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I agree that LIC is indeed flat out gentrified (as I'm a resident). I still thought it would be the best example to share for Queens, especially for those who aren't familiar with the neighborhoods at all.
Ridgewood is indeed a better example of a "gentrifying" neighborhood, but this isn't really reflected in the appearance/businesses of its main commercial streets yet (Myrtle, Forest, & Fresh Pond). It still looks like an "average" Queens neighborhood to me.
At least on Vernon Blvd in LIC you have an assortment of "nicer" restaurants that weren't present in the neighborhood 10 years ago.
Ridgewood has plenty of gentry business for sure, though. That's actually the only reason I went there so far.
I agree that it doesn't look swanky, bu if you know what to look for then you'd probably figure out that is gentrifying. And I think that when a neighborhood is visibly filled with upscale restaurants, it is probably also past the point of "gentrifying".
This area is rough? Seriously? I've never been to Portland (I want to visit someday), but I Google-street viewed around this neighborhood and, aside from the fact that most houses are incredibly average, I saw no blight, no weeds, no trash, no empty lots between homes (along with the infamous 'driveways to nowhere'), no condemned homes boarded up with plywood, etc... The worst thing I saw ranch-style home with bars over the windows. That's it. Most cities, esp east of the Rockies would welcome such a neighborhood as tidy middle/working class. If this is your idea of "rough", come meet me in Philly, Cleveland, St. Louis, Gary, Detroit, NYC, Chicago, Baltimore, etc.,...
I've never been to Portland, but that area looks a little like a less urban/gritty version of W. 130 and Bellaire (Cleveland). I know 130/Bellaire is not the most rugged area, but it's also more on the higher end for crime, even for Cleveland standards. So I can see how that area of Portland would be considered rough for that city.
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