want to move to Toronto. But I agree. I live downtown Detroit. Toronto is friggen awesome.

[@eliasamparan553]

Toronto is a Canadian city.

[@MegaMantim]

Artsy fartsy Coffee shops and boring Art Museums are hardly any kind of economic engine...Good old hard core American manufacturing and a work force willing to work is the key...Supply and demand, not just demand...

[@NUBIANS2009]

Another city blacks lost.

[@chrisbrunson948]

Detroit was controlled by the Michigan legislature since it lost it white population.

[@alfansojames2674]

Saunya Harris there was nothing to lose. Who owned industry, equals who control jobs, banks etc. Ps; research the black man who gave H Ford the assembly line . His nuts were cut off by the slave masters, ( G.W.Carver) No Detroit without him