A Steak Knife Grows in Brooklyn

I guess the Brooklyn backlash is in full effect. Closely on the heels of this summer's machete attacks in Billburg, a story is coming out on FreeWilliamsburg of a hipster lass who was attacked by a knife wielding, Mets hat-wearing lunatic on Orient Avenue.

The BoogieDowner actually followed the link trail to the original source of this story. First seen on Curbed, then followed to Gothamist and then finally to the original post on FreeWilliamsburg. The blogoshpere is a twisted web, no?

Is this further evidence that the sprawl of hipsterdom has reached its natural limits in Williamsburg? Have the PBR-swilling, cultural connoisseur cultists finally met a reality that is scarier than a full time job - machete and knife wielding hipster-haters? Do skinny jeans, ridiculously over sized sunglasses, Pearl Art bags and a copy of Infinite Jest under your arm make you a target of these attacks?

The girl who was attacked sends out a concerned warning to her fellow hipster neighbors:

"so that my hip neighbors will know to keep their wits about them - no matter what time of day and no matter how safe the street seems. Converse, ipods and black jeans make you a target to some people." [www.freewilliamsburg.com]

Sheesh, and they say the Bronx is dangerous... I'm not quite sure if the attacker was attracted by the converse and black jeans, but I am thinking the white iPod headphone cord may have had something to do with it.

Although scary attacks like these continue to happen in Billburg, it will no doubt remain the apple of NYC media's eye. They better get a handle on the crime spree against hipsters if they hope to keep all those glass facade luxury condo units selling in this market.

*Hipsters as caricatures of human beings courtesy of http://www.moneyries.blogspot.com/*

~ErLu

A Machete Grows in Brooklyn

NY Metro's Amy Zimmer is reporting a violent uptick in crime in Williamsburg. Machete wielding teens seem to be targeting goofy white hipster types who continue to clog the streets of Billburg.

A Spike in Crime has Williamsburg Wary [NY Metro]

Now I'm not saying this is due to all the cool, hip, non-violent, non-obnoxious folks moving to the Boogiedown, but it makes you wonder. At least here in the Bronx our gentrification is kinder and gentler, less a a cultural and economic imperialism than a reinvigoration. If you're going to behave like a hipster Visigoth and try to take over whole hoods with glass condo towers and bars that sell Pabst Blue Ribbon to Trustifarian rich kids, at least carry a mace to defend yourselves. I'm just saying....

~ErLu

"We Didn't Say It, But We Agree" Part 2!

Anyone who read our last post and clicked on the link to check out genius blogger, Maddy Madison's, post stating oh so clairvoyently that the Bronx is the new Williamsburg will not be surprised that we're covering the following New York Observer article: "Where Manhattanites Move When They Want to Stay in New York" (Yes, it's from April and we are shockingly behind the curve... I place the blame squarely on our teething 8 month old).

The Observer's Tom Acitelli sagely reports that from 2001 to 2006, the BoogieDown has led the three other outer boroughs in net gains of Manhattanites. Brooklyn has consistently been the second most popular destination for NYC residents fleeing the rapidly escalating rents of Manhattan.

As we all know, second place is for losers. Who's yo momma now Bill-Burg?

*Extremely official looking stat chart courtesy of Nigel Holmes: Source: I.R.S.

~ErLu

We Didn't Say It. She Did, and We Agree.

Very funny post from a blog by Maddy Madison, a lass who has been brave enough to claim the obvious:

"The Bronx is the New Williamsburg."

Click through to read why the aforementioned statement is true.

Gotta check out that roller-derby scene.

And I think we might have found a new Bronx slogan: "The other borough that starts with "BRO," kinda like that pork commercial. Mmmm...Pork.

So let us know, do you agree? Or is this all moving too fast for you? Was it too soon for the Bronx to introduce you its parents?

~ErLu