"Because Brooklyn used to be a far less expensive place to live - for those among us who are Manhattan snobs - it comes as a shock that houses "way over there" can now cost as much as examples in gentrified parts of Harlem. Some housing in sections that have become almost exclusively white, like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, costs far more."
"Undoubtedly, being less expensive is the most important reason why, ever since World War ll, enclaves like Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant have superseded Harlem as the most desirable place for Black New Yorkers to live. An additional reason is that less densely populated parts of Brooklyn are, correspondingly, much calmer. "It's easier to see the sky and to hear birds sing," says lifelong resident actor Alvyn Sierra."
Brooklyn neighborhoods that were once far less expensive have become as costly as gentrified parts of Harlem, with areas like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights commanding higher prices. Since World War II, enclaves such as Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant have become more desirable than Harlem for many Black New Yorkers because of greater affordability and calmer, less densely populated streets. Historic Brooklyn houses match Harlem's Victorian and Edwardian elegance. A larger Black population now lives in Brooklyn, but rapid change and gentrification are threatening Black heritage, cultural landmarks, and communities. Bedford-Stuyvesant contains architectural gems dating to the early twentieth century.
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