Comments about gentrify

There are 16 comments about "gentrify"

ChiPhi: Wow...this thread has had some staying power and I am glad it has the legs. :) Full disclosure...(Please read my earlier comments above for my perspective regarding this neighborhood). I am a male in my......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Humboldt1: I love gentrification and will do everything in my power to promote it. For now, I have renters that are less than desirable, but pay, although usually late. I would much rather rent......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Humboldt1: Gentrification is being caused by yuppies and professionals from the east moving further west, displacing current long-time residents. The park itself is beautiful and a true gem in the Chicago Park District, but is......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Humboldt1: I am happy to get rid of all the gangbangers. I have confronted drug dealers and will surely do it again. I do not want the kids on my street living around this......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

riiiiiight: i was born and raised in bk. i just checked out a new "luxury condo" developement out there a whim (when i was told my rent was being jacked up another 300 bucks). ......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

rac: Well, I've been living in Bushwick for 6 months, now (off the Myrtle stop). I was born in the Bx and used to live in Hell's Kitchen for many years; and really its about......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

unsure: Actually, as I look back on what I wrote, and after reading every single comment on this page (whew!), I realize that I do need to spend more time in Bushwick and see how I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Sam: I remember when this neighborhood was Italian. My grandmother owned a house on division street between Chicago and North Avenues. The neighborhood was beautiful and the houses well maintained. The Our Lady of......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Shon B.: I sadly agree. A lot of people who have moved into the old ethnic neighborhoods are being displaced. Many are moving to older suburban areas. Purposefully or not, a lot of big cities are gentrifying;......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

serlingrod: Jamie, this is not a true representation of Philadelphia as a whole. In addition to Center City, Philly is really a collection of neighborhoods. The area I photographed (Vine to Fairmount from Broad to 9th)......

in response to: Spring Garden / West Poplar / Loft District: Lost in Transition by serlingrod

Colt.: I see the neighborhood gentrifying actually working, right now i was by there and they had a starbucks, blockbuster, and bestbuy. There are tons of nice new Huge High-Rises, Chicago, is becoming a lot nicer,......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Keith: My roomate and I are moving from Buffalo to Brooklyn next week. We were originally looking for a place in Manhattan, but there was no way we could get co-signers that made enough cash......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

jeeff: elicar - the vast majority of poor people don't own their own homes outright, they're at the mercy of landlords. when an area starts to gentrify, it creates upward pressures on rents. landlords......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

Peter: i used to live in {hell's kitchen}. its still wild, though its getting amazingly expensive there for what it is as it begins gentrifying. i moved out when they tried to raise the rent on......

in response to: For Jack: by Peter

SadStateOfAffairs: Racism has many forms. It can be religiously based, as in the current JIHAD against all non-Muslims. Or it can be economically based. I agree it's not based on skin alone. Problems occur when different......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti