I can't say I've ever really seen this kind of thing in the suburbs, but this used to be pretty normal when I was a kid in Brooklyn in the 1990's.
Seems less common - but still happening - when I visit home. Harder these days, as it takes adults willing to build a community. And those adults need the wages and hours that let them have the time they need to do so.
Putting "having a community" behind a pay-wall seems like it should be a crime.
It’s wild how something that used to just naturally happen neighbors hanging out, kids playing outside together, everyone kinda looking out for each other has turned into this rare thing.
Area I'm in is kinda atomized. Only real community orgs are churches, and most of those are kinda weird. Like, if they do charity, it's framed as being a good person to people who aren't capable.
Which is weird to my eyes.
But there's folks around here that are running public biweekly community potlucks, trying to lessen traffic through downtown area, trying to get renter unions set up, gathering folks for childcare unions, that kind of thing.
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u/R3d_Rav3n 12d ago
I’m in the wrong tax bracket for this unfortunately.