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that doesn't make the lives of the people who were
living in slum conditions any better tho. you just
forget all about them.
The current residents benefit from improved amenities.
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Originally Posted by NyWriterdude
Yes, gentrification occurs before white artists, students, and hipsters move in big numbers. If you have a poor area which has an increase in the number of working blacks, hispanics, and immigrants, that in and of itself is gentrification. Slowly, more businesses open. More bank branches open. More facilities and services are available. That is happening throughout the Bronx, even in the South Bronx. I've seen Planet Fitness from the 2 train going through the South Bronx, with a number of other stores.
Gentrification typically diversifies a neighborhood. Name me one neighborhood in NYC which is less diverse due to it.
So-called "Nolita."
So-called "Noho."
The Lower East Side.
Most of the East Village, although small groups have stuck it out.
I mean ... are you serious ? Although you do not specify what you mean by "diversity." Economic ? Some sort of race criteria ? Because diversity regarding both vastly declined in the areas I mention.
Williamsburg is still very diverse, who are you trying to fool here?
Diverse as in people from all over the country? Is that what you call diverse?
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