2010 Census Says Park Slope Is Getting Whiter

Jake Dobkin/Gothamist

Despite news that the city's 2010 census results may have been slightly botched, there is now data [pdf] to support the notion that Park Slope is whiter than a Saltine marshmallow sandwich. F'd In Park Slope crunches the numbers to determine that "while the city overall saw a 2.8% decline in white residents, in Park Slope whities now account for 66% of the local populace." So whatever the opposite of "white flight" is (Cycle Bar-ization? Strollerfication?) that seems to be what's going down. Does this mean that public school class photos like these are a thing of the past?

There are now 34% less Latinos and and 29% less blacks in the neighborhood, but the asian population rose by 13%. A few commenters on the piece bemoan the "Yuppie invasion," but "Jorge" keeps things in perspective: "compared to 99% of this nation, this is still an amazingly diverse neighborhood to live in…these stats don't bug me. i've got my eyes that say otherwise."

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By Christopher Robbins in News on May 10, 2011 11:02 AM

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GregJG

Is there a reason the white population is rising and the black population in that area is decreasing? Yes, humor me my Goth intellectuals.

jamieob256

Why the smirk, Jake?

Bernie_Geotz_Squirrel_Luv

Who did Jake have a crush on?

Guest

Wherever there are whites, there are Asians. Wherever there are blacks there are Hispanics.

Ash

Um, false.

Bernie_Geotz_Squirrel_Luv

I love NYC public school class pictures. They're so low rent in a good way.

schmeep

They use the Instagram app.

Guest

"2010 Census Says Park Slope Is Getting Whiter"
"...but the asian population rose by 13%."

you mean it's getting whiter with a slight yellow tinge...

EDIT: commenter currently working on making silly jokes about race.

k3ll3s

so it's getting more beige? or more lemon-chiffon?

Guest

mmm... lemon-chiffon... so *beige.

*http://www.urbandictionary.com...

k3ll3s

now that's why I didn't use the word 'cream'

jibbly

Jesus, for a second there I thought that was my 3rd or 4th grade class photo and was wondering how the hell Gothamist got their hands on it!

Jen Chung

I knew people in Park Slope were having babies just so they could bring them to bars.

schmeep

I spit out my double latte mochachino when I read this.

Trustafarian

In other news: Water is indeed wet and fire is hot

LtWorf

Indeed, but does this mean Astoria will now get Darker & more tan?

FU Boy

Nope, over the past year a lot of white out-of-towners have moved to Astoria. You see a lot of MA plates lately.

But the Greek population is holding strong.

Peanut_Butter

I've recently learned there is a thriving Brazilian population in Astoria.

I do hope the Greek population holds strong, as do all the other ethnics in this City.

FU Boy

Oh, the Greeks won't go without a fight. And yeah, the brazillians are going strong too, but I don't know if they have the same stake in the neighborhood.

I'm beginning to realize, though, I tend to move to neighborhoods a few years before the gentrification really starts off. I have to wonder if I'm a harbinger of pasty skinned transplants...