Sadly, there are many more issues to a radically changed Harlem, than whether it is black or white or highly expensive to live in. Where do the "pushed out" go? Generations of families and culture just swept away. Change is good, but how is it brought in is often the problem. No consideration is taken for the cause of the poor (who do spend money in their community stores too.)
Facing facts: Development is just another word/way for the rich to get richer, people overextending themselves to live where they can barely afford and to hell with those who can't.
Years ago when the street vendors were pushed off of 125th St. and hurded into a small space on 116th street where there is little traffic the handwritting was on the wall.
In my 38 years of living in Manhattan the train station at 110th street and Central Park West was boarded up (109st st. was open). But it took Donald Trump's new building @ 110st St. to get it open. Transit or City officials hadn't cared enough. But a developer could get it done for the convenience and attraction of his clientele. Sick shame this.
No one is fooled, poor people only are taken into consideration for votes and forgotten immediately thereafter, nothing new there.
Poor people actually work too and help drive the economy, but they get driven out time and again.
Down with developers their prospective tenants aren't homeless now.
Sadly, there are many more issues to a radically changed Harlem, than whether it is black or white or highly expensive to live in. Where do the "pushed out" go? Generations of families and culture just swept away. Change is good, but how is it brought in is often the problem. No consideration is taken for the cause of the poor (who do spend money in their community stores too.)
Facing facts: Development is just another word/way for the rich to get richer, people overextending themselves to live where they can barely afford and to hell with those who can't.
Years ago when the street vendors were pushed off of 125th St. and hurded into a small space on 116th street where there is little traffic the handwritting was on the wall.
In my 38 years of living in Manhattan the train station at 110th street and Central Park West was boarded up (109st st. was open). But it took Donald Trump's new building @ 110st St. to get it open. Transit or City officials hadn't cared enough. But a developer could get it done for the convenience and attraction of his clientele. Sick shame this.
No one is fooled, poor people only are taken into consideration for votes and forgotten immediately thereafter, nothing new there.
Poor people actually work too and help drive the economy, but they get driven out time and again.
Down with developers their prospective tenants aren't homeless now.