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According to an article by the Times' Denny Lee, the hallmarks of someone who should be living in Williamsburg are:
- Interest in Electroclash
- Having 40+ friends on Friendster
- Creating art with garbage under a nickname
But, surprise! These people are discontented with Williamsburg and moving out. Or talking about it. There's also some bleating about Williamsburg being played out, too full of wannabe hipsters, dirty, the word "hipsterati," how the East Village is real and inspiring...something about the cyclical nature of hip places, "inconvenience of being a pioneer." Yeah, Gothamist fell asleep after the first column too.
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I'm glad that some one had the same reaction as me to this article. After the first few quotes of the "genuine hipster" stating that there was now a standard dress code of converse sneakers and trucker hats and that was why he needed to leave, I yawned so hard my ears popped.
Who the fuck cares? The only worthwhile thing said in that article was the last quote-- "I move where the rents are cheapest." Now that makes sense. But don't give me some bullshit about how you're not inspired enough because "wannabes" are moving in. I thought we all got over that in high school...
i'm so tired of people arching their eyebrows and repeating the name of my neighborhood back to me when i tell them i live downtown. i'd so much rather live in the east village or LES than Williamsburg, and I'd so much rather live in Nolita, Soho, or the West Village than the East Village or LES. That's just plain old common sense, suckas!
Well, it's safe to say that the terminally-unhip UWS will never be the subject of a similarly-themed article...
Once again, the Times proves to one and all that when it comes to cultural articles, it seems to be stuck in a 3-year lag period from the rest of the world.
Enough said.
Is this happening because of the new "hip young editor" over at the times. Way to be really terrible.
No, "hip and young" editor Jodi Kantor is at the Arts & Leisure section, and I actually like her stuff. I liked what she did on Slate and think the Arts & Leisure section has been mostly interesting lately.
Jeebus. I remember a friend moving into a former biker bar on Grand in 1995 and going through an interview with the Latin Kings to make sure he was neighborhood-worthy. If Williamsburg is finally 'over', can I afford it now? Probably not.
Elmhurst MOFOs. Elmhurst.
Jackson Heights MOFOs. North Jackson Heights.
what about EAST ELMHURST.
as far as the article:
i think "eye candy" is a phrase which is totally played out and should never be used again. makes me want to stop reading articles.
It's all about MIDWOOD, mofos. Yeah, I know you don't know where that is. I'm used to it. But, then again, I pay $280 a month, so I can deal.
is that in queens?
Midwood is cool, I suppose. Spent the first 7 years of my life there. But doesn't it get a little boring shopping at only Glatt kosher supermarkets?!?!!?!?!?!
It's gotten better--there's good stuff nearby in Flatbush, including Flatbush Food Co-op. The only time it's hard is when the Q train is under construction, which seems to be more often than not lately. But, on a good day, I get door-to-door in 45 minutes or less.
and I *always* get a seat on the train ;)
okay, I live in Williamsburg, but before I moved there I'd been there like once, and I didn't move there to be hip - I moved there cause I got mugged in my crappy old neighborhood, needed to move, and found a cheap room in a falling apart apartment through a friend. Aside from the fact that I probably wouldn't pass a credit test to move, I really like my neighborhood. Do I go out in Brooklyn every night? No. I am usually somewhere in the east village or something, but really. People need to get a sense of individuality and their own self-worth beyond who their neighbors are or how "hip" their area is deemed by some arbitrary entity.
Ok, not to be too snarky but I don't think it's so terribly individual to say, "I am usually somewhere in the East Village."
Erikka--
Flatbush food coop!?!? That's wild; over the weekend at Coney Island I saw somebody with a FBFC t-shirt, and figured it was probably a joke.
I'm stunned to hear it's a real place. How do you rate it? Is it members-only to shop there (like the ultra-snobby Slope coop)?
No--it's very unpretentious. It's definitely nowhere near the volume of Whole Foods, but it gets the job done. Check out thier website: http://www.flatbushfoodcoop.com/ one block away from the Cortelyou Ave. stop on the Q train. And I don't think they require a membership (I certainly don't have one). Sorry to derail, folks--resume hating Williamsburg.
Do any girls/women (American citizens)live in Jackson Heights/Elmhurst? Or are they too afraid...
I sometimes see "hipsters" around 82nd st. in jackson heights, but they might just be tourists.
the park slope food co-op isn't snobby. it's damn cheap, and it's cheap because the nine thousand members donate three hours a month apiece.
The coop might not be snobby but the neighborhood can't claim the the same. Don't even open that can of worms.
ship all the effin non-NY'ers outta Williamsburgh already. effin trendy f*$&ers.
Oh Lord, not another person with the audacity to say that the Park Slope coop isn't snobby. Gimme a break, Mig -- the rules, the exclusionary attitude, the nastiness they exhibited when my girlfriend went inside to post a flyer about a non-profit fundraising event . . .
Look, I'm far from the only person to state how unpleasant the Slope coop is.
WTF? Why can't people just STOP talking about Williamsburg already? You're not going to prove your "in the know" superiority by ranting about how the gentrified neighborhoods are no longer cool or real or whatever, because they're being filled to the gills with trust-fund hipsters and models. Yes gentrification happens. Get over it. Really.
Man, do I feel dumb. All this time I thought everyone was talking about Williamsburg, VA.
As someone actually born in WB (N 7th & Havemyer, thank you very much) I say good riddance to the hipsterati! As long as we get to keep SEA restaurant.
Yeah, but unfortunately for you they're being replaced up SATC wannabes and frat boys. I'd rather have some emaciated guitarist living next door than a serial beer-swilling rapist.
oops, edit to say "beer-swiling serial rapist". And has anyone else noticed the heavy thug contingency arising in Billyburg? Some nights it's impossible to walk down the street without some baller trying to grab your ass.
the writer of this article seems to be confusing the end of larry tee's horrendous party scene with the end of the neighborhood scene.
and anyone looking for cheaper rents is definitely not going to the east village.
The NYT is a bogus periodical. Does anyone pay it any mind? They make up their facts. And suddenly they are qualified to downgrade Williamsburg's hipness rating? Is this $*&^%$#@ Standard and Poor?
Besides, ever hear of "fact checker"??
The rents in the East Village are cheaper?? What year are we living in?
I want one of these crazy cheap East Village apts!!!
I have 10X 40 Friendsters
I HEART Electroclash
I dislike most "art"
but I live in East Harlem.