Comments on: NYT‘s City Room: Is China East30 Williamsburg?

By: BornOnWyckoffAve

BornOnWyckoffAve — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:47:58 +0000

If the hipsters–or yuppies, or Martians, or whatever term du jour we’re using for arrogant, well-funded people who move into a neighborhood desiring only to change it–want nothing to do with Ridgewood, that’s just fine by me. I like the fact that the general feel of the neighborhood hasn’t changed too much since I was a kid. In my lifetime, the Germans and Italians have moved out and the Puerto Ricans and Eastern Europeans have taken their place, but the fundamental character of the neighborhood remains the same: working-class, unexciting, but solid.

PS: Hey Jeremy! Long time, no see. Happy holidays :)

By: John Dereszewski

John Dereszewski — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:51:04 +0000

Brian, you should know that an attempt to call the area between Wyckoff Ave, and the Queens border Wyckoff Heights was seriously made in the late 1970-80′s. The main protagonists were a gaggle of old residents who did not wish to be associated with blighted Bushwick, which was then being associated with the entire area on the Brooklyn side of the border; they also did not want to be incorporated into a mostly Hispanic City Council district.

This group formed a civic association and had a number of street signs saying “Welcome to Wyckoff Heights” installed on Cypress and St. Nicholas Aves. (A few faded relics still exist.)

The name never caught on and, I believe, this group faded out – like the signs – a long time ago.

By: Brian H

Brian H — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:29:33 +0000

Time for all the folk who shunned Bushwick when times got bad to change their colors and jump on the Bushwick bandwagon. Ridgewood property values will go up for certain. Classic opportunists. They can keep the 11385 zip code because Ridgwewood and Glendale(barf) are no prizes. Probably right on par with Maspeth(I think I just threw up).

By: bushwicknative

bushwicknative — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:55:34 +0000

The Bushwick/Ridgewood border wars will never end.
Neighborhoods change and expand and contract. Rather than legal boundaries neighborhoods are states of mind . I am former resident like Zach but do not hate the neighborhood. I agree Wyckoff is Bushwick and Seneca is Ridgewood . Not quite sure where the line of demarcation is. In the 50s I would say Wyckoff was more Ridgewood than Bushwick .

The 11237 post office was always known as Wyckoff Heights and I am surprised that the realtors did not use that name to create a new neighborhood.

By: Jimmy Legs

Jimmy Legs — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:01:34 +0000

BuWoo!

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:31:38 +0000

Wyckoff Heights is pretty thoroughly a part of Ridgewood (as a former long-time Ridgewood resident who hates the neighborhood with a violent passion). The difference is pretty clear, even if you ignore the borough-line… Matthews tenements mean you’re in Ridgewood. Two-story houses mean you’re in Ridgewood. Definitely any kind of attractive housing like the DeKalb & Cypress area mean you’re in Ridgewood. Wyckoff Ave? Bushwick, baby. Seneca? Not so much.

By: BrooklynPete

BrooklynPete — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:28:35 +0000

Lets just call the border territories Ridgewick for now. I am sure the Times can agree with that name. As for me I am waiting to find out the hipster name for the borders of Bushwick/Brownsville Bushwick/East New York

(i)Suggestions Anyone?!?! :)(i)

By: Annette

Annette — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:26:55 +0000

Oh the houses in the photo are that strip of cute houses that go up the whole block right? The blocks around them are really unique.

By: Joey Bagga

Joey Bagga — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:19:52 +0000

You seem to have no sense of humor.

By: kanoa

kanoa — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:42:09 +0000

yeah Jen8, everyone knows that anything south of arbitration rock is bushwick. ps, i mailed a package from the 11237 post office this morning