Ah, Bushwick…A sea of creative ingenuity, fabulous new restaurants and what else? Slumlords!
Let’s be real here. It’s no secret that New York transplants pile up in loft apartments in Bushwick, splitting their rent while still staying within a beer can’s throw of Williamsburg and Manhattan. With Bushwick as the new dubstep rave, rents are definitely on the rise to Zeus and his heavens. So it’s no surprise that those who have a deal on a place want to keep it really badly, despite a lack of pharmacies, noisy car lots and the occasional street rat. The thing about cash-loving landlords who still actually give out “deals,” is they don’t want you to know their name or number. They want quiet tenants who they can collect regular dinero from and basically never hear from again…even if their building is far from being up to code. This is the catch with these places. You keep quiet. You keep your cheap rent. One hand washes the other, right?
But as more and more horror stories of janky locks, crumbling infrastructure and questionable traces of vermin are shared, we have to wonder, just how much are we willing to put up with before we pick up the phone and just make a complaint? Just how many inconveniences of an apartment are worth the convenient location of Bushwick and a few extra $$?
