http://www.observer.com/term/francis-x.-clines en http://www.observer.com/2008/re-crossing-delancey <img src="/files/article/ny061308.jpg" /><p>In a signed editorial by Francis X. Clines in today's <em>New York Times</em>, we learn that gentrification is changing the Lower East Side. While Mr. Clines concedes that this is an old story—"Hasn’t that been the case ever since this sliver of Manhattan was laid bare more than a century ago as the crammed tenement haven for immigrants?" he asks—he does seem to feel that the changes in the neighborhood are once again a...</p> http://www.observer.com/2008/re-crossing-delancey#comments Craig Unger Francis X. Clines Gentrification Lower East Side New York Magazine New York Times The Media Mob Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:14:09 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2008/re-crossing-delancey