Two economies in Williamsburg?
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Alana Casanova in John Smock
photo by Alana Casanova-Burgess
How much does the cost of milk matter, anyway?
Much has been made of gentrification and displace in Williamsburg over the last ten years. It’s not news that rising rents are displacing long-time tenants, especially among those in the Hispanic community in South Williamsburg.
What’s not clear is if the cost of living — the cost of groceries, for example — is altering dramatically as well.
Below is a map of 17 delis, grocery stores and supermarkets in Williamsburg along with the prices of five grocery store items:
1. a six-pack of Corona
2. a gallon of 2 percent milk
3. a three-pack of Trojan condoms
4. a 15.5 ounce can of Goya black beans (frijoles negros)
5. a pack of Marlboro lights
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In the prices of these (fairly) stable grocery items fluctuates between different areas of Williamsburg, it might give a picture of the economy of the neighborhood.
So go ahead- edit the map. Input your data. Add items, add stores, post your observations.
I’ll be taking a look at the price of milk in the next post.
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December 16, 2009
[...] spent part of last weekend ducking in and out of grocery stores, delis and bodegas to get prices on milk, trojans, beans, beer and cigarettes. In a tip of my hat [...]
BZ
15. Dec, 2009
“South Williamsburg” is where the Hasidim live down past the bridge… I think you mean “Southside Williamsburg” (as opposed to “Northside Williamsburg where all the gentrifiers/Poles/Italians are)
Timothy
15. Dec, 2009
A couple of years ago NPR asked residents of NYC to call in wha they paid for milk across the city. The price differences were pretty shocking. Thanls for putting together this map. WHile shopping at Billy’s over the weekend, I couldn’t help but feel that their prices have skyrocketed over the last nine months, where the Key Foods on McGuinnes has slighty raised.