A recent town hall here in NYC discussed just this subject, as reported by the NYTimes. As someone who grew up here in the city in the late 80's and mid 90's and lives here now, I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. As I like to quip to friends, SoHo is now the biggest and nicest open air mall in America. What was once old warehouses, artist lofts and a smorgisboard of strange sights, smells, scenes and people, has become an area where I feel more alienated then ever - it's not my New York!
I remember hearing immigrants speaking a foreign language; Spanish, Chinese or a Caribbean dialect - now I am more likely to hear German, French or Dutch.. Tourists dominate.
Starbucks dominates. H&M dominates. Banana Republic dominates. Art Gallery's that cater to the tourist trade dominate.
What happened to all the "normal" people?
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I would like to start by saying that the squirells of the world seem to be banding together to form what i like to call SUTTO-Troops to take over an over zealous saab covertible called Gunner. These over fluffed rats with adorable tails have been plotting for months and have finally succeeded in the disembowelment of the electrical equipment in the car. Hath they been meaning to cut the break line? this is unknown, but the fuel sure did stop pumping the heart of the car that once was called Gunner.
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