Comments on: The Future of Downtown Brooklyn: What, and Whose? http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html Ideas & Trends Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:05:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paula Cizek http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html/comment-page-1#comment-252230 Paula Cizek Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:29:05 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=27315#comment-252230 Great comments you guys, keep them coming. Great comments you guys, keep them coming.

]]> By: Mark http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html/comment-page-1#comment-252163 Mark Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:33:48 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=27315#comment-252163 Sorry Dale, but its not that clear cut. I've lived near downtown Brooklyn and lets be frank - it's not a great place. Overcrowded stores with bad merchandise filled with low paying jobs - a replica of most of the rest of Atlantic Avenue. Redevelopment would lead to, at the very least, a nicer place to live, which in turn inspires more people to come and spend money, which in turn leads to a better tax base, better schools and a better off populace. And how do you get redevelopment without attracting outside help? Not that mass eminent domain evictions are the answer either. The point is more that there should be able to be economic redevelopment with out the building of masses of luxury condos (somehow, the other neighborhoods mentioned by others in their comments got it done that way). . Sorry Dale, but its not that clear cut. I’ve lived near downtown Brooklyn and lets be frank – it’s not a great place. Overcrowded stores with bad merchandise filled with low paying jobs – a replica of most of the rest of Atlantic Avenue. Redevelopment would lead to, at the very least, a nicer place to live, which in turn inspires more people to come and spend money, which in turn leads to a better tax base, better schools and a better off populace. And how do you get redevelopment without attracting outside help?

Not that mass eminent domain evictions are the answer either. The point is more that there should be able to be economic redevelopment with out the building of masses of luxury condos (somehow, the other neighborhoods mentioned by others in their comments got it done that way). .

]]> By: Dale http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html/comment-page-1#comment-252065 Dale Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:22:43 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=27315#comment-252065 Forced penetration against the will of another is a punishable offence.... some people call it rape, and that's the first word that comes to mind after reading this article/watching the video. Forced penetration against the will of another is a punishable offence…. some people call it rape, and that’s the first word that comes to mind after reading this article/watching the video.

]]> By: b http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html/comment-page-1#comment-252015 b Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:14:44 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=27315#comment-252015 MEH: Downtown Brooklyn is completely surrounded by neighborhoods that have been in the process of grentrification for 15-20 years. The original artists are either long gone or they are trying to get their kids get into Yale. The area around Fulton Mall is one of the last pockets that remained economically diverse but it other than its location it is not a destination for hipsters or artists. That's what makes the current development plan for Fulton Mall so pig-headed. It does not need to happen as there is plenty of space for high-end development in near-by neighborhoods gentrified long ago like Park Slope, Carroll Gardens and Fort Greene. MEH: Downtown Brooklyn is completely surrounded by neighborhoods that have been in the process of grentrification for 15-20 years. The original artists are either long gone or they are trying to get their kids get into Yale. The area around Fulton Mall is one of the last pockets that remained economically diverse but it other than its location it is not a destination for hipsters or artists. That’s what makes the current development plan for Fulton Mall so pig-headed. It does not need to happen as there is plenty of space for high-end development in near-by neighborhoods gentrified long ago like Park Slope, Carroll Gardens and Fort Greene.

]]> By: M.E.H. http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html/comment-page-1#comment-251934 M.E.H. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:59:57 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=27315#comment-251934 It's always sad to see historically entrenched establishments disappear only to be replaced by an Apple Store, Pottery Barn and Barnes and Noble. Unfortunately, as historically low-income areas start attracting students, hipsters and people with money but not quite enough to live in more established areas, I feel that this kind of gentrification becomes inevitable. As the long term residents are slowly replaced, or displaced, by the new, demand will have to be met for the sort of luxuries that a gentrified neighborhood wants. This will most likely be at the expense of the old, and definitely at the expense of the charm or low cost living that was one so attractive in the first place. It’s always sad to see historically entrenched establishments disappear only to be replaced by an Apple Store, Pottery Barn and Barnes and Noble. Unfortunately, as historically low-income areas start attracting students, hipsters and people with money but not quite enough to live in more established areas, I feel that this kind of gentrification becomes inevitable. As the long term residents are slowly replaced, or displaced, by the new, demand will have to be met for the sort of luxuries that a gentrified neighborhood wants. This will most likely be at the expense of the old, and definitely at the expense of the charm or low cost living that was one so attractive in the first place.

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