Mrs. Loretta McDonald Takes Us Through Brooklyn for a Look at Gentrification's Effects | BK Stories 

On god, she’s drippin!!!!

U know she was fly in her prime

She’s sittingggg 👑👑👑

she has style it's better than fashion

And she keeps comparing about money. Seems like she has her priorities wrong.

2006 lol....yes I understand it changes every year and all. Did u ever go in the 80s n 90s to compare and contrast. 2006 was way past the aftermath and it will only get worse.

@@irobu I didn't even like it in the 90s and part of the 80s. I still like NYC but I'm more into going to places like Jackson Heights, Queens, that still has some immigrant vibe to them. Transformation of NYC is ongoing and I think gentrification took a turn as far back as the 1980s. But people older than me may say it started in the 1970s or 1960s.

@@benjaminsmith2287 yeah i hear the same. Well rent went up like crazy starting like in the 80s....in Manhattan that is with all the condo convertions. Not sure exactly when the gentrification started in Brooklyn.

@@benjaminsmith2287 it just been on over drive since 2000’s

It was already halfway gentrified in 2006.

What the fuck does that even mean?

@@agexax13 what else is it supposed to mean??? Can you comprehend english??

@@SuperDeuser I have a college degree so I'd like to think I do. This corny distracts from what the video entails. If you can't comprehend that then you're the moron. Stupid man

@@agexax13 Well according to you, you can't even comprehend a simple sentence

I'd like my name to be Adrian Andre, cause it is... maybe he’s degree wasn’t carried in English.

They do face racism.

Wow, worried about white privilege

I’m excited for the fact they are being pushed out and better people are moving in

Too late for that...trust me😤😤😤

Michael Knight Exactly that bullshit is displacing th he middle class as well. Its sickening

The people paying $2950 are fleeing neighborhoods where it costs $3,450.

So if you buy a house when it was cheap. You will be a rich. People in some of this areas just wait for the government to give them everything they don't want to work that is the problem for example an FHA loan for low income individuals like me let you put down 3.5% for down payments if you plan to sell your house but there are so many programs where you don't have to put any money down if a person that are on this neighborhoods have not houses is their fall the opportunities are there if you don't take them the only responsible for that is yourself for a $300000 house in brooklyn your down payment would be $0 or the worse case $9000 so you can not save this money in 20 years what about if instead for buying weed and beer you save that money you will save that money in less than 5 years. If you can not do this move to another place that is cheaper than this. Florida, PA etc.

@@andressabio9440 One glaring issue with this statement is the source of incomes of some of these people. Some may not be able to afford in time the ability to move out and be stable living once they buy such home. It's great that you were able to o it. But assuming an elderly woman who doesn't smoke weed or drink beer should buy a home in a major city on New York to prevent being unaffected by gentrification seems a bit extreme in sorts. Not saying it's impossible, just seems your argument is a bit aggressive

@@clemdane that's not true. The demographics change shows they're coming from outside the cities. From affluent suburbs. Yes, people from rich neighborhoods within cities are moving into up and coming ones but it's not exactly the primary swarm

your not allowed to say this if you are accepting the change and basking in its benefits. Scratch that; you are allowed to say whatever comes to your mind, but it loses all strength if you are partaking in such events.. do you even believe what you're saying ? If so why did you decide to come to Brooklyn ?

Stimme Dir da vollkommen zu. An Veränderung an sich ist nichts auszusetzen. Es wird jedoch zum Problem, wenn einzelne Gruppen dadurch gezwungenermaßen aus ihrer ursprünglichen Lage verdrängt werden und Ihnen keiner zu Hilfe kommt.

@Darius Kang do you just repeat everything you read? i thought alt-righters were against cucks?

@Darius Kang We wuz kangz

who says that gentrification is "progress". That's a very narrow view

Victor Nolasco The truth hurts. I feel for people who are getting priced out, but this could have been avoided if the neighborhoods were safer for people to come and spend money there. Instead of seeing a some non-resident walking in your neighborhood and thinking "what the fuck is this outsider doing in MY neighborhood", you should have been thinking "maybe he'll spend some money here to help our community's economy". When people from your neighborhood get enough money, they don't stay and invest in the neighborhood, they move out to a safer area. Nothing changes.

Маго You are saying that you feel for the same people that you are saying should be grateful lol. This is what the problem is, "They should be thankful to me because I am helping make their community more valuable." The reason it is not safe is because you feel it is not safe, because it is not similar yo your neighborhood. Safety and the economy don't necessarily correlate. When you begin a discussion of this issue you need to get out of this frame of mind of I am helping, saving, providing for this community by being there.

Victor Nolasco I didn't say they should be "grateful", I said that making your neighborhood a place where people fear to tread because of high crime rates tends to hurt, not help, the economic situation in said neighborhood. Tourism, consumerism, all that shit, helps bring money into the area, does it not? All of this gentrification stuff could have been avoided if the people in the community owned and invested in property in those neighborhoods. Protesting against these Midwesterner whitey hipsters that move in isn't gonna do jackshit to change the minds of the landlords and developers, they're gonna do whatever makes them more money - that's the nature of business. Unfortunately for you, the landlords are the ones who own the property, and they can do whatever they want with it. If you don't own the property, then the fact is that you don't have any say in what happens to it. You can complain about it until the cows come home, it won't make even a little difference.

Маго Paraphrasing and alluding to the "grateful" attitude is what often those who argue against gentrification or displacement are about. Like the Summerhill owner in Bedstuy and many of those you share your point of view. The difference for me is that I am an owner and a native of NYC and unfortunately I am able to see how people in this city struggle. Now, if I knew it was as easy as "stop that crime, work and save to buy a house" I may be with you. But when you see upclose the bias inequities behind closes doors to provide assistance and support to certain communities, when you learn of how politicians like Moses tore into certain neighborhoods, and when you see how there is more red tape to be involved on a community board in certain neighborhoods if you look a certain way - come from a certain background - when you work at schools and see how children have to leave the state because they cannot afford to live in their neighborhood of 2 dollar coffee to now 10 dollar coffee with artisanals and shit, then maybe you'll open your eyes to the soul of New York that is being lost. Right, Ownership is indeed one way to fight against gentrification. Right, no one wants to live in an unsafe neighborhood. However there is a reason to fight against displacement because it is real. I don't care if they are midwest new jersey or another country, communities are being disrespected and robbed of their culture and value. When you live growing up around diversity in this city, around this city, you understand that

Victor Nolasco Ok well what's the solution then? The landlords aren't doing anything illegal, they're doing what they feel they need to do to get more out of their investment - that's pretty typical (not to mention financially-sound) behavior for people in real estate. You're right, it is heartless, but there's no law that says a landlord has to show loyalty to a tenant.

There's always one lol

racist

yea. it sucks.

@@TraversyMedia he's right tho.

@James Pietsch you literally assumed Coney Island is dangerous and has a lot of crime cause Russians blacks and Hispanics live there so I think you’re the one that is racist.

same with the dmv

What if there would be another drug epidemic where caps get busted and crime rises high as hell. It could turn their playground into their worst nightmare.

How about those lazy poor people get jobs. McDonald’s is hiring at over $16 an hour where I’m at. If you work full time, that’s more than enough to pay for rent, food and add money to savings. Why should the government continue to cater to lazy people when their cities keep getting worse.

Eric Johnson good question

Eric Johnson think Montana

Gone where though?🙄

Like Barcelona I hope.

An abstract tourist attraction...w/ no flavor & no sauce...what would b the point in goin

Asshole

Shit I gotta move there then. What them prices like?

Hmmmm can you tell me the estate price there??? Im intrested...

Noah Rodriguez east ny or Brownsville not gentrified either

@@zaybx3485 ummm..yes it is

Nobody cares about Montreal y’all aren’t special and don’t compare to USA

Kermit Robbery Yeah well except for the fact that Montreal is one of the only cultured places in North America.

You sound so slow, gentrifiers (aka your people) don’t want to use it sooooooooooooo what happens it goes out of business

Also what do you mean every building has washer dryer units?? You mean the NEW buildings… no older affordable apartments have the hookups for that

It’s not “pushing” you out when your people willfully sell their stores and property away for cheap. If your people worked hard and didn’t have such a horrible culture then you wouldn’t have to worry about gentrification

😕

Us white people have high engery and are cool

@James Pietsch funny that you call out racism when it’s convenient for you but you say Coney Island assumingely has crime cause blacks and Hispanics live there

Says the guy from a whole race of people who are too lazy to work over 40 hours a week and blame whiteyfor their problems. Focus on yourself instead of blaming others and maybe you’ll start to understand hard work ethic. You Probably won’t though. You’ll stay a perpetual victim forever

the state don't build srtip malls and fastfood restaurants

It’s not fair for tax payers to pay rent for others.

@@DEATHCHICKEN1337 tax payers are paying for the this gentrification and the new civil infrastructure/development that old residents will never be able to use. Tax payers are paying for government grants to “those who can afford” to pay for gentrified houses in some towns and cities which help gentrifiers restore their homes (and build their wealth). Government money goes to all.....but the form of welfare that is given to “gentrifiers” is truly for their welfare. It helps them build generational wealth.....and you know this. But like most gentrifiers, deception keeps you sane and keeps many of people who grew up with a sole mission of pleasing whites, spinning their tales.

Good. Subsidized housing is awesome.

@@linusmlgtips2123 Not if it is over-sized, poorly maintained and mismanaged.

😂 I forgot about this comment.. aww I crack myself up.

Barrington Morris missing a k

You're not listening to what she's saying. They're bringing people from outside these cities and pushing the original people out because of the higher cost of living. That's good to you? If they did the same, came into the more higher end areas and pushed people out and made it uninhabitable would you be saying the same? Not everyone is making 100 or fucking 200 thousand a year, dude. The national average is like 50k.

Izaya Orihara-kun Thank you for schooling that colonizer, keep those hipsters and gentrifiers the fuck outta nyc

Kermit Robbery take an economics class kid

Look at Ohio. There was so much money out there and then the jobs disappeared. Should those heroin addicts move to a better city or sit there and rot without a job? Better yet, someone should gentrify those neighborhoods. They need a mean clean up

@@nameinvain6 they bring in people because the people living there don’t contribute to the economy. The only people who don’t like gentrification are the ones too lazy to get a real full time job instead of relying on the government for money. Become self reliant and gentrification will stop happening. But why would you do that? Getting handouts from the government is so much easier

most people do tho if they have social mobility

She's an old woman for fuck's sake...

What the fuck does what you would or wouldn't do have to do with this person? Theres people that love their community and their lives the way it was. And these people shoudn't be pushed out their neighborhoods so rich cooperate types can live out their sex and the city dreams. FUCK gentrification, thats just a code word for replacement.

Tell that to the heroin addicts in Ohio who refuse to move to get rid of their depression, or for better employment and a drug free life.

Hey different strokes...

you need to get out into the real world more, most people don't decide where they live.

@@100timessquaresays who? Get a job and save yourself some money. Make a resume, if you’re a grown man you should have multiple jobs and skills listed. Send the resume to jobs where you’d rather live before you quit/move. It’s as simple as that.

@@100timessquaremaybe use your brain a little

It's good to see that not everybody is thinking only about money

I'll say it... The Colonizers.

@@sharidenis3890 I'll say it....Economically productive ambitious people.

Gentrification is no more "economically ambitious" than the Colonizers were to the indigenous people of this land. You call it ambition I call it a hostile takeover.

@@sharidenis3890 There are no "indigenous people" in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is a creation of European expansion and capitalism. It wouldn't exist without them. You're just indulging in childish fantasies.

@@3506Dodge you try to sound intelligent but your lacking in reading comprehension. I'm comparing your "economic productivity" speaking to the white Colonization of the indigenous in America. If you want to be historically accurate, what you call capitalism in the "creation" of Brooklyn is actual the Brutal slave trade and domination of the same group of people who todays gentrifiers are trying to displace.

Nothing says colonizer like your comment.

@@rockydee2967nothing says low income lazy person like your comment.

There's better ways to get attention. Try going outside and hanging out with your friends.

@@Lulu_Lime I’m guna gentrify black neighborhoods for fun

Killing yourself would get you a lot more attention than being a corn ball in these comment sections

@@joshrod9008 go cry. I’m going to gentrify your neighborhood.

@@Lulu_Limetry getting a job and not relying on welfare.

a free country that was built by the same activity which displaces natives and continues to exploit and oppress them. okay

sorry to say this, the people made it a shithole, not just blacks but everyone.

Sorry but this is a conversation between intelligent people who realize that not everything is life is about "economic activity" but about human beings. Your narrow minded one sided opinion is irrelevant.

Well in this free country, go to Ohio and tell the heroin addicts to move so they can have a better life. This woman is at least stating her claim. In Ohio, they’re using needles to express their thoughts on the neighborhood

Free for whom? Certainly not people like her.

Not everyone who is rich have worked hard for their money, the Kardashians, Paris Hilton etc. were born into wealth, some people have worked every day of their lives but can't afford a mansion like the Kardashians can. Your comment is really narrow minded and ignorant, also when you keep saying 'you people' is it because the woman in the video is black? People with lower income need to live somewhere too, just remember if there was no poor people in the world, the rich would have to wipe their own asses instead.