tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post5562984953691449730..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: *Everyday ChatterJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-23339878615578126722013-02-19T08:43:27.961-05:002013-02-19T08:43:27.961-05:00That documentary about the hyper-gentrification of...That documentary about the hyper-gentrification of Williamsburg will be a hoot and a half.. <br /><br />There were a few docs like this about Hoboken when I got out of college in the early 90's, and it still makes me laugh how these poor arty types flood and take over a lower-income neighborhood, turn it into a dorko-hipster-Disneyland and then whine and mope about the cruel irony of being priced-out themselves. <br /><br />You have to wonder if poor, unsuccessful artists who feel entitled to live in vibrant cities around successful people will ever figure out how to find somewhere cheap to live without making it attractive enough for people with money to push them out. Not opening funky bars and coffee shops would be a good start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34445515291892087682013-02-15T13:08:20.518-05:002013-02-15T13:08:20.518-05:00The "old neighborhood" of Arthur Avenue ...The "old neighborhood" of Arthur Avenue is a fake for tourists, though. The actual neighborhood is Puerto Rican and has been for a long time. If a couple of guys who are actually from there (unlike the Italian business owners) want to start a beer hall, I don't see a problem.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87925879752575207002013-02-15T11:47:26.662-05:002013-02-15T11:47:26.662-05:00Nobody will go to Arthur Avenue for a beer hall ex...Nobody will go to Arthur Avenue for a beer hall except Fordham University students. The area has lots of drug activity and problems by Fordham Road. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com