Those who dare to live here are mostly new immigrants with poor economic situations. "Some of them only have 50 dollars on them when they get off the plane," says Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Executive Board Chairman Paul P. Mak.
但比起法拉盛與下東城唐人街，這兒的治安更差，敢來此住的，也多是經濟條件較差的新移民，「有的下飛機時，身上只剩五十美元」，布魯克林華人協會主席麥保羅說。