People in Brooklyn do not live in a bubble. Except for certain Chassidish groups like New Square…most religious Jew do not live in a bubble. I do think that the concept of am hanivchar has been so badly distorted to the point that today many people just feel that being Jewish means I can do what I want and I’m above the law.
“because we are so closed off inside this bubble we become oblivious to the feelings of those who are not in our community.”
I think there is a general lack of respect and middos even within our communities. It has nothing to do with bubbles.