gentrification is when you try to address large longstanding pest infestation problems. Preserving the cultural character of a neighborhood/city is when you exclusively concern yourself with landlords and property owners' tax rates and ability to continue driving personal vehicles through Manhattan

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This is it boys, the platonic "New York can never get better" piece www.archpaper.com/2026/07/litt...