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Darrkman t1_j682wvd wrote

Reply to comment by HEIMDVLLR in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople

Oh it's completely NIMBYism. You have to understand how fanatical white New yorkers are about what they think is the wrong element (Black and Hispanic people). The area of Bellrose, next to Queens Village in Queens petitioned to change the name of the street running through it from Jamaica Ave to Jericho Turnpike because it sounded "too ethnic".

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HEIMDVLLR t1_j68h4cc wrote

I never knew the story behind the sudden name change from Jamaica Avenue to Jericho Turnpike. Never made sense to me.

Because Hillside Avenue remains the same until it’s deep in Nassau county. Just like Merrick Blvd becomes a road once you cross over Hook Creek Blvd and travels deep into Suffolk County.

I agree, a lot of the NIMBYism is cloaked in racism. Which is one of the reasons I mentioned eminent domain. How many times have we heard it being used in our communities to build or expand, like Seneca Village.

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Darrkman t1_j68u6xe wrote

There's two things going on. When it goes from Queens to Nassau the name changes. But Bellerose is in Queens and they wanted to change the name to look like they're Long Island.

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