The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has crossed the great Atlantic to investigate the most (least) pressing culture war of our time: New York City’s “hipster” community moving into the areas previously inhabited by immigrants.
In the above video, Miesko Kalita, an immigrant from Poland describes how his neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, once inhabited by Polish and Latino immigrants, was overtaken by “people who consider themselves artists.” Cut to skinny kids with scarves and asymmetrical bangs.
Some, like Kalita, attribute these hip migrations to re-zoning laws which have made it more expensive to live in parts of Brooklyn.
Kalita says there have been lots of “artistic happenings” and “strange haircuts” since these newcomers arrived. Once undocumented himself, Kalita concludes that, “They’re definitely not illegal immigrants.”
"Hipsters vs. Immigrants: NYC’s Newest Culture War [Latino Voices]
“They’re definitely not illegal immigrants.”
