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rectifiedspiritomb t1_ivqwtw1 wrote

What's going on in Williamsburg? Trumpy hipsters?

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AvatarNab_Echo OP t1_ivqxj39 wrote

very, very large orthodox and hasidic jewish community who near universally support Zeldin

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Tyrtle-Bikeoff t1_ivr41jl wrote

Williamsburg north and south of (aptly named) Division Ave is two very different places. South of there is 85% to 95% Hasidic Jews depending on the block. And they tend to vote Republican by a HUGE margin. Same goes for the dark red areas in Boro Park, Crown Heights, etc.

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mojorisin622 t1_ivqxjln wrote

Big population of Jews there

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Tyrtle-Bikeoff t1_ivr4l22 wrote

Well its not just any old jews though, its pretty much just the Hasidic jews voting Republican by big margins... otherwise the Upper West wouldnt be solidly blue.

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MeanieMeany t1_ivr742s wrote

Yeah that's the hasidic ghetto south of Broadway, west of the G train

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Algoresball t1_ivsagev wrote

Maybe ghetto isn’t the best term to use

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PiffityPoffity t1_ivtfwsn wrote

I’m really hoping they don’t know the origin of the word “ghetto,” because yikes.

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Tyrtle-Bikeoff t1_ivuo5qs wrote

Im guessing that they do and thats why they chose that specific term.

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MeanieMeany t1_ivv2kcc wrote

Of course I do. I'm also Jewish! Ghetto is a ghetto. If people self cluster it's a ghetto.

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mankiw t1_ivz7ilh wrote

the Venetian Ghetto in Cannaregio?

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Nickyluvs2cum t1_ivqxbku wrote

That’s such an odd mix…. They probably went down a YouTube rabbit hole

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