I never understood american youthgrants who move into high crime areas

what's american youthgrant?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'high crime' or which neighborhoods you're referring to.

hah I know exactly what you're talking about and I know exactly why we don't. I live in bed stuy and it's the cat's pajamas. first of all I'm a twenty minute bike ride to williamsburg, the mecca of hipsterdom. ten to fort greene. both these areas channel manhattan through very different brooklyn dialects. secondly, I'm just as close by train to manhattan, but I'm paying a forth of the price for the same amount of space. and the best part? the williamsburg/fort green/bed-stuy fusion places, the places that indicate that these areas ravaged by crime and poverty for decades are starting to pick themselves up. but I don't want to live in a gentrified bubble. I'm definitely in the hood and it definitely suites my lifestyle of buying ballantine forties at 3 am and smoking fat blunts, as I'm sure it does for most "youthgrants."

now for bay ridge, where I work two jobs...

it's lame. so lame. it's full of people who don't want to leave nyc but don't want anything to do with manhattan, except work there and make a buttload of money to support their neighborhood doctors. seriously, how many doctors does bay ridge need? there are 200 doctors for every one hip establishment. I spend so much time there but I've never seen a bar I'd like to go into, and although I love the vast array of cuisines I can indulge in there, it's not exactly a foie gras donut (looking at you, Do or Dine). Bay Ridge and areas like it are cultural hotspots but for FAMILIES, not for a hipster looking to get laid on a friday night. also, way too many teenagers. rich, spoiled teenagers who slash my bike tires.

hope that answers your question!