Which city has/will see the most Gentrification in America (live, better)
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Spike Lee recently went off about the Gentrification levels in Brooklyn. He likened it to Christopher Columbus, and the killing of Natives in Brazil. So my question plain and simple which city has seen the highest levels of gentrification or where is it more apparent in the U.S.?
Seriously? Washington D.C. There are plenty of stories on it and how its affecting the city's residents.
Sorry New York, but you didn't go from murder capital of the world in the 1990's to one of the safest large cities in the country in 20 years mostly because of the efforts of gentrification.
I saw that on the news this evening, kind of ignorant words by that guy.
Agreed.
But yeah, I think it'd be hard to compete with the gentrification in NYC, though DC is getting there. Boston still has some spots where you can live a pretty middle classish life.
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I saw that on the news this evening, kind of ignorant words by that guy.
He definitely was too hostile and crossed the line with some of his comments, nonetheless we have a national issue here that is going to become increasingly exposed if people keep getting displaced from every major city.
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Agreed.
But yeah, I think it'd be hard to compete with the gentrification in NYC, though DC is getting there. Boston still has some spots where you can live a pretty middle classish life.
I think in the coming decade it will get worse for DC as there has been no logical solution or major plan accepted for affordable housing in the city. If mayor Gray wins re-election this year it will be one of his top issues to handle.
LA is too big to be gentrified in a way that SF or NY will be. I mean, We are still building whole neighborhoods within our downtown.
And so is NYC, there are large swaths of NYC that see little gentrification. For example, for Brooklyn, only Brownstone Brooklyn and a couple of areas right by the East River saw any gentrification. Queens even less so, though it's better off than Brooklyn overall. And The Bronx, very little.
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So my question plain and simple which city has seen the highest levels of gentrification or where is it more apparent in the U.S.?
