As someone who has lived in one of the “hipster” neighborhoods on the list (and who has lived here for 20 years) I can say that it’s a mixed blessing. Yes, crime rates have gone down, my neighborhood has gotten “cooler” with nicer stores and better restaurants, but that also means the real vintage spots like the old time dairy “Kennedy Butter & Eggs”, and the straight-out-of-a-time-warp corner soda fountain that were here when I moved in are long gone, and rents have gone up, up, up.
So all of you that live in “Bushwicks”, enjoy it while you can.
