Racism in Rosedale, Queens New York City 1970’s

[daking181]

No knock to playa and the fellow Haitians on the board, but the Haitians that moved into Rosedale in the 90s started the decline of the neighborhood. On the back side of 147th turned into little haiti and thats where all the dumb shit started going down.

Sadly I have to agree. That some Jamaicans and the section 8 two family houses

 

[ForExCHamp]

WE NEED REPARATIONS NOW!!!!!!!

 

[Llano]

Rosedale been a wrap. Nothing but Blacks and West Indians there now.

Yep my ex who's Jamaican lived there.

 

[vandamation]

It was such a stupid thing because all those white folks got completely surrounded by the black folks... And yes.. West Indians and Haitians own Rosedale.

I remember when the Howard Beach incident happened... Let just say.... All teenager whiteboys got GOT on the Ave and Hillside ave. Real Shit.

 

[Dirtylakerie]

They don't like us. They want our music, our style, our swag, our athleticism. They want to poach that.

If we all left, let them see how great this country is.



......This vid pissed me off

I saw a part of it yesterday. And was like, ill wait until the week starts to watch this.

 

[three-fifths]

i viewed the entire documentary.

i'll say it again: THE BLACK MAN MUST PHYSICALLY FIGHT AND DESTROY THE WHITE MAN!

absolutely no excuses.

 

[daking181]

I sent it to my boy who is 7 years older. Here's his response

"D, yes I remember all the drama when we first moved to Rosedale! That lasted for about 10 to 15 years we were at the tail end when they annexed 231 not sure if you guys remember that as you were a little younger but basically all the white kids at 231 refuse to go there because of the spike in the black numbers and the busing. They harassed our neighbors the Exums for years the black-and-white family two houses away from us it's crazy how the neighborhood has completely changed now! Racism"

 

[Bawse Nigguh]

Good thing they ain't bring that shit to Laurelton. When we moved there in 80 pops ain't play that shit

 

[A to Dah K]

I sent it to my boy who is 7 years older. Here's his response

"D, yes I remember all the drama when we first moved to Rosedale! That lasted for about 10 to 15 years we were at the tail end when they annexed 231 not sure if you guys remember that as you were a little younger but basically all the white kids at 231 refuse to go there because of the spike in the black numbers and the busing. They harassed our neighbors the Exums for years the black-and-white family two houses away from us it's crazy how the neighborhood has completely changed now! Racism"

In the 90s 231 & Springfield were the schools where you did NOT want to send your kids.

 

[daking181]

In the 90s 231 & Springfield were the schools where you did NOT want to send your kids.

Naw 231 wasn’t bad at all, now Springfield high school was a whole different animal

 

[$moneyPit$]

In the 90s 231 & Springfield were the schools where you did NOT want to send your kids.

From what I hear, Springfield Is still bad, back In the mid 80s I went to I.S.59 which Isn't great now either. 59 and 231 were always at war back in the day.

 

[A to Dah K]

Naw 231 wasn’t bad at all, now Springfield high school was a whole different animal

231 was where all the “bad kids” went bro
At least that was the perception

 

[A to Dah K]

From what I hear, Springfield Is still bad, back In the mid 80s I went to I.S.59 which Isn't great now either. 59 and 231 were always at war back in the day.

59 is where the “good kids” who's parents didn't want to or couldn't send them to catholic school went. I lived closer to 231 and mad kids from my side bussed it all the way down to 59 to avoid 231. Ma dukes was having
Neither, i went to st. Clair from 1-8
Spring field was the first school in queens with metal detectors and cops

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Why y’all saying numbers when yaw talking about schools?

 

[A to Dah K]

Why y’all saying numbers when yaw talking about schools?

Something to do with the Zonings i believe

 

[daking181]

231 was where all the “bad kids” went bro
At least that was the perception

Well maybe in the 90's. I graduated in 1990
Now Springfield was the bad school. You went there if no other school accepted you, or if you were scared to travel lol.

 

[A to Dah K]

Well maybe in the 90's. I graduated in 1990
Now Springfield was the bad school. You went there if no other school accepted you, or if you were scared to travel lol.

What block u lives on?

 

[daking181]

What block u lives on?

231 st

 

[A to Dah K]

231 st

231-02-144th ave

 

[daking181]

231-02-144th ave

144-46

 

[A to Dah K]

144-46

Im 38
How old are you?
We must at least know some of the same people

 

[daking181]

Im 38
How old are you?
We must at least know some of the same people

43

 

[A to Dah K]

43

So you were prob cool with mike, tyrus, sean & his brother Clint and those guys ?

 

[daking181]

I remember Tyrus, his house was next to mine. The others probably by face not by name.

 

[daking181]

So you were prob cool with mike, tyrus, sean & his brother Clint and those guys ?

You been over there lately? It's so many so family homes over there now. Across the park is worse

 

[A to Dah K]

You been over there lately? It's so many so family homes over there now. Across the park is worse

yea i drive through every now and again, sometimes when im feeling out of it, i circle the old blocks and reminisce
Yea tyrus family had that big ass nice house on the corner, shit is gone now its a two family. All the only family houses are gone. I see mad cars on the streets, the place looks over crowded . It wasn't like that back in the day, people parked in their driveways and played in the streets

 

[A to Dah K]

I remember Tyrus, his house was next to mine. The others probably by face not by name.

Ok so we lives on the opposite ends of the block . Do you remember the big red house across the street from u? Some bad tings lived there. Jessica and her little sister rozanna . They was either PR or DR. They brother tim was cool too, stayed dipped in he hillfiger, guess, & jordans

 

[A to Dah K]

Well maybe in the 90's. I graduated in 1990
Now Springfield was the bad school. You went there if no other school accepted you, or if you were scared to travel lol.

I went to 231 in 1990 for summer camp, im mot gonna front, that was the best & most memorable summer i had as a kid

 

[daking181]

yea i drive through every now and again, sometimes when im feeling out of it, i circle the old blocks and reminisce
Yea tyrus family had that big ass nice house on the corner, shit is gone now its a two family. All the only family houses are gone. I see mad cars on the streets, the place looks over crowded . It wasn't like that back in the day, people parked in their driveways and played in the streets

Did you know Tremaine? He was next to the church

 

[daking181]

Ok so we lives on the opposite ends of the block . Do you remember the big red house across the street from u? Some bad tings lived there. Jessica and her little sister rozanna . They was either PR or DR. They brother tim was cool too, stayed dipped in he hillfiger, guess, & jordans

Yeah I remember them vaguely lol. After high school 94, I was rarely home lol

 

[daking181]

Ok so we lives on the opposite ends of the block . Do you remember the big red house across the street from u? Some bad tings lived there. Jessica and her little sister rozanna . They was either PR or DR. They brother tim was cool too, stayed dipped in he hillfiger, guess, & jordans

Also. I dont remember the year but the house on the next corner turned into s house for pedophiles

 

[A to Dah K]

Did you know Tremaine? He was next to the church

Sounds familiar.

 

[A to Dah K]

Yeah I remember them vaguely lol. After high school 94, I was rarely home lol

Thats Whats up bro. I enjoyed growing up in rosedale, but i would NEVER move back.

 

[$moneyPit$]

59 is where the “good kids” who's parents didn't want to or couldn't send them to catholic school went. I lived closer to 231 and mad kids from my side bussed it all the way down to 59 to avoid 231. Ma dukes was having
Neither, i went to st. Clair from 1-8
Spring field was the first school in queens with metal detectors and cops

Heres the funny shit, So after I graduated 59 they zoned me to Andrew Jackson (I don't think It's called that anymore). It had to be the worse school In Queens at the time which was the 80s, moms went there to check It out before I went she had told me a group of girls threatened to take her gold chains, needless to say when she got home, she was like, You not going to that school. Here's the thing though, A to Dah K your younger than me. DaKing may know of this. Moms ended up sending me to this little private charter school on Merrick blvd, the block was In the 220s named Christopher Robin academy, It was across the street from a churches fried chicken spot. MMANNN I was fighting everyday. The kids In that school were Bad,that school let the kids out for lunch on Merrick blvd everyday kids were getting robbed everyday, that was around the time when supreme and boom bash was running around the area. Needless to say my moms pulled out of there and I ended up In August Martin. Niggas was still getting robbed walking through Rochdale.

 

[daking181]

Heres the funny shit, So after I graduated 59 they zoned me to Andrew Jackson (I don't think It's called that anymore). It had to be the worse school In Queens at the time which was the 80s, moms went there to check It out before I went she had told me a group of girls threatened to take her gold chains, needless to say when she got home, she was like, You not going to that school. Here's the thing though, A to Dah K your younger than me. DaKing may know of this. Moms ended up sending me to this little private charter school on Merrick blvd, the block was In the 220s named Christopher Robin academy, It was across the street from a churches fried chicken spot. MMANNN I was fighting everyday. The kids In that school were Bad,that school let the kids out for lunch on Merrick blvd everyday kids were getting robbed everyday, that was around the time when supreme and boom bash was running around the area. Needless to say my moms pulled out of there and I ended up In August Martin. Niggas was still getting robbed walking through Rochdale.

What year were you in Martin?