90's
The 80's when the crack era hit and soft gun laws down south was far worse
70's were bad too, because they had a gang problem
Things started changing in New York in 92/93
You want to see the "vultures eat the hipster"? You think violence against artists and recent college grads will stop the process of gentrification?
I have no comment about your condoning violence against innocent people.
Hey watch your mouf....that's my hood
East Tremont & Hughes ave STAND UP!!
I feel you, but you're choosing the wrong target. To focus on the hipsters and yuppies misses the key to the whole puzzle. Who actually owns the rental properties? Do short term capital gains through the flipping of properties outweigh the steady stream of rental income? Which real estate firms are most active in a neighborhood? What is their strategy? In what ways does tax abatement policies create incentives for capital to flow into disinvested neighborhood?
First off, Hipsters are not yuppies. Both are largely cultural abstractions owning their origins to different points in time. Yuppies became all the rage in the 1980s. Yuppies reflected a demographic transformation (young, childless, professionals working in the services). They were celebrated and detested because of their role in pushing real estate values through the roof. As a cultural object, Hipsters, by contrast, were imagined, described, and seemingly seen everywhere beginning in the late 1990s. Hipsters are an amalgamation of artists, chefs, bar owners, liberals, and you name it. They "shop" at thrift stores and American Apparel. In short, Hipsters are defined by what people hate.
