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Date Posted: 20:54:38 05/20/02 Mon
Author: Former Canarsian
Author Host/IP: adsl-20-223-137.mia.bellsouth.net / 66.20.223.137
Subject: I moved out of Canarsie a few years back

I moved on to bigger & better things in a nice southern beach town (it is wonderful living on a beach), but I am writing to say Canarsie aint so bad today - just different. Once predominantly Jewish & Italian, today's Canarsie is quite different. Yes, many Haitians but many other ethnic groups as well. There are even some elder Jewish & Italian families remaining. Remember Original Pizza on Avenue L? - still there and bigger (they expanded the store) & better than ever. Avenue L still somewhat Italian but rest of neighborhood has changed. It was sad the day a chinese take out replaced Grabsteins. Note, I have nothing against Chinese food - in fact, I love it - but it seemed wrong when that new sign went up at Grabsteins. But all that aside, my Canarsie is gone and so is yours if you have left - but that does not make the new neighborhood a bad place.

Todays Canarsie, not that unlike that of my parents, consists of a lot of young families. When I moved out, family to the right of me was asian with two children (real bright kids excelling at NYC schools). Family to the left of me a very young couple with one child both working (with husband working very long hours) to meet the hefty mortgage payments (2 famiy homes in Canarsie start at about $250k nowadays)- they always looked tired to me but were always friendly to me and they have pride in their home and take care of it. Young working families with kids who take pride in their homes and want the best for their children. Does this sound any different from our parents? Yes, most of us were Jewish or Italian back then and the Canarsians of today are often african american, haitian, asian, etc. but has it really changed all that much? I say not.

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Re: I moved out of Canarsie a few years back -- Leroy Schvartzerwitz, 17:25:33 05/25/02 Sat (as5300-5.216-194-20-194.nyc.ny.metconnect.com/216.194.20.194)

Canarsie sucks now. It has been decimated by NIGGERS!!!!
Canarsie (now COONARSIE) has become another East New York and it is getting worse by the day. It's the "whitey's" fault that Canarsie has changed since all of the white people are moving to NJ, PA, CA or Florida. We Can't blame the Niggers for Canarsie's demise, if "whitey" won't move, Nigger can't get in. Simply it's our fault.

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[> [> Re: I moved out of Canarsie a few years back -- Gail, 06:57:51 05/26/02 Sun (spider-tr014.proxy.aol.com/152.163.201.179)

>Canarsie sucks now. It has been decimated by
>NIGGERS!!!!
>Canarsie (now COONARSIE) has become another East New
>York and it is getting worse by the day. It's the
>"whitey's" fault that Canarsie has changed since all
>of the white people are moving to NJ, PA, CA or
>Florida. We Can't blame the Niggers for Canarsie's
>demise, if "whitey" won't move, Nigger can't get in.
>Simply it's our fault.

Yes, Canarise has changed. I moved out in November cause I wanted to be a little safer at night. If they could afford the mortgage payments, then they have good jobs. You could meet some nice african american people. I used to live next door to one.

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