Comments on: Wow. A City/Suburb Post. Yay.

By: Rachel Xmissanthropic

Rachel Xmissanthropic — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:56:07 +0000

Pauldub,
I see from your comments that you agree public housing should be allowed in higher socio-economic neighborhoods, that good enough for me, you don’t have to come back here. My main concern is integrating the social classes. That comment you made to Steel, “You should knoe better than that.” is as condescending your boss calling you hun, when they are trying to explain something to you. (I hate that) That being said it’s probably about as innocent and off handed as that too. See, I gave you the benefit of the doubt. You didn’t give me the same, you questioned my intentions and I’m here to tell you your way off base. I came to the East side to live cheaply, so I could spend more time with my family and do things I love rather than working overtime just to keep up apperances in the suburbs. It was only when I was here that I began to fully embrace the situation. Look up broken “window theory” and you’ll understand what I mean by social constraints.

By: hank

hank — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:56:34 +0000

Foxy Lady–Come out from behind the handle?
Riverside or Black Rock?
When did you grow up there and where did you go to school?
Inquiring minds…….

By: Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:33:35 +0000

I grew up in 14207 and when the quality of life deteriorated, I was forced to sell and move to 14224. I am not wealthy, never was, never will be, but I’m enjoying a better life in the first ring suburb and feel a lot safer.
Buffalo will always be a racist city with too much poverty and unfortunately no one will ever be able to fix that, it will only get worse.
Thank you City Hall Politicians for driving us out of the city we loved all our lives.

By: Pauldub

Pauldub — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:57:49 +0000

As I said, the one who made the comment. You should knoe better than that.

By: STEEL

STEEL — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:05:50 +0000

You mean the people making ignorant comments like that or the people who belong in the city.

By: Pauldub

Pauldub — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:00:04 +0000

I mean the one who made the comment…

By: Pauldub

Pauldub — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:59:33 +0000

I remember that comment Steel. Those people are the ones that drag down any neighborhood.

By: STEEL

STEEL — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:29:22 +0000

Mike Miller,

No I was not talking about you. That statement was published in the News and was attributed to a local resident speaking out at a public meeting on a proposed low income project in your town. The inference was that he was speaking for many in the room. Apparently there are certain types of people who only belong in the city.

By: Pauldub

Pauldub — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:42:06 +0000

“We have to change that by encouraging those who have ‘escaped’ to the suburbs (both middle class blacks and whites) to return to help fix the problems of the city.”
The Suburbans’ Burden.
” Coming down for a day may make you feel good but what are really needed are the social controls suburbanites moving back in mass would provide.”
You want them to bring “social controls”? Sorry Rachel, this sounds a tad condescending towards those who live on the East Side
Something gives me the feeling that you moved there to make yourself “feel good” Did you bring your own social controls?
If you can explain to me why I should triple my commute (I work in Niagara County) in order to live in a city my family has not lived in since 1935 or so, and how that will help Buffalo, I will definitely give it a listen. If not, let me live where I live, and do what I like to do in the city.

By: Mike Miller

Mike Miller — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:00:26 +0000

BR, I agree too.

As much as I love the city, it’s doubtful I’ll move there. I chose to live in Wheatfield 19 years ago because I wanted some space and some quiet. I have a modest littel ranch on an acre of land.

I moved there a few years before the explosion of developments that are there now. Personally, I can’t understand wanting to move to a rural location like Wheatfield to live in a big house with a small lot and no trees, but that’s totally their choice to make.