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I think the anti-gentrification sentiment is well summarized by the following (which I found on another site.)

I am from New York City. My mother was born and raised in Harlem in Drew Hamliton Projects. If you are from New York you know where Drew Hamilton is. I am disgusted with the invasion of white people in Harlem. I am not racist but I am proud of Harlem. I like the idea of segregation in Harlem. It’s not Harlem without black people, the same goes for New Orleans. White people have every neighborhood from A street to 96th street as well as Inwood. Why do they need Spanish Harlem, Harlem, and Washington Heights. These people can live anywhere in the 5 boroughs but choose to move to Harlem. They treat this area as if it was nothing before they got there, as if people didn’t reside in this area prior to them moving in. They don’t understand the value of this area.

I think that the answer is that white people can move wherever they want to and there is no need to consider how people who live there want to maintain a segregated part of the city for their own group.  Same for everybody.  [/quote]

No, that is a myth. The truth is that people can only move to places where they can afford to pay their bills and raise their children. [/quote]

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