Would you give Carrot Girl $1 to move to Brooklyn?

Laura Zamora wants to be your neighbor.

This is Laura Zamora, an art-school grad, printmaker and apparent crudité enthusiast who has been trying since last summer to scrape together $2,500 to hightail it out of her dad’s house in Montgomery, AL. Where does this self-described purveyor of “mediocre” art want to move? Brooklyn of course, the Holy Land for underfunded young creatives. This we know because she has launched an Etsy campaign to raise the required funds. “If you could spare a dollar or two, please purchase a share of my hopes and dreams for just $1!” she writes. However, “you don’t have to donate anything, even a word of encouragement would help!” So Brokelyn hivemind… does anyone have any such words for this aspiring Brooklynite? Is this photo really working for her? Is $2,500 enough to land the one-bedroom apartment she wants? Would you shell out a hard-earned one-spot to help her? Why or why not?

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View Comments (34)

Conal Darcy says:

Jan 26, 2011 at 2:29 am

The Brooklyn is dead. Long live the Brooklyn.
Harris says:

Jan 26, 2011 at 11:53 am

@rh, another native brooklynite here.
@sps, well said.

I just don't understand why this situation is special. Lots of people want to move here. Lots of people are trying to pursue their art. That's life.

Just because she has the cojones to ask for money in order to move here, does not mean there's any shred of respectability in such a plea. Work two damn jobs, save up money and buy a ticket up here.
chimmie says:

Jan 26, 2011 at 5:54 pm

So, who's worse ? She for asking for $$$ or anyone who gives $$$ ? Just saying ... :->
olga says:

Jan 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm

wow, Brokelyn, way to set this girl up to be ridiculed. solid journalism. I thought this site was about 'living big on small change,' not 'shamelessly subjecting naive out-of-towners to embittered, self-righteous Brooklynites.'
jerk says:

Jan 27, 2011 at 2:53 pm

do us a favor and move to philly instead.
MF says:

Jan 27, 2011 at 6:16 pm

Screw Brooklyn, I think I am going to move to Montgomery, AL. A fully restored Victorian for $900?

http://montgomery.craigslist.org/apa/2181233473.html

They even have these novelties called "lawns" out there. And it doesn't snow.
Faye says:

Jan 27, 2011 at 6:32 pm

Damn straight MF! All the snarks in BK would probably be oozing good vibes if they themselves lived in a sweet spread like that. Hell, they'd probably be inviting Laura here to sleep on the couch, carrots and all.
Jaisyn says:

Jan 28, 2011 at 9:40 am

What is this? High School????
rojo says:

Feb 2, 2011 at 8:42 pm

sweetie you're so annoying it's unbearable.

get a goddamn job.

or actually instead. don't move here please. and im originally from queens. so please. don't move there either.

why don't you try to raise money for people in haiti who still don't have homes? or something else worthy of this planet.
tori says:

Mar 3, 2011 at 9:12 pm

Her work is appropriate for Regretsy.com. I'm sending the link to this story there.

I don't see the plea for funds on Laura's shop. Etsy is to sell, not to panhandle or ask for encouragement.