Don’t walk around like you own the place…unless you’re Charles Bronson. via Flickr user aliabdallah So you’ve just invested in your million-dollar Bed-Stuy dream townhouse. Wait, sorry, let’s try that again, in a more realistic way. So you and your 2 roommates just signed a lease for a $3200 2-bedroom in Bed-Stuy or Bushwick, and you’re excited about your cool new neighborhood and its uh…bright future. That is until you read the Post this morning and found out that despite what that friendly real estate agent told you, crime still exists in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick. “But they told me all the crime was gone!” you say to no one in particular in your suddenly unsafe apartment, as you prepare to become just another statistic. Yes, despite those expensive new condos and home values shooting up to the stratosphere, shootings are up ten percent in the city. No, not in Bushwick and Bed-Stuy specifically, just… Read More
Don’t walk around like you own the place…unless you’re Charles Bronson. via Flickr user aliabdallah So you’ve just invested in your million-dollar Bed-Stuy dream townhouse. Wait, sorry, let’s try that again, in a more realistic way. So you and your 2 roommates just signed a lease for a $3200 2-bedroom in Bed-Stuy or Bushwick, and you’re excited about your cool new neighborhood and its uh…bright future. That is until you read the Post this morning and found out that despite what that friendly real estate agent told you, crime still exists in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick. “But they told me all the crime was gone!” you say to no one in particular in your suddenly unsafe apartment, as you prepare to become just another statistic. Yes, despite those expensive new condos and home values shooting up to the stratosphere, shootings are up ten percent in the city. No, not in Bushwick and Bed-Stuy specifically, just… Read More