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thisfilmkid t1_j9r6y9z wrote

I miss the cheap apartments. A lot of college friends and freelancers were living in LIC for $600 - $1600.

Ever since Amazon wanted to move in, the pandemic, inflation, and all the new developments, a lot of New Yorkers and immigrants who once called LIC home were replaced by new and wealthy folks, some who it’s their first time in NYC.

My co-worker, who lives in NJ, says all the time, she have a summer home in the Avalon, and how beautiful their two bedroom apartment is!

Damn. This feeling is nostalgic. I’m alive to witness an entire part of Queens changing, drastically, within less than 10 years.

Damn. Stay strong!

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Throwdis854 t1_j9thepo wrote

We’re not all wealthy transplants living there.

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maximalentropy t1_j9uxvum wrote

You’re delusional. Very few people lived in LIC prior to the expansion. If there were a lot of people there then how would there be space for these new buildings?

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oddfuture t1_j9zspll wrote

do you think no one lived in downtown bk before they built those new highrises?

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