Hmm… interesting post. I agree with a lot of what you say here. And the NYU example is right on the money. (No pun intended.) But I’m not entirely convinced by the last part – we live in a “capitalistic” society, yes, but our capitalism takes place within a regulatory framework that the government controls. A key problem in cases like the LES is…[Read more]
In reply to - Jennifer Shmukler wrote a new post, No Hipsters Here, Please, on the site The Peopling of NYC Sharon Zukin claims that gentrification is to blame for robbing a city of its authenticity, of its soul. New York City, […]↧