They too feel the loss of a member of the community despite their possible different income status. The brownstone owner is obviously saying that he too is somewhat part of the community. Sal sympathizes with the community, but does not belong to it or associate with the way of life shared by the blacks. His higher income status allows him to live in a different section of New York City and drive to Bedford Stuyvesant each day. He is an outsider and is attacked for this reason.
Stereotypes create boundaries between races.
The identity forced upon the members of Bedford Stuyvesant originates from their income status. This identity then becomes a stereotype for all people in similar situations. Spike Lee films scenes where different ethnic groups of the community voice different stereotypes about other ethnic groups. These scenes show where the lines are drawn between the races. The generalizations voiced by the characters are not true for all people affected by the stereotype.