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Gentrification in New York City

Gentrification a system where people are being pushed out of their homes due to such high spikes in rent. Due to the rezoning, the major of New York is making it mandatory that when developers due create new buildings, they have to make sure that they’re apartments is resourceful for low income or middle class families. This article makes me want to look into more personal stories and the progress in which the New York city government is helping to decrease Gentrification and the pushing out of family that has lived in those neighborhoods for so long.  This source is credible because it is writing by Journalist which makes it credible and non-bias. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/opinion/saving-a-new-york-neighborhood-from- gentrification.html

1 reply on “Gentrification in New York City”

So here you have what New York is doing to STOP the “problem of gentrification.” You might investigate problems associated with New York policy makers trying to prevent gentrification. For instance, does this impact schools? Does it impact the middle class? Does it impact young folks who are trying to move out of their parents’ homes?

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