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The OP mentioned something in another thread that made me think, what are some transit friendly suburban communities that come to mind within the region that would meet much of the criteria?
I'm thinking of say the Westchester County cities(Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Peekskill, etc.); Boston area cities like Cambridge, Medford, Malden, etc.; Philadelphia area suburbs like Lansdowne, Yeadon, Sharon Hill, etc. or even providence area cities such as Pawtucket and Cranston.
You may even include suburbs in other areas like parts of Eggertsville(town of Amherst) outside of Buffalo within a short/reasonable walk or drive to the University Metro Rail stop: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.9...42.9544618!3e2
What are some other that come to mind?
Yeadon is a Black middle-class bastion in generally downscale eastern Delaware County, and it has a small business district running south from its Regional Rail station to the borough hall, but I'm not sure I'd class it as walkable in the way Lansdowne just to its west is.
The two Main Line suburbs with sizable Black presences, Ardmore and Bryn Mawr, both qualify in the parts where most of the Black residents live, though.
Laird was hired in December to create the vision by the Nubian Square Ascends development team, a real estate project aimed at revitalizing the commercial center of Roxbury.
The team, which is for-profit, was looking to add a nonprofit visual and performing arts center to their campus and is redeveloping the Blair Lot into a community cultural center as well.
Laird, originally from New York, is an arts administrator and entertainment entrepreneur. She was previously president and chief executive of the Newark Symphony Hall.
“When I visited [Massachusetts], I realized that people really wanted to be centered and not erased,†she said. “In popular culture, you don’t see the depiction of Black and brown people in Boston.â€
Laird stressed that the center, when opened, would serve the entire Roxbury community and all its diversity, with an emphasis on social justice and economic opportunity.
“We are not a monolith. We are not just one thing,†Laird said. “We all have different ships. That’s why I’m particularly passionate about this.â€
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Daniel Callahan, a multimedia artist and president of the Roxbury Cultural District’s board of directors, said Roxbury is a “rich cultural and artistic oasis†with a lot of history, both politically and artistically. The arts center will be an opportunity for collaborating and continuing the center’s mission, he said.
The OP mentioned something in another thread that made me think, what are some transit friendly suburban communities that come to mind within the region that would meet much of the criteria?
I'm thinking of say the Westchester County cities(Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Peekskill, etc.); Boston area cities like Cambridge, Medford, Malden, etc.; Philadelphia area suburbs like Lansdowne, Yeadon, Sharon Hill, etc. or even providence area cities such as Pawtucket and Cranston.
You may even include suburbs in other areas like parts of Eggertsville(town of Amherst) outside of Buffalo within a short/reasonable walk or drive to the University Metro Rail stop: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.9...42.9544618!3e2
What are some other that come to mind?
What about Pittsburgh, NJ or CT suburban communities?
Here is an event that took place recently in an area with business districts in Rochester NY that features many black owned businesses and a neighborhood with some predominantly black, middle class areas.
For those open to the charter school route: https://www.goodschoolsroc.org/
RCSD high school options like Wilson, School of the Arts, World of Inquiry/School 58, Middle College International, East and Monroe, are some schools with good programs or are higher performing.
For private schools, Aquinas in the NW Quadrant, Northstar Christian in Gates and Bishop Kearney in Irondequoit are a few that have substantial black student enrollments at about 20-25%.
There is also the Urban-Suburban program, which allows some Rochester kids to attend select suburban schools(like METCO in MA): https://www.monroe.edu/us https://www.monroe.edu/domain/121
So, for those that are looking for a city neighborhood with a visible black middle class, park space, a black owned business base, walkability, etc.; this may be an underrated option within the Northeast.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 06-07-2023 at 06:36 AM..
Here is an event that took place recently in an area with business districts in Rochester NY that features many black owned businesses and a neighborhood with some predominantly black, middle class areas.
For those open to the charter school route: https://www.goodschoolsroc.org/
RCSD high school options like Wilson, School of the Arts, World of Inquiry/School 58, Middle College International, East and Monroe, are some schools with good programs or are higher performing.
For private schools, Aquinas in the NW Quadrant, Northstar Christian in Gates and Bishop Kearney in Irondequoit are a few that have substantial black student enrollments at about 20-25%.
There is also the Urban-Suburban program, which allows some Rochester kids to attend select suburban schools(like METCO in MA): https://www.monroe.edu/us https://www.monroe.edu/domain/121
So, for those that are looking for a city neighborhood with a visible black middle class, park space, a black owned business base, walkability, etc.; this may be an underrated option within the Northeast.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 06-08-2023 at 12:41 PM..
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