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Originally Posted by babybackribs2314
This project would be an excellent addition to the neighborhood. Already rapidly gentrifying...
Hopefully this project is the start of greater development overall in the neighborhood, as continued gentrification in the Heights will also push more people into Harlem.
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You speak as if "gentrification" alone would be the magic bullet to "save" these neighborhoods. While new development - especially housing - is always welcome, the preference would be housing for the people that
already live in these crowded neighborhoods.
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Definition of GENTRIFICATION
: the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents
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There's no shortage of housing for the "affluent".