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“Gentrification is a trend in urban neighborhoods, which results in increased property values and the displacing of lower-income families and small businesses.” I don’t think gentrification should spread through communities. Both author’s Jeremiah Moss and Ray Oldenburg show good examples why gentrification will hurt communities and not help them. I don’t gentrification is the right thing to do right now for communities because it wouldn’t help all people in the situation. In “ New Yorkers Need to Take Back Their City” by Jeremiah Moss he explains why gentrification wouldn’t help the communities.…
“In Queens, Balking at Change, Even if It’s Called Improvement.”(NYTimes,Turkewitz) , and “From Exclusionary Covenant to Hyper-Ethnic Diversity” (Geographical Review,Miyares) by Vincent Irizarry Gentrification is an issue that entails complications for those living within a community that is being changed. Gentrification means the process of urban renewal throughout areas within the city. Julie Turkewitz, a reporter who specializes in Latin American studies investigates a proposed Business Improvement District in the incredibly diverse neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens. Through her article "In Queens, Balking at Change, Even if It 's Called Improvement" Turkewitz finds an ethnic enclave that fears a loss of culture if the Business District…
Research Assignment Final: Bensonhurst Like many neighborhoods in New York, Bensonhurst has also been subjected to gentrification and reurbanization. Undeniably, over the years, my neighborhood has experienced death and life as an authentic urban place. Essentially, the drastic changes of the population, social relations, and etc. have led to the development of its current authenticity related to its new beginning. Bensonhurst has undergone a cultural, social, and economic transformation; evident from how the attributes of the new, innovative Bensonhurst remold the old, historical one.…
To some, this change is a good thing. A nicer community, with less crime and better stores certainly is appealing. However, to others, the people being forced to move due to the rising price of living, which will continue to rise the more gentrified LIC becomes, these changes are anything but good. While the loss of Scandals is acceptable, or more than in some people's opinion, the loss of something like 5 Pointz really detracts from LIC. Gentrification might raise the value of a neighborhood property wise, but sometimes, it takes away from the overall charm and defining characteristics of something that was great.…
Have you internalized white supremacy? Internalized White Supremacy according to Linda Holtzman and Leon Sharpe, who wrote: “Theories and Constructs of Race” has explained what it means: “is the assumption of white superiority in intelligence, in achievement, and in the centrality in the U.S. culture by individuals who are often unaware of its powerful existence (600-601).” An example of white supremacy is Segregated public facilities were one of many tools of white supremacy, which systematically denied constitutionally guaranteed rights to African Americans during the twentieth century. Many people are uncomfortable using the term white supremacy except when discussing extreme forms of physical violence (such as lynching), cross burning, or other activities associated with the Ku Klux Klan and similar "hate" groups. In fact, white supremacy refers to an entire system designed to maintain white economic, legal, political, and social privilege.…
The multifaceted class interests defines the communities like NKO, which consist of predominantly African Americans. Since gentrification is a familiar story, in which people believe that gentrification is only about improving residents’ living standards. Pattillo’s story is different because she looks at the process of gentrification within a mixed-income community while new residents deftly negotiate their stay with the formers. I enjoyed reading about how Pattillo created gentrification as being a vicious cycle of conflicting inter-class and interracial interests and not just focusing on neighborhood improvements. Although that is very important, I found it to be more enlightening to learn about how race and social status influenced urban development as Pattillo succinctly summed it as “the politics of race and class in the city.”…
Gentrification is adding to inequalities and misfortunes within Bay Area communities. Gentrification is the purchasing of deteriorated urban areas and renovating by higher-end and middle class communities. An abundance of high-end communities come into the Bay Area and purchase up the real estate. Incoming middle and higher class take the Bay Area real estate and revitalise it into up-and-coming neighborhoods. The Bay Area residents, who have been living there for decades, are being pushed out of their homes.…
The effects of gentrification are seen in the new development and investment throughout neighborhoods of the Twin Cities. There are many upsides to the new investments in neighborhoods throughout the cities. The neighborhoods that are gentrified see decreases in crime and unemployment. In both Hennepin County and Ramsey County, crime rates have decreased by around 25% to 3,302 and 3,054 crimes per 100,000 residents respectively (Sinner). As crime rates have decreased, so has unemployment with the current rate of unemployment at 4% in metro area, this is due to the fact that Minneapolis has added over 18,400 jobs from 2009 to 2013 to their economy (“Strength in Minneapolis”).…
Their research defines gentrification as “the process of white people” supposedly claiming back or “reclaiming the inner cities by moving into” African American communities (94). Not only are these white people coming into these African American neighborhoods reclaiming them, but they are breaking up the culture asset of these communities as well. When gentrification occurs, the thought of a community transforming because now the communities are profit driven instead of culture driven. When a community is culture driven it means that the local businesses are owned and supported by the local community members. To add, there is a lot of community communication with a culture driven neighborhood.…
For this assignment, I have reached Chinatown to assess its form structure and degree of gentrification. The day and time I visited was October 12th, 2015 at 1:00 PM. The main intersection of this dynamic community is located on Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. Toronto’s best-known ethnic neighbourhood is Chinatown. There are actually seven Chinatowns in greater Toronto, but the most exciting and vibrant one is by University, Spadina, Queen and College.…
Gentrification could be looked at as an controversial issue in society. It could be problematic in certain communities as well. This could have a negative and positive effect in some cities. There are two articles that will have their own opinion on the topic. One of the articles I agree with which is, “gentrification doesn’t trickle down” by David Dadden.…
I do not know who decided to paint the building violet, but I owe them a debt of gratitude too large to pay back in one lifetime for sparking a lifelong passion inside me. As we drove by, I peered out the window and felt immediately attracted to the structure. My eyes moved upwards to find the sign which read Bluefish Music, then down to the guitars lined up along the walls. “I didn’t know there was a guitar shop here”, I pondered.…
Sophia Miana Professor Hitch English 100 3 October 2017 What is Gentrification Mia and her family have lived in the same town since the first time she developed memories. She’s also known her neighbors the same time she’s known her family. One day, she comes home from school, and witnessed a notice taped to the front door of their house. The paper read that there will be reconstructing of old houses and construction of new buildings in her area, and that the price of their house was going to increase. Mia is aware of what’s going to happen to her neighborhood since she is in high school, but she still asked her father what will happen to them.…
In my opinion, the cons of gentrification outweigh the pros. If old inhabitants are forced out of their neighborhoods due to higher prices and taxes, where will they go, to public housing? Another point is every lower class neighborhood is gentrified, eventually every neighborhood will be higher priced, making it worse for everybody who are not making a lot of money. The real issue is finding a way to keep all the positive effects of gentrification without the isolate of one…
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