Queensbridge: The Other Side
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- The film Queensbridge: "The Other Side" highlights the other side of a misrepresented and misunderstood community by showing that most people who live in the projects are hard working, law abiding families keeping their children off the streets and in schools and making a significant contributions to society. These are communities that are capable of producing a judge or a junkie, a politician or a pimp, a hood or a Harvard Graduate -either of which can be seen walking through the courtyard wearing a hoodie on a crisp fall day.
The documentary aims to heighten public awareness about "The Projects" and to show that public housing is a positive, viable and necessary housing alternative. The story of Queensbridge: The Other Side is told through the eyes and experiences of those who know it best, the men, women and children of "the projects".
As we all know shelter is becoming a critical challenge for middle class and poor New Yorkers who cannot afford the luxury housing that is abundantly available for the wealthy. One important component of the New Deal was the creation of public housing stock for the middle class and poor. These housing developments were and still are called, "The Projects". The intent was to provide a decent, clean, safe and affordable living environment for its residents. During the 1960's-80's, the conditions in these housing developments deteriorated as middle or working class whites migrated out, leaving behind working class and under employed minorities. As a result of the influx of underserved and socio-economic disadvantaged African-American and other minorities, a stigma was cast on the inhabitants of "the projects". Drugs became more prevalent and crime rose; more people became dependant on the welfare system; and families were decimated due to the introduction of crack-cocaine. As a result, the people who live in public housing are usually perceived to be drug- dealers, crack heads, criminals and dysfunctional people who are a liability to society. This stereotyping makes it easier to turn a blind eye and deaf ear to the fact that most project inhabitants are employed fathers and mothers struggling against all odds to make ends meet and educate their children. This stereotyping makes it more comfortable for those in position to effect change to focus instead on self empowerment.
Selena Blake, the Producer/ Director/Creator and Writer of the documentary "Queensbridge: The Other Side," was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She grew up in a very strict household in Old Harbor St. Catherine, the youngest of 6 daughters of Linneth and Kenneth Blake. Selena moved to Queensbridge in 1987. Although not immediately enamored with "the Bridge", she grew to love her new home, primarily because of the generosity of her neighbors. After her son Daniel graduated from High School in 2004, Selena decided to broaden her horizons and open a production company. While filming various productions, she realized it was the support of her Queensbridge community that enabled her to meet the challenges of being a full-time working mother. Thus the documentary entitled "Queensbridge: The Other Side" was born.
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Respect Nas and Mobb Deep!
I grew up in Queensbridge - I lived at 41-17 Vernon Blvd. My mother lived here and raised her grand children here and my kids came every summer. I don't have any bad memories of Queens Bridge - no more than I have where I live now. Media keeps up the hype. It's the choices you make that says the kind of life your going to have. I have seen people come from bad neighborhoods and do very well in life - WHY - GOOD DECISIONS AND GOOD CHOICES.
A Queensbridge Harvard grad... we never hear those stories.
Facts. We only hear Nas' version. "My peoples be projects or jail never Harvard or Yale".
lifestraight CLASSIC LINE!!!
Jay Werx You never hear it because it nearly never happens
I used to go to the old LIC high school. Three bolcks away. Good and bad, just like everywhere else in the world. Big ups to QB!
Im moving to Queensbridge!!! Looks like a great place to raise a family!!!!
never judge a book by its cover every body its the same yes crime exists but i love to hear about people getting along when they were younger its beautiful look at the story behind the story
Nas brought me here
Respect from Ukraine!!!
Great documentary of QueensBridge public housing buildings!
I gotta admit. Queensbridge is pretty interesting. Even though I hear all these bad things about it.
QB was bad in the 90"s its safe now
It's still lit out here
Still not safe but definitely better
Ron Artest is from Queensbridge
It's Metta World Peace
I worked on this project for two weeks going around interviewing residents and Selena, the woman that owns this company, NEVER PAID me for the work.
She paid my roommate, who was White and came to work late and high and had no background in journalism. You know karma is a trip. She's the worst example of a ghetto mentality that I'd run into up to that point.
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I'm glad they are showing the positive side to Queens.......
Mobb Deep is doing a free concert here on the 17th
Rip dun
I know that some people condone projects, but after living in shelters for over 2 years, living with a 10pm kerfew, no visitors allowed, no food or drinks allowed, and security guards all over the place, believe me, living in the projects is a form of freedom.
This place was bad in the 90s
I was born in long island city, Astoria houses. Then I move to Jamaica at 10 years. Then instant listen to rap and heard nas talking about queensbridge.
Pappy was from Brooklyn. Respect to Selena keep doing your thing!!!!!
it does, but this is definitely one of the most well-kept projects. I mean, lighted playgrounds, lots of trees, elevators that actually work. Not to mention, summer concerts. These don't look nearly as bad as some of the former ones in chicago.
Word factz 💯✔
4:56 he deserves a lot of respect
Go to Jordan downs or nickerson gardens and let's see if you find anyone trying to stay in the projects.
@Queensbridgetheother : Thank you! The Upper East side of Manhattan, one of the richest parts of the country, is a haven for push-in robberies.
Im frm Cincinnati and get stereotypes of oh your going to NYC you need to be careful, people will mess with you for no reason, thats stuff happens everywhere from suburbs to the "hood" to the country, my close friends lives in Jamaica Queens NY and ive had no problem on my 4 trips there and im coming back to NYC this weekend and have no fear of my trip
lETS THANK GOD FOR YOUR BLESSINGS! DON'T PUT ANYONE DOWN FOR HAVING A ROOF OVER HIS OR HER HEAD.
thank you for your comment. i would like to highlight the positive side to other projects... we are working on getting some more funds. please don't get us wrong, there's bad stuff going on in the development, that's why it's so important to highlight the positive side, because there's one.
thanks for your comment. we looking for distribution the film it's 57mins long.
@baltimoreblitz16: you gotta understand that the projects in NYC were made for people to live there for a short time, save enough money and eventually move out. But the economy changed, the manufacturing jobs left, and people couldn't afford to leave.
5:15 Lady contradicts herself. She says she lives in a condo that costs way too much money on the Upper West Side, but then says why should I leave the project because its called the projects? You left the projects to live in an expensive condo on the Upper West Side!!
No she didn't. She knows is less expensive to live in them projects that sees that beautiful skyline. She lives in a condo because she made it to earn that.... where she contradicts???
I'm sure she doesn't qualify to live in them. She's saying that they're just as good and to not look down on them just because they make less money
all projects are good and bad together! same here in England....here in Birmingham, area called Chelmsley Wood was also the largest housing estate in whole of Europe for many years before a lot of the tower blocks got bulldozed to make way for new houses
that just kind of comes with most low income developments. The truth is though, there really is no safe place. I live in a rather small area in Louisiana and the crime is picking up there as well : (
Knock down every project building in the nation! Start building new and smart housing for those in need with an empathise on safety!
The buildings aren't the problem. It's the way minorities and poor people are treated and made to hate themselves plus lack of opportunities and harassment that causes that
you need to look up Miriam weixel , who grew up there and so did I. I stayed for about 14 years from about 1949. Miriams mom was a very famous person, a Rosie the Riveter and made a great documentary movies called the Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, which should be shown again everywhere. That was Lola Weixel , my hero. It really was heaven on earth back in the day but it wasn't perfect, I remember that also. Be well, Be blessed and stay strong.
Man this is real shyt good post
Its good to see New York City finally cleaned up all it's crime and blight...
THANK YOU.
agreed they would, so perhaps, it's renovations or making some of the apartment rooms moderate income? Idk what the solution would be. But I will say that tearing down, tearing down does not fix the problem, it just scatters it around. So, Idk maybe a raid of each one to weed poison out? There is no easy solution. However, it does seem that the guests are acknowledging the flaws. They don't deny the crime that took place even then.
it's not that the video does not show the real side, it's that it's showing another side, I think what they were trying to emphasize is that there are some good working ppl who live in these who need affordable housing. Chicago's projects failed due to out of control crime combined w/ poor management. Plus most other housing projects fail b/c they did not really truly replace the neighborhoods that were torn down to build them. You only focused on one word and read what you wanted to read.
@QueensPrincess08: My mom grew up in Gowanus houses in Brooklyn and her school class pictures have lots of white kids. Its amazing how things changed.
nah, it's smart to renovate rather than just knock down. Even w/o projects you still have slums. To be honest there really is no safe place anywhere.
The old ladies sound like the old ladies from Requiem for a dream
everywhere today is dangerous from Park Ave to the projects.
yea... but can anybody tell me the title and artist of the song beggining from 00:40 ??
what a bunch of bull for those people to say we all got along lololo i lived in the bridge from 47 to 65 we hated them they hated us
Interesting 18 years?? Would like to hear more!!!
Are you still alive? Would like to hear more..
People also act like the Projects are just castles. Many of them are decaying, don't have bathrooms, lights, elevators, etc
@Beverly Huttinger stfu
LOL the guy @ 1:15 is the cab driver from total recall.
don't know the name of the artist but the music/soundtrack belongs to Gary Haas he's the writer/producer etc... if you'd like to send your email we can pass it on to Mr. Haas.
we aint got no bigass poject buildings down here in bmore, the biggest one got tore down a while back, RIP murphy homes thats where my grandparents and my dad grew up
@Queensbridgetheother YOU A SURE TELLING THE TRUTH, EVERYWHERE YOU STEP IT IS DANGEROUS
QB aint QB no more.....
Wale Akinsefunmi Shits all different,but its good,cause kids are safer now and have a better chance.
Good
Yeah that's true. But it's undoubtful that it leads to abuse. The American society lauds so much more than in France the fact to succeed in life no matter how difficult it was for you to achieve this. Do you see what I mean?
In France as soon as you get in trouble, everybody is like "Damn! Where is the French State? He must help us, QUICKLY!".
And that's pittyful, French are too aided, in my opinion.
does anyone know what that song was at the very start?????
What is the title of the song beginning on the 00:40?
keep doin your thing....we NEED more positive info like this. Imagine the impact in can have on the youths in queensbridge or any other low income area to see that people in their situation can rise above the negativity. We see enuff of the BS. Young black kids dont need no more crap stuffed down they throat. Let the wannabees have that(like dblock354912)
The italian seems to be a mobster
The city takes care of the projects to a certain point. But it's still the hood, piss in the elevators, criminals, drugs and all of that.
Im a freshmen at L.I.C and QB aint to far..
Song starting at 0:42, anyone?
3:45 ..... WHAT A NOGGIN!!!!
lol that senator lady must be copin some bad rocks if seh thinking that QB is a good place to live.
Exactly. When you put alot of poor people In a area that don't have anything. Your going t o have alot of crime. Poor equally crime
Gary Haas
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CHECKOUT THE FILM, YOU'LL LEARN A LOT.
Nas all day QB
Wtf my backyard is more ghetto then queens bridge lmao i dont know why all the rappers make it sound like a hell hole
nice try to bait
He'll hole is living in a 3rd world country and wars going on. No projects in America has anything on that.
@baltimoreblitz16 Then you think less of me too. I dont live in Public Housing...but I live in a one bedroom ef.....my whole appartment is less than 200 sq ft...I pay full rent and all of my utilities...but I have lived in income based housing...and it was much better than where I am now...but it was more than that...it was a home. The point is....a home is what you make it...where you go is up to you...size of your home, car, income...isn't relevant if you dont have a little pride and gratitude
Yes... just go to the website queensbridgetheothersidedotcom
This is bullshit who the hell are the 12st street girls. I'm not saying its the worst place to live but it's not what their saying.
QB
HES right AMERICA is SOFT next to so many places !!!
dam B....its spelled white....and dealers.....and what folks where sayin is...the bridge was filled with differant races at 1 time...white black and hispanic...which is true my aunt lived there when i was a hooper back in the 80's.....there was alot of italians,and other white races there back then
That's like jamaica ave. It was all white. They all move out and lived in suburbs and blacks start coming in. But it was all white
the QB dont stand for no quarterback
Largest housing projects in da world and one of the hardest places so uhh i dont know buddy.
this ain't true.. niggaz get robbed n shot everyday on the block in qb
i herd that they was terin the bride down in 2012
Lol "false claims" im from bk but i got a place in qb too
41st YER
Nas
QB is A JOKE
stop the voiolence
I hate to say this but us BLACK PEOPLE are the ones who FUCKED UP the Projects and made it a terrible place to live . The Projects all over NYC use to be a nice beautiful place to live
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That's bull that white people lived there first. Totally bull. I grew up there in the 50s to early 60s.THERE WERE 7 OF US WHITE GIYS LIBING ON ERNIN. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN A PREDOMINANTLY BLACK PROJECTS
lol no
Man this is real shyt good post